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quarta-feira, 28 de agosto de 2013

Word of the day: Modicum

Modicum: pequena quantidade ou quantia, pouca coisa, quantidade módica
Synonyms: little, bit, degree, ounce, measure, mite, scrap, smidgen, drop, minimum
“Only a modicum of skill is necessary to put the kit together.”

(www.merriamwebster.com)

quinta-feira, 14 de março de 2013

Word of the day: CHAFF


Chaff:  debulha, moinha, palhiço, resíduos dos cereais, droga, traste, picuinha, remoque, chiste, zombaria, pilheriar, motejar, mofar, troçar

Synonyms:  , deadwood, debris, dust, junk, litter, offal, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, trash, truck, waste, jesting, joshing,  jive, joke, josh, rally, razz, roast

“A coworker who likes to chaff at others' expense, and this often results in hurt feelings.” (www.merriam-webster.com)
“Ploughing through a plague of maggots that were eating into the meat of the sheep was like cutting chaff.” (www.wordhippo.com)

sexta-feira, 3 de fevereiro de 2012