HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

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Cue vs Queue


Cue -
1) संकेत/ सूचना (noun)
a signal for someone to do something:
They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party.

2) डंडा (noun)
a long, thin wooden pole with a small piece of leather at one end, used for hitting the ball in games such as billiards or snooker

Queue -
पंक्ति/ कतार
a line of people or vehicles waiting their turns.
We were made to stand in a queue before we could enter the stadium.

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Strengthen your vocabulary


Consensus: The general opinion (सर्वसम्मति)
Defraud: Cheat (धोखा देना)
Durable: Long lasting (टिकाऊ/ स्थाई)
Engross: Absorb (सोख लेना)
Infectious: Affecting others (संक्रामक)
Affinity: Similarity of structure (समानता)
Calibre: Ability; distinction (क्षमता)
Dominion: Rule (शासन)

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Breath vs Breathe


Breath (ब्रेथ) - श्वास/ सांस (the air that goes into and out of your lungs)
noun
Her breath smelled like garlic.
She was dizzy and short of breath

Breathe (ब्रीद) - सांस लेना (to move air into and out of the lungs)
verb
It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.
The instructor told us to breathe in deeply and then breathe out slowly.

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Phrasal verbs with 'DOWN'


break down
to stop working or functioning
Example: The car broke down yesterday.

cut down
to use or eat less (reduce)
Example: I take too much sugar. I must cut down.

let somebody down
to disappoint
Example: He let the team down when he didn’t come to play the match.

put down something
to place a thing on a surface like a table
Example: Can you put down your phone so we can talk?

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