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blunder

Short Definition : error; stupid mistake

Definition
(noun) an embarrassing mistake Definition
(verb) commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
Synonyms : boob drop the ball goof sin
Example Sentence
  • I blundered during the job interview
Definition
(verb) make one's way clumsily or blindly
Synonyms : fumble
Example Sentence
  • He fumbled towards the door
Definition
(verb) utter impulsively
Example Sentence
  • He blurted out the secret
  • He blundered his stupid ideas
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for blunder

Blind Error.

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Isabel BLUNDERed by dropping her BLENDER down in the food contest. So, jury`s pants got dirty because of the sauce on the BLENDER.

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blunder ~ blue underwear; suppose you told your servant to go to market to buy a blue color underwear but he bought pink color .. isn't it a blunder (big mistake)

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Down under( in Australia) they make the blunder of wearing only 'Blu under'wear.

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blunt

Short Definition : having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt

Definition
(verb) make less intense
Example Sentence
  • blunted emotions
Definition
(verb) make numb or insensitive
Synonyms : benumb dull numb
Example Sentence
  • The shock numbed her senses
Definition
(verb) make dull or blunt
Synonyms : dull
Example Sentence
  • Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
Definition
(verb) make less sharp
Example Sentence
  • blunt the knives
Definition
(verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
Synonyms : deaden
Example Sentence
  • Terror blunted her feelings
  • deaden a sound
Definition
(adj) having a broad or rounded end
Example Sentence
  • thick marks made by a blunt pencil
Definition
(adj) used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
Example Sentence
  • a blunt instrument
Definition
(adj) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Example Sentence
  • blunt talking and straight shooting
  • a blunt New England farmer
  • I gave them my candid opinion
  • forthright criticism
  • a forthright approach to the problem
  • tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
  • it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
  • plainspoken and to the point
  • a point-blank accusation
Definition
(adj) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
Synonyms : crude stark
Example Sentence
  • the blunt truth
  • the crude facts
  • facing the stark reality of the deadline
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for blunt

blunt ~ blue + aunty; lady (aunty) standing there in blue clothes is blunt.

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blunt knife

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blurt

Short Definition : utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement

Definition
(verb) utter impulsively
Example Sentence
  • He blurted out the secret
  • He blundered his stupid ideas
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for blurt

when ever u try to FLIRT u automatically BLURT....reveal all the secrets of u'r frenz,also talk all non-sense

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blurt is like spurt. spurt means sudden discharge. similarly blurt means sudden utterance of words

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Blurt rhymes with flirt. Flirt loves without thinking and blurts talks without thinking.

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blowing utterance

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blush

Short Definition : become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.

Definition
(noun) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Synonyms : bloom flush rosiness
Definition
(noun) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Synonyms : flush
Definition
(verb) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
Synonyms : crimson flush redden
Example Sentence
  • The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
Definition
(verb) become rosy or reddish
Example Sentence
  • her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for blush

you go to bathroom use FLUSH...when ever u fart u'r facial expressions changes with guilt

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Sounds like FLUSH. When you flush your face with water face becomes rosy red

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bluster

Short Definition : blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale

Definition
(noun) noisy confusion and turbulence
Example Sentence
  • he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations
Definition
(noun) a swaggering show of courage
Synonyms : bravado
Definition
(noun) a violent gusty wind Definition
(noun) vain and empty boasting Definition
(verb) blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
Example Sentence
  • A southeaster blustered onshore
  • The flames blustered
Definition
(verb) show off Definition
(verb) act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
Synonyms : swagger swash
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bluster

sounds like blast her,so when you blast someone you talk loudly.but barking dogs seldom bite,so the blasting has no effect

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Be+LUST+HER...Imagine a boy who is saying " I am going to BE HER LUST"....obviously the person is building castles in the air.....or he is boasting....

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blust...er sounds like gust...gust means hawa(hindi)...hawaabaji( hindi for empty talk)

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(blust+laughter)heavy blust , but ends in laughter

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Sounds like blaster -- Blast and hence lot of noise, confusion and turbulence.

