Word of the day: Hoop

Hoop: arco de barril, aro, argola, crinolina,arquear, cerrar, guarnecer de arcos

(hula hoop: bambolê)

Synonyms: band, circle, eye, ring, loop, round

“” …made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

The aim is to score points by placing a ball through a hoop 10 feet above the ground.( www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: Gape

Gape: abertura larga, bocejo, olhar embasbacado, pasmo, boquiaberto, abrir-se muito,bocejar, abrir muito a boca, olhar com pasmo ou de boca aberta, embasbacar-se

Synonyms: blink, gawk, gaze, goggle, peer, rubberneck, stare, eye, gaze, regard, scrutiny, stare

“She suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order.”

“I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying.”

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