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segunda-feira, 16 de setembro de 2013

Word of the day: Grapple

Grapple: agarramento, luta corpo a corpo, garra, agarrar, segurar, abraçar, lutar, brigar
Synonyms: clasp, clench, hold, grasp, grip, handgrip, handhold

“…was simply unable to break my opponent's viselike grapple and lost the wrestling match…”
“After a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair.”



domingo, 24 de fevereiro de 2013

Word of the day: CLAW


Claw: unha afiada, garra, pata com unhas afiadas, pinças, tesouras de caranguejo, garra, unha de martelo,  arranhão, arranhar, ferir, rasgar
Synonyms; talon, nail, hook, scrape, scratch, scrabble
“The eagle was carrying a mouse in its sharp claws.”
“The excavating machine's claw dug into the earth.”
“…the claw of a hammer…”
“She tried to claw his face with her fingernails.”   (www.merriam-webster.com)