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bluster= bl(blow in heavy g)uster

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BLUSTER is something like CLUSTER, a collection of Stars...U show COURAGE when u r in a group...Also clusters are formed due to GUSTY WINDS

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block bluster >>> hindi movies which has lot or mirch masala with confusion, lot of noise, show off,etc.. is always successful..

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Think of a person who always brags and bluster :: what would you say to this man if he starts blustering again ::: arey abh "" BAS - KER " (bluster) ( in Hindi : to stop)

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bode

Short Definition : foreshadow; portend

Definition
(verb) indicate by signs
Example Sentence
  • These signs bode bad news
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bode

Bode plot PREDICT the stability of control system

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board (boad+ exams decide ur future

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bode sounds close to bored...when u are bored u think about the future....or relate it with MODE (which means latest fashion) which can predict the future sales

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A great saint INDICATED the direct to the Lord's ABODE.

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port end is the bode of four(fore) shadow(s).

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relate it with indian cricket board,board can predict the future of a new player

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Just recall Abode and God in abode predicts things of future.

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Bode rhyme with bodh which means purv-abhas

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Same definition as the word foreBODE.

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bog

Short Definition : soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud

Definition
(noun) wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
Synonyms : peat bog
Definition
(verb) cause to slow down or get stuck
Synonyms : bog down
Example Sentence
  • The vote would bog down the house
Definition
(verb) get stuck while doing something
Synonyms : bog down
Example Sentence
  • She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bog

bog : sounds like fog which creates hinderance while driving the vehicle and also it wet the land

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bog ~ frog...frogs can be found in free wet land

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Frogs can be found at bogs(At wet lands)

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Baagh ki wet mitti ki waja say palm trees ka program stuck hogaya.

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bog similar to bogus bakwas

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bogus

Short Definition : counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview

Definition
(adj) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Synonyms : bastard fake phoney phony
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bogus

BOGUS Sounds like BRUTUS-so he is a fraud

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it is formed as : bug(bog) + us---pcs' bugs are always fake to annoy u!!

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BOG(bogy in telugu)+us...one who steals bogies from our country are frauds

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Bohemian

Short Definition : unconventional (in an artistic way)

Definition
(noun) a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) Definition
(noun) a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic Definition
(noun) a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life Definition
(adj) of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people Definition
(adj) unconventional in especially appearance and behavior
Example Sentence
  • a bohemian life style
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for Bohemian

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bohemian sounds like He-man ( kids favorite ) who looks very informal and unconventional

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Boo ... He Man - A Child booing HeMan is very unconventional generally they love him.

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Imagine a person from a hypothetical and unknown place called Bohemia who is quite unconventional and strange in appearance

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bohemian sounds like bahamas, where ppl dress very little.. which is very unconventional compared to normal ppl living in cities.

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mian ki malhar raga, by bismillah mian

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Bohemian Rhapsody is a bohemian song (just like most of Queens songs.

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boisterous

Short Definition : violent; rough; noisy

Definition
(adj) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
Example Sentence
  • a boisterous crowd
  • a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
  • a robustious group of teenagers
  • beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
  • an unruly class
Definition
(adj) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
Synonyms : knockabout
Example Sentence
  • boisterous practical jokes
  • knockabout comedy
Definition
(adj) violently agitated and turbulent
Synonyms : fierce rough
Example Sentence
  • boisterous winds and waves
  • the fierce thunders roar me their music
  • rough weather
  • rough seas
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for boisterous

SPLIT IT LIKE...BOIS(BOYS)+TEROS(TERRORIS(t)).....SO BOYS WHO BEHAVE LIKE TERRORIS.(t). .AND WE KNOW WHEN BOYS BEHAVE LIKE TERRORIST..WAT WE MEAN IS THAT THEY ARE too noisy and behaving like rowdy........

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SPLIT IT LIKE. BOI (BOY)+ STER(STIR)+ US- So if a boy is stirring then it is Violently agitated and turbulent

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boy+is+a terror i.e he is xo violent

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Think like a BOY who was given STEROIDS and became unruled

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boys+street...wen few boys meet in a street,it creates a noisy environment

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boisterous sounds like noisterious i.e noise like.

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