Word of the day: Wheedle / deep / dip / dig

Word of the day

Wheedle: persuadir com adulações, enganar com palavras bonitas ou melífluas, obter com jeito, induzir com lisonjas

Definition: to influence or entice by soft words or flattery, to gain or get by coaxing or flattering, to use soft words or flattery

“Suzie wheedled the babysitter into letting her stay up an hour past her bedtime.”

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deep  Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	profundo, baixo (voz)
dip  Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	inclinação, mergulho
dig  Clique Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	cavar, escavar

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Word of the day: Scoop / Movie quotes

Word of the day: Scoop

Scoop:  pá, concha, colherão, escavação, cavidade arredondada. espátula, cureta, furo jornalístico, lucro,escavar, cavar, tirar (com concha

Synonyms: bucket, lade, ladle, dip, spoon, dipper, ladle, spoon

“She always knows the scoop.”

“Here's the scoop on how to clean leather.”

“She has a job scooping ice cream.”

“He scooped flour into the bowl.”            (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Famous movie quotes

Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.	THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES	1942
If you build it, he will come.	FIELD OF DREAMS	1989
Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.	FORREST GUMP	1994
We rob banks.	BONNIE AND CLYDE	1967
I see dead people.	THE SIXTH SENSE	1999
Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars.	NOW, VOYAGER	1942
Well, nobody's perfect.	SOME LIKE IT HOT	1959

Fonte:  http://www.afi.com/100years/quotes.aspx

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Word of the day: Burrow

Burrow: toca, cova, refúgio semelhante a toca, fazer cova, viver em toca,  entocar-se, esconder-se, escavar, cavar,  procurar, vasculhar

Synonyms: den, hole, house, lair, lodge

“The chipmunk retreated to its burrow to have its babies.” (www.merriam-webster.com)