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sinecure

Short Definition : well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif

Definition
(noun) a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached Definition
(noun) an office that involves minimal duties
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sinecure

7 crores ... baithe baithe hi 7 crores mil jate ...

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all you have to do is SIgN papers and your job will be sECURE

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SIN+CURE....in order to cure(engulf) your sins you give crores of rupees in POLICE STATIONS and you are pardoned....hence police stations are SINECURES....

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the word can be broken into SINEC(soldier in hindi)+CURE....so soldiers will be working occasionally in fields ,so to cure a soldier demands little responsibility

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I'm assiduous. All I need is a "secure" job. It need not be "sinecure". I need not be "cynosure".

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bus SINE(signature)-HE-KAR aur enjoy the good salary just for little work

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the SIGN on the officeboard claims to CURE but in reality they DO NOTHING

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Hanging around the water cooler too often is a sure SINE one has a sinecure.

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The doctor comforts the patient saying "Relax! We will CURE ur SINUS instantly. It's nothing but a SINECURE (a duty that has absolutely no work/responsibility)."

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SINECURE doctor gives a SINE on a letter inorder to cure a person .... and gains lot of money without much efforts....

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sinewy

Short Definition : (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone

Definition
(adj) (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew Definition
(adj) consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
Synonyms : tendinous
Definition
(adj) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
Example Sentence
  • a hefty athlete
  • a muscular boxer
  • powerful arms
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sinewy

sounds like "sunny" deol who is muscular and strong.

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sounds like SIN WAVE, one period of sin wave looks like a strong bicept

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Have you ever seen biceps of a muscular man? How does they look? Don't they look like Sine Wave? Sinewy (Sine Wave Biceps) means Muscular.

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Like 'sine' in maths(trigonometry) - which was tough to understand at first

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Sinewy also sounds like Shiney - The maid rapist actor, apart from being evil he is also a Muscular guy. Sinewy means Muscular. :)

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SINEWY - very MANLY, BURLY, HUSKY - Somebody who is able-bodied, muscular, strong.

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sinewy - SINfully HEAVY, ewy sounds like heavy.

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SINEWY ~ SA + NI +CHEWY RHYMING WORDS ..

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singular

Short Definition : being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior

Definition
(noun) the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
Synonyms : singular form
Definition
(adj) unusual or striking
Synonyms : remarkable
Example Sentence
  • a remarkable sight
  • such poise is singular in one so young
Definition
(adj) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Example Sentence
  • a curious hybrid accent
  • her speech has a funny twang
  • they have some funny ideas about war
  • had an odd name
  • the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
  • something definitely queer about this town
  • what a rum fellow
  • singular behavior
Definition
(adj) being a single and separate person or thing
Example Sentence
  • can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?
  • every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind
Definition
(adj) composed of one member, set, or kind Definition
(adj) grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit Definition
(adj) the single one of its kind
Synonyms : unique
Example Sentence
  • a singular example
  • the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting
  • a unique copy of an ancient manuscript
  • certain types of problems have unique solutions
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for singular

anyone who is SINGULAR(single) in a crowd is UNIQUE AND ODD

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people with singular appearance remain singles

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SINGULAR and PARTICULAR which are rhyming words refer to something that is specific, individual or singled out from the others.

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sinister

Short Definition : evil; ominous

Definition
(adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example Sentence
  • a baleful look
  • forbidding thunderclouds
  • his tone became menacing
  • ominous rumblings of discontent
  • sinister storm clouds
  • a sinister smile
  • his threatening behavior
  • ugly black clouds
  • the situation became ugly
Definition
(adj) stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
Synonyms : black dark
Example Sentence
  • black deeds
  • a black lie
  • his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
  • Darth Vader of the dark side
  • a dark purpose
  • dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
  • the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him
Definition
(adj) on or starting from the wearer's left
Example Sentence
  • bar sinister
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sinister

SINISTER - let us break it into Hindi - SIN (GUNAH) + IS + TER = TARAH ... sin is tarrah bad gaye hain ke charoan aur evil he evil chha gayi hai.

