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sábado, 20 de outubro de 2012

Word of the day: Blister


Blister: bolha, pústula, vesícula, empola, falha, defeito, torre transparente (aeron), vesicante, vesicatório, empolar, formar bolhas, repreender, atacar com palavras rudes
Synonyms / definition: an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid / an enclosed raised spot (as in paint) resembling a blister /  an agent as lewisite that causes blistering /  a fungal disease of plants marked by raised patches on the leaves

“ She developed a blister on her heel where her shoe rubbed against it.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

segunda-feira, 27 de agosto de 2012

Word of the day; Fester


Fester: pústula, chaga, ulceração, ulcerar, apostema,  inflamar-se, supurar, apostemar-se, apodrecer-se, corromper-se, envenenar o espírito, exasperar
Synonyms: boil, pock, hickey, papule, pimple, pustule, whelk
‘It's like the poem from the play A Raisin in the Sun—do you let a sore just fester and run? No. You have to stop it from infecting the...”(www.thedailybeast.com)