Short story - Today is Sarah's mother's birthday but Sarah has to go overseas for a business appointment, Sarah buys flowers for her mother as a _____ ?
I need a suitable word to fill in the blank
2007-09-22 17:42:08 · 9 answers · asked by Iris 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, not a surprise birthday gift.
The meaning of the word I need is close to replacement
2007-09-22 17:56:15 · update #1
Consolation is almost correct.
2007-09-22 18:02:13 · update #2
Sarah tries to make up for it by way of buying flowers for her.
I'll change the sentence to that, thanks
2007-09-22 19:55:02 · update #3
"Peace offering" XD
But seriously? "Sarah tries to make up for it by way of buying flowers for her"... or a sentence to that effect. Using that exact sentence structure, all that comes to mind is "consolation" or "make-up gift"; possibly "desperate measure" =P
Hope that helped =)
2007-09-22 19:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by Sentrovasi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gift? Parting Gift? Farewell Gift?
2007-09-22 17:54:11 · answer #2 · answered by kevin. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Makes no sense. Replacement for what? You could say substitute, but substitute for what? Makes no sense.
You need to post more info to get a meaningful word.
2007-09-22 18:27:35 · answer #3 · answered by ZenPenguin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
......... sarah buys flowers for her mother as a token of love
2007-09-22 17:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by james 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
surprise birthday gift
2007-09-22 17:50:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
present or gift
2007-09-22 17:59:36 · answer #6 · answered by soupkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you by any chance mean "surrogate" or "proxy"?
2007-09-22 18:56:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
postponement..it's a real word.
2007-09-22 17:55:21 · answer #8 · answered by chilicooker_mkb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
consolation?
2007-09-22 17:50:53 · answer #9 · answered by Just1Panda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