HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Portmanteau words


Bollywood (Bombay + Hollywood) - the Indian film industry
biopic (biography + picture) - biographical movie about a real person’s life
dramedy (drama + comedy) - a story that has both dramatic and comedic elements
infomercial (information + commercial) - advertisement that relays information
newscast (news + broadcast) - television or radio show about current events
romcom (romance + comedy) - a comedy story that has elements of a romance
sitcom (situation + comedy) - narrative comedy story based on a specific situation
telethon (television + marathon) - continuous televised fundraiser

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Common teen slang words


Dope - Cool or awesome
GOAT - "Greatest of All Time"
Lit - Amazing, cool, or exciting
OMG - An abbreviation for "Oh my gosh" or "Oh my God"
Salty - Bitter, angry, agitated
TBH - To be honest
Thirsty - Trying to get attention
YOLO - "You Only Live Once" (often used ironically)

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Important words for competitive exams


Castigated(Verb) : reprimand (someone) severely (आलोचना/ बुरी तरह फटकारना (किसी को))

Flippant(Adjective) : not serious enough about things that are important (महत्वपूर्ण बातों के प्रति बेपरवाह)

Reprimand (Verb) : to tell somebody officially that he/she has done something wrong ((ग़लत काम करने पर) किसी की भर्त्सना करना, फटकार लगाना (औपचारिक रूप से))

Unhindered(Adjective) : with nothing stopping or preventing somebody/something from progressing ((उन्नति) बिना कोई बाधा के; अबाधित, निर्विध्न)

Vacillate(verb) :to keep changing your ideas or opinions about something, especially in a way that annoys other people (विचार या मत में) टुलमुल होना, डाँवाँडोल होना

 

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Quote of the week


The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
हंसी के क्षणों के बिना बीता दिन सभी दिनों में से खराब दिन है।

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Root word - Derma/ Derm (Skin)


Root word - Derma/ Derm इसका मतलब है Skin. इससे बनने वाले words है -

Dermatologist - one who treats diseases related to skin (त्वचा विशेषज्ञ)
Hypodermic - relating to the region immediately beneath the skin
Epidermis - outermost layer of the skin
Taxidermy - the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals with lifelike effect. चर्म प्रसाधन
Taxidermist - a person whose job is taxidermy. ऐसा व्यक्ति जो जानवरों की खाल को stuff करके तैयार करें
Pachyderm - a very large mammal with thick skin, especially an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.
Dermatitis - general term that describes a skin irritation

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