HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Words that are always plural and take plural verb


Trousers
Scissors
Spectacles
Measles
Assets
Poultry
People
Cattle
Police

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Group names (Collective nouns)


A retinue of servants/ attendants.
A volley of shots, bullets
A train of carriages, followers etc.
A forum of people (discussing issues)
A sheaf of corn, arrows.
A heap of ruins, sand, stones.
A caravan of merchants, pilgrims, travellers
A chain/range of mountains or hills.

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Idioms and Phrases meaning


sweet tooth: love sweet things (मीठे का शौकीन)
She has a sweet tooth. She always eats ice cream after dinner.

take a rain check: To reschedule at another time (किसी योजना को टालना)
Can I take a rain check? I don’t have time to go out tonight.

take my hat off to someone: honour someone (किसी की तारीफ़ करना)
I take my hat off to Rahul. He was the best singer at the party.

take no prisoners: ruthlessly aggressive (पूरे दिल से आक्रामक)
To be successful in business, you need to take no prisoners and beat the competition.

take the bull by the horns: be brave and face a challenge (बहादुरी से मुसीबत का सामना करना)
If you want to be the CEO of the company, take the bull by the horns and work harder.

talk a blue streak: talk a lot (जल्दी-जल्दी और बिना रुके बात करना)
They are close friends and can talk a blue streak on the phone.

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Words to use in place of VERY


Very smart - Erudite
Very quick - Swift
Very special - Exceptional
Very silly - Frivolous
Very amazing - Sublime
Very jealous - Yearning
Very unique - Incomparable
Very accurate - Unerring
Very useless - Futile
Very delicious - Scrumptious
Very healthy - Prospering
Very frail - Decrepit

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Quote of the week


भाग्य भी उसी का साथ देता है जो भाग्य के भरोसे नहीं बैठते।
Luck also favors those who do not rely on luck.

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