Word of the day
gossamer
1. a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
2. used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate
“in the light from the table lamp, his hair was blond gossamer”
noun
/ˈɡɑsəmər/
Test your comprehension with these four exercises!
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"Her hair was so _____ it floated like grey gossamer."
Select three words related to gossamer
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- thin
- doohickey
- cobweb
- tool
- delicate
- gizmo
Choose the phrase that uses gossamer correctly
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