HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Quote of the week


It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?
व्यस्त रहना काफी नहीं है, व्यस्त तो चींटियां भी रहती हैं। प्रश्न यह है कि - हम किस लिए व्यस्त हैं?

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Root word 'Gamy'


'Gamy' root word Latin language के word gamos से लिया गया है और इसका meaning “marriage,” “union,” “fertilization, pollination,” होता है।
Words having 'gamy' root word
bigamy - illegal marriage to more than one person at a time
endogamy - marriage only within one clan or tribe
exogamy - the custom of marrying only outside one's clan or tribe
monogamy - marriage to only one person at a time
polygamy - marriage to more than one person at a time

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One word substitution relating to death


Killing of one’s son or daughter - Filicide
Destruction or abortion of a fetus - Foeticide
Killing of one’s brother or sister - Fratricide
Killing of a large group of people - Genocide
Killing of one person by another - Homicide
Killing of infants - Infanticide

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Phrasal verbs with 'Come'


Come across: To find/ meet accidentally
(कोई चीज का मिल जाना/पा जाना या किसी से संयोग से मिलना)
Come along: To accompany someone
(किसी का साथ/कंपनी देना)
Come up with: To produce/ present
(पेश करना या प्रस्तुत करना, निकालना, कुछ बनाना)
Come down: To move/ fall down (नीचे आना)
Come to:
1.Talk about (doing) something (किसी के बारे में बात करना या कुछ करने के बारे में बात करना)
2. Amount to – (कुल मिलाकर)

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Know the meaning of the following words


Titter (verb) दबी हुई हँसी
Slipshod (adjective) असावधानीपूर्ण
Incommodious (adjective) असुविधाजनक
Buoy (verb) बढ़ावा देना
Ratify (verb) पुष्टि करना

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