HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

One word substitution


Extreme old age when one behaves like a child - Dotage
A strong desire to take liquor - Dipsomania
One who has strange habits - Eccentric
Of a man showing feminine attributes - Effeminate
Sure to produce desired results - Efficacious

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Quote of the week


Life is like an onion; you peel if off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep.
जीवन एक प्याज की तरह है, जिसे परत दर परत छीलने पर कभी कभी रोना आ जाता है।

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Vocabulary for competitive exams


Graze (verb) घास खिलाना
Meaning: (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.
Prolific (adjective) फलदार
Meaning:(of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.
Glee (noun) प्रसन्नता
Meaning: great delight, especially from one’s own good fortune or another’s misfortune.
Boisterous (adjective) प्रबल/ तेज़
Meaning: noisy, energetic, and cheerful.
Nibbled (verb) कुतरना
Meaning: take small bites out of.

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5 unusal phobias


Xocolatophobia - an irrational or disproportionate fear of chocolate (चॉकलेट का एक तर्कहीन या अनुपातहीन डर)
Mageirocophobia - when you're fearful of cooking or the idea of cooking. You may experience intense anxiety or go out of your way to avoid cooking (खाना पकाने का डर)
Iatrophobia - an extreme fear of doctors or medical tests (डॉक्टरों का डर)
Ailurophobia - extreme or irrational fear of cats (बिल्लियों का डर)
Equinophobia - Fear of horses (घोड़ों का डर)

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Important idioms and phrases


A sore point
Meaning: something that hurts
A bolt from the blue
Meaning: Something unexpected and unpleasant
On the verge of
Meaning: on the brink of
Fairweather friend
Meaning: A friend that desserts in difficulty
Emerge out of thin air
Meaning: Appear suddenly

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