Word of the day: CLAW

Claw: unha afiada, garra, pata com unhas afiadas, pinças, tesouras de caranguejo, garra, unha de martelo,  arranhão, arranhar, ferir, rasgar

Synonyms; talon, nail, hook, scrape, scratch, scrabble

“The eagle was carrying a mouse in its sharp claws.”

“The excavating machine's claw dug into the earth.”

“…the claw of a hammer…”

“She tried to claw his face with her fingernails.”   (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Scribble

Scribble: rabiscos, rabiscar, escrevinhar, escrever às pressas

Synonyms: scratch, scrawl, squiggle

“She scribbled a note to him and then dashed off to her meeting.”

He scribbled down his phone number.

Students scribbled furiously as the professor lectured.

She was scribbling away in a notebook.

The toddler scribbled all over the paper. (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Scuff

Scuff : gastar, desgastar, arranhar (a superfície) /  ato de arrastar os pés, som de passos arrastados /  chinelo

Synonyms: abrade, graze, scratch, scuff

“…scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair…”

“The miners scuffed past in heavy boots.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Scrape

Scrape: ato, ruído ou efeito de raspar ou arranhar, aperto, dificuldade, raspar, tirar por raspagem,, arranhar, juntar, acumular

Synonyms: grate, grind, rasp, scratch

“Someone had scraped the car with a key.”

“I scraped one of the chairs while bringing it up the stairs.”

“I scraped my knee when I fell.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Scrawl

Scrawl: rabisco, letra ilegível,escrevinhar, rabiscar, escrever de modo ilegível

Synonyms: scratch, scribble, squiggle

“One of his first assignments was to investigate some scrawls that had gone up on walls near a high school.” (www.latimes.com / March 20, 2012)