HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Ghastly vs Ghostly


Ghastly (adjective) - shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible. (डरावना)
It was a ghastly sight to see the drought hit people crying out for water.

Ghostly (adjective) - characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral (भूत-संबंधी)
At night the dark room in the hills looked ghostly and full of shadows.

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Different types of Manias


Technomania - Craze for technology
Teutomania - Obsession with Teutonic or German things
Thanatomania - Belief that one has been affected by death magic, and resulting illness
Theatromania - Craze for going to plays
Theomania - Belief that one is a god
Timbromania - Craze for stamp collecting
Tomomania - Irrational predilection for performing surgery
Toxicomania - Morbid craving for poisons

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Business related word vocabulary


Accruals: The act of accumulating, something accrued; accretion. (अभिवृद्धि)
Arbitration: The hearing and determining of a dispute or the settling of differences between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by them (मध्यस्थता)
Cubicle: A small space or compartment partitioned off (लघु कक्ष)
Inflation: Persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (मुद्रास्फीति/ महंगाई)
Monopoly: Exclusive control of the market supply of a product or service (एकाधिकार)

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Quote of the week


Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
कुछ लोग सफलता के सपने देखते हैं तो कुछ लोग रोज सुबह उठकर उसे पूरा कर लेते हैं।

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Phrasal verbs


Take after - resemble, in appearance or character
Jagat really takes after his dad.
Take care of - look after
I'll take care of your plants while you're away.
Take off - leave the ground
The plane took off at 6 a.m.
Take on - hire or engage staff
Business is good so the company is taking on extra staff.
Take out - remove; extract
She took out a pen to note the address.

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