HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Hyphenated Phrases


AD-LIB: तैयारी के बिना (impromptu, without preparation)
CAST-OFF: नाकाबिल, अयोग्य (no longer wanted; abandoned or discarded)
BLUE-CHIP: मूल्यवान (valuable, excellent)
CUL-DE-SAC: आखिरी सिरा (dead-end; a street or passage closed at one end)
PELL-MELL: तितर-बितर (recklessly hasty or disorganized)
RANK-AND-FILE: आम जनता (common people)
HARD-LINER: कट्टर/ आदर्श, समझौता का विरोधी (unyielding, sticking to one's principles)
DERRING-DO: शूरता, जान पर खेल जाने की हिम्‍मत (action displaying heroic courage)

 

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Few vs Less


Few (कम)
Few is an adjective that means small in number. It is used with countable objects.
E.g.
This department has few employees.
May I ask a few questions?

Less (कम)
Less is an adjective that means small in amount or degree. It is used with objects of indivisible mass.
E.g.
Which jar holds less water?
The less time spent there, the better.

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Know the correct pronunciation of these colors


FUCHSIA - फ्यूशा
TURQUOISE - टर-कोइज़
BEIGE - बेज
CRIMSON - क्रिम-सन
CYAN - सा-यन
MAROON - मरून
MAUVE - मोव
EMERALD. - एम-रल्ड

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Quote of the week


यदि आप विफलता पर ध्यान नहीं देंगे, तो आपको सफलता कभी नहीं मिलेगी।
If you don’t pay attention to failure, you will never get success.

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Know the meaning of these Idioms/ Phrases


Every nook and corner
every part or aspect of something (कोना कोना)

To go hand in hand
to be closely related or to go together well (साथ साथ चलना)

While away
Spend time idly or pleasantly (समय व्यर्थ गँवाना )

By hook or crook
by any possible means (किसी भी तरह से/ साम दाम दंड भेद किसी भी तरह)

Answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate (मूत्रत्याग या शौच के लिए जाना)

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