HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Important vocabulary for competitive exams


Dismantle (verb): टुकड़े टुकड़े करना Tear down so as to make flat with the ground
He dismantled the furniture before moving out of the house.
Fabricated (adjective): काल्पनिक Formed or conceived by the imagination
She fabricated an excuse for not attending the function.
Incompatibility (noun): असामंजस्य The quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
Incompatibility between mother and baby’s blood group may cause jaundice.
Materialism (noun): भौतिकवाद A great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
Disciples of materialism are more concerned about their bank balances than the fate of humanity.
Tinge (noun): थोड़ा A slight but appreciable amount
You can only wish that there is a tinge of truth in his testimony.
Delve (verb): खोदना Turn up, loosen, or remove earth
He delved into his rucksack and pulled out a folder.

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Phrasal verbs with PUT


Put about : घुमना या दिशा बदलना
The ship put about and headed for safety.
Put above : की अपेक्षा अधिक महत्वपूर्ण मानना
We should put the welfare of the men who work the machines.
Put across : सफलतापूर्वक बातचीत करना
He does not know how to put himself across at interviews.
Put a side : किसी चीज को एक तरफ रखना
She put the newspaper aside, and we had a long talk.
Put at : अनुमान लगाना
I would put your age at about twenty.
Put back : दूबारा किसी चीज को रखना
Please put this book back on the shelf when you have finished with it.

 

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Words with root word -cide


  1. Pesticide - A substance used to kill pests, such as insects or weeds (कीटनाशक)
  2. Insecticide - A chemical used specifically to kill insects (कीटकनाशक)
  3. Deicide - The killing of a god or deity (देवता की हत्या)
  4. Herbicide - A substance used to kill unwanted plants or weeds (खरपतवार नाशक)
  5. Bactericide - A substance that kills bacteria (जीवाणुनाशक)
  6. Fungicide - A chemical that kills fungi (कवकनाशक)
  7. Vermicide - A substance that kills worms (कृमिनाशक)
  8. Ecocide - The destruction of the natural environment, especially through human activity (पर्यावरण विनाश)
  9. Felicide - The killing of a cat (बिल्ली की हत्या)
  10. Canicide - The killing of a dog (कुत्ते की हत्या)
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Irregular nouns (Singular-Plural) - 2


crisis – crises
diagnosis – diagnoses
hypothesis – hypotheses
oasis – oases
bacterium – bacteria
criterion – criteria
curriculum – curricula
datum – data
millennium – millennia
phenomenon – phenomena
die – dice
vertebra – vertebrae

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Irregular nouns (Singular-Plural) - 1


alumnus/alumna – alumni
cactus – cacti
focus – foci
fungus – fungi
nucleus – nuclei
stimulus – stimuli
syllabus – syllabi
analysis – analyses
axis – axes
basis – bases

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