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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Common Preposition Mistakes


Covered WITH (not BY)
Covered के बाद 'by' नहीं 'with/in' preposition का use होता है।
Covered with/in (Something) का मतलब है- किसी चीज़ से ढका हुआ होना।
• The mountains are covered by the snow. - Incorrect
• The mountains are covered with/in the snow. – Correct
(पहाड़ बर्फ से ढके हुए हैं।)

Related TO (not WITH)

Related के बाद 'with' नहीं 'to' preposition का use होगा।
Related to (sb/sth) का मतलब है- किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु से सम्बन्घित/ सम्बन्ध होना।
• Are you related with John in any way? – Incorrect
• Are you related to john in any way? – Correct
(क्या आपका जॉन से किसी तरह का कोई सम्बन्ध है?)

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One Word Substitutions


EPHEMERAL (एफेमरल) → क्षणिक/ अल्पकालिक (lasting for a very short period of time)

FACSIMILE (फैक्सिमली) →   प्रतिलिपि /  अनुलिपि (an exact copy of handwriting or printing)

ILLEGIBLE (इलेजबल) → अपठनीय/ अस्पष्ट (incapable of being read)

SOLILOQUY (सलिलक्वी) → आत्मभाषण (a speech made when one is alone)

BLASPHEMY (ब्लास्फमी) → ईश्वर-निंदा (an act of speaking against religion or God)

OMNIPOTENT (ऑम-निपटन्ट) →  सर्वशक्तिमान (one who has unlimited power)

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Quote Of The Week


Stay away from negative people, they have a problem for every solution.
(नकारात्मक लोगों से दूर रहें, उन्हें पास हर समाधान के लिए एक समस्या है।)

- Anonymous

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Collective Nouns - 2


Joy → A bundle of joy (खुशी की पोटली)
Beads → A string of beads (मोती की एक लड़ी/ शृंखला)
Keys → A bunch of keys (चाबियों का गुच्छा)
Bells → A peal of bells (घंटियों की खनखनाहट)
Letters → A packet of letters (पत्रों का एक पैकेट)
Books → A library/set of books (किताबों का एक पुस्तकालय/ सेट)
Bottles → A crate of bottles (बोतलों का एक टोकरा/ क्रेट)
Cars → A fleet of cars (कारों का बेड़ा)

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