Word of the day: Hew

Hew:  (hewed, hewn), cortar, derrubar, lavrar, desbastar

Synonyms: chop (down), cut (down), fell, mow

“They hewed logs to build a cabin.”

“The walls are built of stones hewn by skilled craftsmen.”

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Word of the day: Cleave

Cleave: rachar-(se), fender(-se), partir(-se), dividir(-se),transpassar, perfurar, penetrar, abrir caminho, aderir, ser fiel

Synonyms: slice, cut, slash, smite, hew, chop, sever, split,

stick, hold on, cling, link, embrace

“ A phenomenon in which winds and currents cleave cavities big enough to swallow tankers.”

Obs.; (Pret e part: cleft, cleaved or clove, cleft, cleaved or cloven)

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Word of the day: Cling

Cling: agarração, ato de pegar, agarrar, pregar, segurar, apegar-se, ser fiel, abraçar

Synonyms: adhere, cleave, stick, hew

“The children clung together under the little umbrella waiting for the storm to pass.”

“...a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator…”   (www.merriam-webster.com