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dotage

Short Definition : senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage

Definition
(noun) mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
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DOT : Full stop, i.e the end... Thus Dotage is old age,near to death!

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Due to old age DOTS are not visible.

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When u hav weak memory ie in old age, u tak dosage(relate it with dotage);-)

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Dot.age Old Senile people cannot catch up with the dot.age(internet)

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do + age

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'Dot' after 60 years of 'age' you start to lose your brain!

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dot(e) age - when someone is senile they have reached they age where they require doting from others

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Do it at Age; self explanatory.

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In the dotted age we loss our mental ability

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dotage - in old age you dote on your grandchildren and act mad and child-like and senile. So it is 'dote''age' and also 'do old age'

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dote

Short Definition : be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline

Definition
(verb) be foolish or senile due to old age Definition
(verb) shower with love; show excessive affection for
Example Sentence
  • Grandmother dotes on her the twins
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when you go on a date what will u do u shower her/him with love ri8 so dote=shower with love

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no Mnemonic

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I am very fond of dotted dogs called dalmations

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dote = do + te, then give something if you are want to give something.

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he dotes her.. he needs to have an antidote.

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dour

Short Definition : sullen; gloomy; stubborn

Definition
(adj) stubbornly unyielding
Example Sentence
  • dogged persistence
  • dour determination
  • the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
  • a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it
  • men tenacious of opinion
Definition
(adj) harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
Synonyms : forbidding grim
Example Sentence
  • a dour, self-sacrificing life
  • a forbidding scowl
  • a grim man loving duty more than humanity
  • undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw
Definition
(adj) showing a brooding ill humor
Example Sentence
  • a dark scowl
  • the proverbially dour New England Puritan
  • a glum, hopeless shrug
  • he sat in moody silence
  • a morose and unsociable manner
  • a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
  • a sour temper
  • a sullen crowd
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dour

"Dour" looks like "sour." A person with a sour expression is clearly feeling very dour, that is, sullen and gloomy

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He is so 'rude' he shows me the door (rhymes with dour) everytime I come to talk.

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Dour can be pronounced as DOOR(i.e hard)->stubborn->determined

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DO UR when ur parents scold u DO UR HOMEWORK,,, u feel dour,,, gloomy and sullen

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DOUR sounds like TOUR Children stubbornly(unyieldingly) asks for going on Tour

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DOUR rhymes with BORE.(gloomy,sullen)

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People generally stay Dooor (Distant in Hindi) from gloomy people.

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dour - a sour dog is nothing but a dour

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do it for sure

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dour~door :a person keeps lookin at d door wen he is bored in d lec..

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douse

Short Definition : plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse

Definition
(verb) put out, as of a candle or a light
Synonyms : put out
Example Sentence
  • Douse the lights
Definition
(verb) wet thoroughly
Synonyms : dowse
Definition
(verb) dip into a liquid
Synonyms : dip duck
Example Sentence
  • He dipped into the pool
Definition
(verb) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Synonyms : dip dunk plunge souse
Example Sentence
  • dip the garment into the cleaning solution
  • dip the brush into the paint
Definition
(verb) lower quickly
Example Sentence
  • douse a sail
Definition
(verb) slacken
Synonyms : dowse
Example Sentence
  • douse a rope
Definition
(verb) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Synonyms : dowse drench soak sop souse
Example Sentence
  • souse water on his hot face
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for douse

when u r drowsy, u throw water on ur face

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In The blOUSE sth...gets WET after washing.

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Dont play with WATER in d HOUSE u'll DOUSE yourself(drench,wet)

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Douse rhymes with Down- so to put something down - like put fire down by pouring liquid over it

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douse=do+use....do use water or get drenched..do use co2 to extinguish fire :-)

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bipasha bashu got doused in her many cinemas :-p

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Douse: Do Use plenty of water daily....

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DOUSE like DOUT, which rhymes with "do out" (extinguish).

