27 September, 2014

reprimand

noun

1. 1.

   a formal expression of disapproval.

   "the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules"

   synonyms:

   rebuke, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproach

verb

1. 1.

   address a reprimand to.

   "officials were reprimanded for poor work"

   synonyms:

   chastise, remonstrate with, take to task, pull up, castigate, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals

26 September, 2014

waft

verb

1. (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air

2. synonyms:

   drift, float, glide, whirl, travel, be carried, be borne, be conveyed

25 September,2014

loathe

verb

1. feel intense dislike or disgust for.

   "she loathed him on sight"

   synonyms:

   hate, abhor, despise,  dislike greatly