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terça-feira, 21 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Sludge

Sludge: barro, lama, sedimento, depósito, gelo fragmentado, que boia na água, esgoto, lixo industrial
Synonyms: guck, mire, muck, ooze, slime, slop, sludge, slush, goo, mush, mud, slop, slurry

“ After a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge.”

“ I can't bring myself to read that sludge.”   (www.merriam-webster.com)


quinta-feira, 26 de dezembro de 2013

Word of the day: Ooze

Ooze:  limo, lodo, infusão de casca de tanino e outros produtos para o curtimento de couros e peles,  corrida vagarosa de massas líquidas, depósito mole, correr ou escoar lentamente, gotejar, pingar, esvair-se, tornar-se público
Synonyms: bleed, exude, percolate, seep, strain, sweat, , weep
“Sap oozed from the tree.”
“Juice oozed out of the plum.”
“The cut on her finger was oozing with blood.”

sexta-feira, 31 de maio de 2013

Word of the day: SLUDGE


Sludge: barro, lama, borra, sedimento, depósito, gelo fragmentado, que boia na água, esgoto, lixo industrial.
Synonyms: guck (or gook), mire, muck, ooze, slime, slop, mud, slush

“After a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)