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botch

Short Definition : mismanage; blow

Definition
(noun) an embarrassing mistake Definition
(verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Example Sentence
  • I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
  • the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for botch

bot (like BAHUT) in hindi - ch (chhee chhee ).. as in something done really shameful

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botch.......rhymes like ..bache...in hindi means children ...often do blunders....:)

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Botch:Bach(for botch) ke tu rehna re from embarassing mistake re.

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botch sounds like "BUCHH"....mamu teri to buch lageli hai means vaat lageli hai...jab tune koi bada vala blunder ya mistake ki hogi isliye buchh lag gai...

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botch ~ bache in hindi...suppose a girl got pregnent...now thats an embarrasing mistake right? ;)

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Might sound vulgar; BOTCH=BITCH, so when we have a whore, we..blow her and mismanage her, treat her as we like.

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sounds like bitch. the bitch fucked up!!!

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Botch sounds like scoth i.e if u drink scoth, u can do embarassing mistake

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thune bottle chore keya

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bouillon

Short Definition : clear beef (or meat) soup

Definition
(noun) a clear seasoned broth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bouillon

seperate bouil(boil), soup is prepared by boiling the water

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soup is served in a bowl..

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bou-ill-on. so when one is ill then his bou(wife) make soup for him.

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Boil the water to make carrion soup.

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bound

Short Definition : leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex.

Definition
(noun) a line determining the limits of an area
Synonyms : boundary edge
Definition
(noun) the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
Synonyms : boundary bounds
Definition
(noun) the greatest possible degree of something
Synonyms : boundary limit
Example Sentence
  • what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
  • to the limit of his ability
Definition
(noun) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards Definition
(verb) move forward by leaps and bounds
Synonyms : jump leap spring
Example Sentence
  • The horse bounded across the meadow
  • The child leapt across the puddle
  • Can you jump over the fence?
Definition
(verb) form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Synonyms : border
Definition
(verb) place limits on (extent or access)
Example Sentence
  • restrict the use of this parking lot
  • limit the time you can spend with your friends
Definition
(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact
Example Sentence
  • The rubber ball bounced
  • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Definition
(adj) confined by bonds
Example Sentence
  • bound and gagged hostages
Definition
(adj) held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union Definition
(adj) secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
Example Sentence
  • bound volumes
  • leather-bound volumes
Definition
(adj) (usually followed by `to') governed by fate
Synonyms : destined
Example Sentence
  • bound to happen
  • an old house destined to be demolished
  • he is destined to be famous
Definition
(adj) covered or wrapped with a bandage
Synonyms : bandaged
Example Sentence
  • the bandaged wound on the back of his head
  • an injury bound in fresh gauze
Definition
(adj) headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
Synonyms : destined
Example Sentence
  • children bound for school
  • a flight destined for New York
Definition
(adj) bound by an oath
Example Sentence
  • a bound official
Definition
(adj) bound by contract Definition
(adj) confined in the bowels
Example Sentence
  • he is bound in the belly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bound

when u r bounded by something, u wud want to LEAP(or jump) out of it.

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if we through a ball to the wall it rebound i.e. it JUMPS back

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bountiful

Short Definition : generous; graciously generous; showing bounty

Definition
(adj) given or giving freely
Example Sentence
  • was a big tipper
  • the bounteous goodness of God
  • bountiful compliments
  • a freehanded host
  • a handsome allowance
  • Saturday's child is loving and giving
  • a liberal backer of the arts
  • a munificent gift
  • her fond and openhanded grandfather
Definition
(adj) producing in abundance
Synonyms : plentiful
Example Sentence
  • the bountiful earth
  • a plentiful year
  • fruitful soil
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bountiful

The bounty concept of NFS is used here and making MORE bounty leads to a win in stage..so bounty can b understood as abundant.

