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domingo, 23 de junho de 2013

Word of the day: Scab

Scab: crosta de ferida, cicatriz, sarna, escabiose,  fura-greve, formar crosta,  furar greve
Synonyms: crust, layer, skin, shell, covering, casing, coating
“Qantas engineers warn the airline not to try employing ' scab '.”

“I wear a scar for this place and there is a big scab on it and every so often, that scab might get kicked.” (www.wordhippo.com)


domingo, 17 de março de 2013

Word of the day: SCAFFOLD


Scaffold: andaime, palanque, armação, patíbulo, cadafalso, esqueleto
Synonyms: frame, platform, shell, skeleton, scaffolding
gallows, gibbet, halter, noose
“The condemned man was led to the scaffold.”(www.merriam-webster.com)
“The largest glasshouse is 50 metres high and the scaffold used in construction was the world's largest-ever.” (www.wordhippo.com)