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gullible

Short Definition : easily deceived

Definition
(adj) naive and easily deceived or tricked
Synonyms : fleeceable green
Example Sentence
  • at that early age she had been gullible and in love
Definition
(adj) easily tricked because of being too trusting
Example Sentence
  • gullible tourists taken in by the shell game
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gullible

Gullible = Gull + ible = girl/galli + able A girl who is able to be tricked or deceived easily.

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gali = street (in hindi).. street people like slum can be easily deceived (although the other way is also true)

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Gullible: Gul(Girl)+Li(Lie)+Ble(Believe) so girls believe the boys those to lie,since they can decept easily,so thet are GulLiBle,credulous,innocent,trusting,.....

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Gulli mein ghumne wale log...they are GULLIBLE as the don't know anything from the world and they can be easily tricked......

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Gulli mein ghumne wale log...they are GULLIBLE as the don't know anything from the world and they can be easily tricked......

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chris gayle is a guile cricketer... gullible is a bowler WHO IS DECEIVED EASILY by gayle...

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Gullible = gullu name type ppl are always innocent.

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Ghoul is standing in mud. He farts and it makes bubble. Other ghoul shouts that there is mud monster, both ghouls run away.

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gush

Short Definition : (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.

Definition
(noun) a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
Synonyms : flush outpouring
Example Sentence
  • he heard the flush of a toilet
  • there was a little gush of blood
  • she attacked him with an outpouring of words
Definition
(noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion Definition
(verb) gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
Synonyms : spirt spout spurt
Example Sentence
  • water gushed forth
Definition
(verb) praise enthusiastically
Synonyms : rave
Example Sentence
  • She raved about that new restaurant
Definition
(verb) issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
Synonyms : jet
Example Sentence
  • Water jetted forth
  • flames were jetting out of the building
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gush

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flush : water goes into a hole and gush : water goes out of a hole

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when we release water with great pressure from one end of a pipe it tends to gush out from other end.

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maybe it is like go in a rush = gush..., water gushes meaning it flows suddenly

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gust

Short Definition : strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster

Definition
(noun) a strong current of air
Synonyms : blast blow
Example Sentence
  • the tree was bent almost double by the gust
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gust

august = au+gust. august means mighty. august mein bahut tej baarish aur hawa chalti hai.

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august means mighty. gust is strong wind.

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gustatory

Short Definition : affecting or relating to the sense of taste

Definition
(adj) of or relating to gustation
Synonyms : gustative gustatorial
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gustatory

disgusting means tasteless.

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gustatory.. TASTy

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relate it to gusto..in mnemonic it says guests..so wen guests come u relate n your cookin is affected by their sense of taste..

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gus-TASTE-ory

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gusto

Short Definition : eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm

Definition
(noun) vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
Synonyms : relish zest zestfulness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gusto

GUSTo..gust..guest..you are filled with much enthusiasm while you eagerly wait for your guest to arrive.

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GUSTO can be split as g+US+to...rephrasing it yu get g(o)+to+US....so when yu goto US u'll havea gr8 enjoyment and life will be filled with enthusiasm

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gusto -> dosto(friends); we feel enjoyment and enthusiasm with our dosto(friens)

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sounds like "guest" who is always enthusiastic.

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gusty

Short Definition : windy

Definition
(adj) blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
Synonyms : puffy
Example Sentence
  • puffy off-shore winds
  • gusty winds
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gusty

gusty=dusty..so when the wind blows dust will form.

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gusty=guts i.e intestine..eat more you fart..pass out gas..connect it to windy!! :)

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gust+y => gust means mighty wind. So gusty means windy.

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guy

Short Definition : cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide

Definition
(noun) an informal term for a youth or man
Synonyms : bozo cat hombre
Example Sentence
  • a nice guy
  • the guy's only doing it for some doll
Definition
(noun) an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day Definition
(noun) a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) Definition
(verb) subject to laughter or ridicule
Example Sentence
  • The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
  • The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
  • His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
Definition
(verb) steady or support with a guy wire or cable
Example Sentence
  • The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for guy

You tie a COW (in hindi GUY) with a rope.

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women or girls are said to be emotional compared to guys.. Guy tend to brace them and steady their emotins..acting as cables for support..

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a movie named cable guy

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guy always braces girls. so he is a chain used for bracing.

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We tied a guy with the guy wire.

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gyroscope

Short Definition : apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.

Definition
(noun) rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
Synonyms : gyro
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gyroscope

gyro can be linked to "girna" [hindi word = to fall].. a gyroscope is used to prevent from falling, thereby maintaining balance.

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gy(cow) + row + scope >>> gys or cows are used for rowing big water drawers from wells, which were used in olden days and they moved within the scope of a wheel which is balanced over a pulley..

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gyro=gumna..to be lost..so acertain direction is gyroscope..

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