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bountiful sounds like boundlessly full=abundant

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Bunty is full of generosity

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bountiful=bournvita+full....jo aunty full glass bournvita pilaay, she is bountiful

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if you played NFS most wanted..we make bounty by destrying..so the country is supplying abundant oppurtunities generously to make high bounty

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bountiful ~ bellyful i.e. abundand

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a bounty hunter is someone who finds something for bounty or prize so bounty full will be the one giving prizes i.e. generous

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bourgeois

Short Definition : middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions

Definition
(noun) a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
Synonyms : businessperson
Definition
(noun) a member of the middle class
Synonyms : burgher
Definition
(adj) (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class Definition
(adj) conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
Example Sentence
  • a bourgeois mentality
Definition
(adj) belonging to the middle class
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bourgeois

“high class” family chicks are “gorgeous”, but “middle class” ones are a little bore... They are nothing but “bourgeois”

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b+urge = means u are having an urge to buy things means u r materialistic

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din bar jina - only middle class live on a day to day budget

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bourgeois |boor urge of islam| (bo)or (urge) (o)f (is)lam

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bore+geosis..middle class people lives a boring life.

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bout

Short Definition : match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu

Definition
(noun) (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
Synonyms : round turn
Definition
(noun) a period of illness
Example Sentence
  • a bout of fever
  • a bout of depression
Definition
(noun) a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) Definition
(noun) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
Synonyms : binge bust tear
Example Sentence
  • they went on a bust that lasted three days
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bout

India Bowled Out Pakistan in 20-20 MATCH

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BOUT: Boys OUT,that's what we hear when we misbehave in class, and when we are out, we sure do have fun for a short time, from all those boring lectures.

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bout-out is a word that have to be seen. wen a wicket goes, wen the batsmen is given out.then there is a short period of great activity happening in the match.

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b + out = if you are out of ur house then u have great shot lived activity..

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bout read it as ball out of the stadium for a six after that people have short period of great activity

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 Bowled out : after a bowled out in a MATCH there is SHORT BREAK

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bovine

Short Definition : cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm

Definition
(noun) any of various members of the genus Bos Definition
(adj) of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
Synonyms : bovid
Definition
(adj) dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
Example Sentence
  • showed a bovine apathy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bovine

basically this word is taken from BOV..means cow..and cow generally remains calm, placid..and dull

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bov(boy)+ine(ninesounds like boy nine..so a nine year boy is generally very innocent and placcid so cowlike....and they are generally very slowthinking...

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bovine sounds like divine. In India, Cow is considered to be divine, and related to God.

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For farmville players... remember we had that alien cow bovine 09... so bovine is cowlike and a cow is placid and dull

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bo=buffalo vine=divine thus,bovine=divine buffalo=cow=dull,placid

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BOWvine....an ox always bows to his farmer....

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BOVINE: BOO+VINE; a bad(boo)wine is a drink, which hardly has any effects on a drunkard, so its dull,light,placid;

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Bovine = Bovi + ne; ne always means clumsy awkward cow like dull person.

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bovine: bov in this word sounds like bull. Hence, bovine = bull : cow

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holy cow..u showed me bove...y dis kolaveri!!! lol

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bowdlerize

Short Definition : expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler

Definition
(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Example Sentence
  • bowdlerize a novel
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bowdlerize

Word Root - Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who censored and published Shakespeare's writings for family reading.

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note 'bow' sound in it.. relate it to your dog. Imagine, you are recording a tape. your dog barked twice or thrice in between.. you will edit and omit it because its indelicate

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BORDERLIZE by BULLDOZERIZE (removie indelicate or extra parts)

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bowdlerize it's ending sounds like re-size.make it shorten

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you modified your bowling style and bowled or omit the batsman out of the game.

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bowdlerize = bawdy + 'del'erize i.e delete and edit all the bawdy (obscene) parts

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Sounds like 'Bulldozer' which is used to remove unwanted parts.

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brackish

Short Definition : somewhat saline

Definition
(adj) distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
Example Sentence
  • a thin brackish gruel
Definition
(adj) slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
Synonyms : briny
Example Sentence
  • a brackish lagoon
  • the briny deep
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for brackish

Bra + Kiss;suppose u r kissing under the bra which were wet with sweat..so they taste salty...:) :P :P

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brack(take it as a name)+ fish lives in salty water....

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Brackish = 'Whalck'(vomiting sound) + ish .. u vomit when u have something distasteful of unpleasant or something that is too salty.

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brag

Short Definition : boast

Definition
(noun) an instance of boastful talk
Example Sentence
  • his brag is worse than his fight
  • whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
Definition
(verb) show off Definition
(adj) exceptionally good
Synonyms : boss
Example Sentence
  • a boss hand at carpentry
  • his brag cornfield
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for brag

If you want the bra removed, you have to boast and flirt the girl.

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some try to drag the attention by BRAGging, talking too much of themselves.

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