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dowdy

Short Definition : untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman

Definition
(noun) British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) Definition
(noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
Synonyms : pandowdy
Definition
(adj) lacking in smartness or taste
Example Sentence
  • a dowdy grey outfit
  • a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room
Definition
(adj) primly out of date
Synonyms : frumpish frumpy
Example Sentence
  • nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dowdy

a ROWDY person is DOWDY

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DOWDY somewhat sounds like DOWRY-a person who gets DOWRY is untidy

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sounds like howdy....cowboys says that and they are untidy

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Dowdy sounds like Daadi (granny)- not well versed with today's fashion, out of date therefore

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Dowdy sounds like doubt. So I doubt that the person who wears dowdy clothing is very up to date with fashion.

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Al DOWDY and Princess Diana.. Think of them, Dowdy was probably a very dirty guy, never changed his Underwear he he so Diana found that sexy.

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daddy always scolds because we live an untidy life

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you wont say howdy to a dowdy girl

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downcast

Short Definition : disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward

Definition
(noun) a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine Definition
(adj) directed downward
Example Sentence
  • a downcast glance
Definition
(adj) filled with melancholy and despondency
Example Sentence
  • gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
  • gloomy predictions
  • a gloomy silence
  • took a grim view of the economy
  • the darkening mood
  • lonely and blue in a strange city
  • depressed by the loss of his job
  • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
  • downcast after his defeat
  • feeling discouraged and downhearted
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for downcast

Downcast = Down + Cast; if a man is from low 'caste', he will remain sad among high caste people.

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CAST means actors and crew in a movie ,imagine u r an actor but in the movie u r not given chance to ACT so ur down and so ur DISCOURAGED

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dowry

Short Definition : money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage

Definition
(noun) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
Synonyms : dower dowery portion
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dowse

Short Definition : use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals

Definition
(noun) searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
Synonyms : dowsing rhabdomancy
Definition
(verb) wet thoroughly
Synonyms : douse
Definition
(verb) use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal Definition
(verb) slacken
Synonyms : douse
Example Sentence
  • douse a rope
Definition
(verb) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Synonyms : douse drench soak sop souse
Example Sentence
  • souse water on his hot face
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DOWn SEa :used for searching down sea

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dowse, or (Doves) live in water and they wet thoroughly

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doze

Short Definition : sleep lightly; nap

Definition
(noun) a light fitful sleep
Synonyms : drowse
Definition
(verb) sleep lightly or for a short period of time
Synonyms : drowse snooze
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for doze

Relate "doze" with "dozen" means 12 :- if u eat dozen bananas , u will get slight asleep due to overeating.

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Snooze.

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drab

Short Definition : dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life

Definition
(noun) a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
Synonyms : olive drab
Definition
(adj) lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
Synonyms : dreary
Example Sentence
  • her drab personality
  • life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
  • a series of dreary dinner parties
Definition
(adj) lacking brightness or color; dull
Synonyms : sober somber sombre
Example Sentence
  • drab faded curtains
  • sober Puritan grey
  • children in somber brown clothes
Definition
(adj) of a light brownish green color
Synonyms : olive-drab
Definition
(adj) causing dejection
Example Sentence
  • a blue day
  • the dark days of the war
  • a week of rainy depressing weather
  • a disconsolate winter landscape
  • the first dismal dispiriting days of November
  • a dark gloomy day
  • grim rainy weather
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for drab

rhymes with crab, which is a dull creature.

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With out RAB(love) life is dull remnant of the movie" Rab Ne Bana Di jodi"

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Sounds like drag, if a movie is dragged unnecessarily it becomez boring or dull

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drab - sounds close 2 dara(in hindi.. 2 make sme1 fear) so darane ke liye u switch off lights ,becomes dull n lacking colors! :D

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sounds like "drav" means "pani"..water.. which is "lacking in color" and wen it is in form of tears it shows dat u r "cheeerless'...

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dra , dara hua lookin pale or dull or laking colors on her/his face.. so kisi ko mat darao aur wo bhi B dikha ke.. :D

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drab is DReary and is the opposite of FAB (common abbreviation for Fabulous).

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dr+ab—as DOCTOR AB(a person) docators are usually said to be nerdy, BORING, LACKING BRIGHTNESS(NO OFFENSE TO DOCTORS)

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