Definition: (verb) To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood). Synonyms: pare. Usage: For my eighth birthday, my grandfather taught me how to whittle a toy boat from a scrap of firewood. Discuss

«Un gatto è come un amante, devi conquistarlo ogni giorno e non è detto che tu ci riesca.» (Paola Barale)

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Definition: (verb) Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many. Synonyms: kill off. Usage: Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe. Discuss

noun: A mushroom enthusiast.

Leo Tolstoi(1828 – 1910), Lew Nikolajewitsch Graf Tolstoi, russischer Erzähler und Romanautor

Definition: (noun) Any collection in its entirety. Synonyms: bunch, lot. Usage: The art collection was originally going to be auctioned off piece by piece, but the owner decided at the last moment to donate the whole caboodle to the local museum. Discuss

noun: The practice of biting one’s nails.

Definition: (verb) Command against. Synonyms: disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, veto, interdict. Usage: They are proscribed by federal law from owning guns. Discuss

noun: An excessive longing for a particular food.

© Hartmut Weinhold(*1957), deutscher ehrenamtlicher Einsatzleiter bei den Grünen Damen und Herren, Sparkassenbetriebswirt und Gelegenheits-Aphoristiker

Definition: (verb) Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion. Synonyms: quiver, beat. Usage: The city pulsated with music and excitement during Carnival. Discuss

noun: Government or rule by a single political party.

© Thomas Häntsch(*1958), Fotograf

Definition: (noun) <i>Archaic</i> The act of fighting with knives. Synonyms: cut-and-thrust, knife fight. Usage: The snickersnee ended when one of the fighters lost consciousness due to blood loss. Discuss