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Roy
"Something is smooth if it has no bumps or lumps in it." what's the difference between bump and lump here?
8 de mar de 2011 16:31
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'Lumps and bumps' is a very non-specific phrase. In English it is the rhyming sound of the phrase which suggests a meaning just as much as the actual definition. I'd say that it's simply a standard colloquial expression, covering all sorts of irregularities in a surface. You can't really break it down into component words and expect it to make perfect sense.
8 de março de 2011
Regarding your question, there is no difference in the meaning. If used in other contexts, a lump is a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape. Example : The woman found a lump in her breast.
A bump is a swelling of tissue. Example: He had a bump on his arm after falling off his bicycle.
8 de março de 2011
No difference. I'm not sure why it would be written that way.
8 de março de 2011
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Chinês (Mandarim), Inglês
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