Here we are, Monday again and five new words waiting for us. I don;t know about you but I had some fun with the archaic meaning from last week. But today is a new day and this is a new week, with five new words. As always the goal is to use all five words in a piece of writing. It doesn’t matter what that writing is. The exercise is just to get you to think about words a little differenly and use them in ways you might not always think of. That is why the definitions are listed below. Perhaps it is a word you know well but always use the same definition even though there are multiple variations. Maybe it is a word you never really use at all. Today, try and use them all, focus on them and see how they could connect into one piece.
Today’s words: Running, Grate, Giggle, Red, Concrete
Running: noun 1.the action or movement of a runner. 2. the action of managing or operating something. adjective 1.(of water) flowing naturally or supplied to a building through pipes and taps. 2. done while running.
Grate: verb 1.reduce (something, especially food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater. 2.
make an unpleasant rasping sound.
Giggle: verb laugh lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner. noun a light, silly laugh.
Red: adjective
1.of a color at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies. noun 1.red color or pigment. 2. a red thing.
Concrete: adjective existing in a material or physical form; not abstract. noun a heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a mass resembling stone on hardening. verb 1.cover (an area) with concrete.2. archaic form (something) into a mass; solidify. “the juices of the plants are concreted upon the surface”
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