Take the sentence "She gave me the book." Without getting more information, we don't know if the book was a gift or if she simply handed it to the speaker. But in "She gifted me the book" the meaning is instantly clear: the book was a gift.
We’ve put together a selection of fun, useful and clever gifts for that person who always has a trip planned.
When it comes to scooping ice cream, a standard spoon is theoretically adequate, but it may bend when faced with the challenge of harder pints. Give your loved one the gift of easy scooping with the Zeroll 1020 Original Ice Cream Scoop. We tested it for nine years, and we still think it’s the best tool for the job.
For the person who has everything, a tote bag that can hold everything is a perfect gift. Like Hermione Granger’s enchanted handbag, the Cuyana Classic Easy Tote seems to magically expand to easily accommodate whatever someone needs to carry.
. It's a great word, as is evidenced by the frequency with which we use it and the variety of meanings we've bestowed on it: in this very dictionary, the entry for give
Though your loved one most certainly has a junk drawer full of writing implements, they probably don’t have a pen this luxurious. The Caran d’Ache 849 Brut Rosé ballpoint pen is one of our favorites.
This one is also the preferred scoop of many ice cream shops, thanks to heat-conducting fluid (in the handle) that harnesses the body heat of the scooper’s hand. Make this gift even more special by throwing in a five-pint delivery of Jeni’s Ice Cream, one of our favorite gift baskets.
Since Atlas works directly with local farmers, it’s able to experiment with how the beans are produced; one recent project involved using anaerobic fermentation to draw out more-complex flavors. Your lucky gift recipient can choose their roast and grind preference, and you choose how many deliveries you’d like to sponsor (one or two bags per month, for three, six, or 12 months). Each delivery also includes a postcard with fun facts about that country’s coffee industry, so the gift recipient can learn as they sip.
And after a few sips, your gift recipient will surely want to chat about the details behind the booze, such as the company’s entirely female staff, the recycled glass bottles, and the leftover agave given to local farmers to use as cattle feed. Deputy editor Christine Cyr Clisset suggests sipping this tequila neat with a salt rim and a wedge of lemon or mixed into a fancy margarita.
Any chef worth their salt keeps a vessel of it near the stove at all times. Emile Henry’s Salt Pig is a favorite for good reason: It has an easy-to-access mouth and an unglazed interior for absorbing salt-ruining moisture. The curve of the snout (do we call it a snout?
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has meant "to present someone with a gift" for 400 years, the verb has never been so widely used as it is now. It's impossible to say exactly why this is, but we may be able to place a smidgen of the blame on a certain comedian. Maybe you've seen the rerun: in a
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Your loved one may already have a solid home-decor vibe, but the Kikkerland Solar-Powered Rainbow Maker will add a welcome dose of whimsy to any space. This unobtrusive little light catcher affixes to the window with a suction cup, and when the sun shines on its solar-powered battery, the dangling prism rotates to scatter rainbows around the room (video).