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Sinister sounds like Monster. ~an evil monster

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SINISTER or an EVIL-DOER - suggesting that something evil or harmful is at hand.

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sin minister

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sin + sister.a person having a sinister sister

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Sinister- one who commits sins is EVIL and Wishes EVIL.

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sinuous

Short Definition : twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

Definition
(adj) curved or curving in and out
Synonyms : sinuate wiggly
Example Sentence
  • wiggly lines
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sinuous

Two things: 1. "sin()" uous - like a sine wave, twisting and winding <br> 2. "sin"uous - a person who commits sins (by being dishonest).

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SINuous...one who commits sins is NOT MORALLY HONEST

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sign "you and us" on the card and they will be really confused

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SINUOUS and TORTUOUS which are rhyming words refer to something that is full of twists and turns.

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siren

Short Definition : apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature

Definition
(noun) a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
Example Sentence
  • Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song
Definition
(noun) a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive Definition
(noun) a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound Definition
(noun) an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning Definition
(noun) eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for siren

used as she was a sex siren. other meaning-siren of police van,fire brigade,ambulence

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A SIREN, which is a shrill warning alarm, can cause a lot of COMMOTION among the people who are in or around the danger zone.

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skeptic

Short Definition : sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism

Definition
(noun) someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
Synonyms : doubter sceptic
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for skeptic

Skeptic-just remove 'K' -Septic-When a person is Wonded/Injured he always have doubt whether it is going to get septic or not. So he is doubtful.:)

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can not "kept" things

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break it as "skip for a tick"...tick means right answer..

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SKEPTIC or SKEPTICAL or UNCONVINCIBLE - someone who is doubtful and cannot be easily convinced.

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skeptic people usually were spectacles!

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skiff

Short Definition : small light sailboat or rowboat

Definition
(noun) any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for skiff

Skiff = Ship + Kid => small ship (boat in this case)

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reverse the words SKI+IFF to IF+SKI.. if you cant ski, go on a BOAT..:D

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SKIFFs SKIP on the water.

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A SKIFF is a FLOAT or RAFT.

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skim

Short Definition : read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid

Definition
(noun) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
Example Sentence
  • there was a thin skim of oil on the water
Definition
(noun) reading or glancing through quickly
Synonyms : skimming
Definition
(verb) travel on the surface of water
Synonyms : plane
Definition
(verb) move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
Synonyms : skim over
Definition
(verb) examine hastily
Example Sentence
  • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
Definition
(verb) cause to skip over a surface
Synonyms : skip skitter
Example Sentence
  • Skip a stone across the pond
Definition
(verb) coat (a liquid) with a layer Definition
(verb) remove from the surface
Synonyms : cream cream off skim off
Example Sentence
  • skim cream from the surface of milk
Definition
(verb) read superficially
Synonyms : skim over
Definition
(adj) used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
Synonyms : skimmed
Example Sentence
  • yogurt made with skim milk
  • she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for skim

SKIM to flit through quickly..to glide through or read quickly.

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skip

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swim over the syllabus

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skimp

Short Definition : provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly

Definition
(verb) work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Synonyms : scant
Definition
(verb) limit in quality or quantity
Synonyms : scant
Definition
(verb) subsist on a meager allowance
Synonyms : scrimp stint
Example Sentence
  • scratch and scrimp
Definition
(verb) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
Synonyms : scant stint
Example Sentence
  • sting with the allowance
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for skimp

skimp (less than required) clothes of kim sharma (bollywood actress)

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one who skips things (meals,etc...)

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a pimp provides women with less clothing. ie he provides scantily.

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People tend to skip meals when forced to skimp on necessities

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skimp = ski-p + m for money; skip money. Always a skinflint.

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skimp has kim, remember it as 'kum' [In Hindi thoda sa].

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if a whore skips a pimp then she has to live her life very economically

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