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quarta-feira, 14 de agosto de 2013

Word of the day: Barge

Barge: chata, barcaça, batelão, barco grande usado para excursões, alvarenga, saveiro, casa flutuante, cambalear (to barge in:  entrar sem pedir licença)
Synonyms: lumber, clomp, clump, flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp

“He came rushing down the stairs, barging into the crowd of people at the bottom.”

“She barged through the door without even knocking.”         (www.merriamwebster.com)    

terça-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2013

Word of the day: AMASS


Amass: acumular, aglomerar, amontoar, ajuntar, reunir
Synonyms: accumulate, gather, assemble, bulk (up), collect, concentrate, congregate, constellate, corral, garner, group, lump, pick up, round up
“They've amassed a wealth of information.”
“…amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive…”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

quinta-feira, 18 de outubro de 2012

Word of the day: Garner


Garner: silo, armazém para cereais, depósito, armazém, armazenar, juntar
Synonyms: accumulate, amass, assemble, bulk (up), lump

“ She garnered more evidence to support her theory.”
“ The senator has spent much time garnering financial support for his upcoming campaign.”
“ The novel has garnered much praise and several awards.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 19 de agosto de 2012

Word of the day: Scuffle


Scuffle:  luta corpo a corpo, briga, tumulto, lutar, brigar
Synonyms: barge, clomp, clump, flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, lumber, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge
‘Children scuffled on the playground.”
“Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.” (www.merriam-webster.com)