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warren

Short Definition : tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live

Definition
(noun) United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
Synonyms : robert penn warren
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(noun) United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)
Synonyms : earl warren
Definition
(noun) a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
Synonyms : rabbit warren
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(noun) an overcrowded residential area
Synonyms : rabbit warren
Definition
(noun) a colony of rabbits
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barren-- nobody lives in barren lands.. warren(habitat for rabbits), is the opposite of barren, and can be described as a populous region because rabbits live in multitudes.

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During WAR people RUN to refugee camps that are overcrowded living areas.

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WARREN BUFFET...the world's richest person.....when he goes anywhere,the place becomes densely populated

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WAR+ren(rain)--during AR and heavy RAIN time ..people choose to move to safer places and thus overcrowed the living area.

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Warren buffet deals with stock market where its always crowded

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barren lands--no body stays der. warren lan --people fight to stay der (war) and so its crowded

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[Warren], split as: either WAR or RAIN, 'throng of people' is moved to a secured place.

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you should know Estella Warren, (if you dont, google it) she resembles much to Rabbits! especially in playboy outfits

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wary

Short Definition : very cautious; watchful

Definition
(adj) marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
Example Sentence
  • they were wary in their movements
  • a wary glance at the black clouds
  • taught to be wary of strangers
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(adj) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for wary

Wary and worry sound the same... you become wary (cautious) if you have too many worries in life.

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WAtch out caRyfullY = WARY

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WARY = WAR+ARmY - in case of WAR ARmY has to be on alert.

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wary = chary

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be WARY = BEWARE = cautious (think of WARY as BEWARE, meaning CAUTIOUS)

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Don't worry too much, just be a little wary when you go into the street.

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wastrel

Short Definition : waster; profligate

Definition
(noun) someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
Synonyms : waster
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for wastrel

A wastrel is a person who wastes money on self-indulgence, is a profligate.

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WASTE+Re ( RUPEE )

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wast(waste)+rel(rail)...so a person who is throwing waste materials in a rail.

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wastrel: divide it into 2 parts,WASTE+REL ,so that it will imply that,the employs of RELiance has WASTEd all the capitals of the firm.It means that the employs of the RELiance are PROFLIGATE.

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waste reliance...wastrel....he was wasting money as he had got job in reliance

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Wastrel = waste + rel (relatives); waste relative means relatives are going to scattered or dissipated.

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wastrel is one who is going to waste in rail.

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waste relations,A wasteful or good-for-nothing person. -wastrel

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waver

Short Definition : move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing

Definition
(noun) someone who communicates by waving Definition
(noun) the act of pausing uncertainly
Example Sentence
  • there was a hesitation in his speech
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(noun) the act of moving back and forth
Synonyms : flicker flutter
Definition
(verb) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Synonyms : hesitate waffle
Example Sentence
  • Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
Definition
(verb) be unsure or weak
Synonyms : falter
Example Sentence
  • Their enthusiasm is faltering
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(verb) move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Synonyms : falter
Definition
(verb) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Synonyms : fluctuate vacillate
Example Sentence
  • the line on the monitor vacillated
Definition
(verb) move back and forth very rapidly
Example Sentence
  • the candle flickered
Definition
(verb) sway to and fro
Synonyms : weave
Definition
(verb) give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
Synonyms : quaver
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for waver

Like a sea WAVE going UP and DOWN in taking decision.

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Wave… Waver person waves to take a tough decision.

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Waver and quiver... waver is to become unsteady and quiver is to shake or vibrate. They both refer to a state of unsteadiness.

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waver---wave r...fluctuate

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wax

Short Definition : increase gradually (as the moon); grow

Definition
(noun) any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water Definition
(verb) cover with wax
Example Sentence
  • wax the car
Definition
(verb) go up or advance
Synonyms : climb mount rise
Example Sentence
  • Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Definition
(verb) increase in phase
Synonyms : full
Example Sentence
  • the moon is waxing
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If you go for WAXing( A technique to remove hair from your skin..usually ladies go for it) once..next time the hair growth on your skin INCREASES GRADUALLY...

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if you dont clean your ear canal on regular basis ,then the wax in your ear shall go on INCREASING/GROWING/ACCUMULATING..........;)

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Lapse is the opposite of wax, while wax refers to an increase in something, lapse refers to a decrease.

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Government always wax the tax

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waylay

Short Definition : ambush; lie in wait for and attack

Definition
(verb) wait in hiding to attack
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on the WAY robbers LAY wooden logs to stop you

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waylay(phaltu person in hindi)have no work so they attack peaple to loot them.

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one the WAY you LAY in and hide in the bushes to attack your enemy.

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animals dont LAY their eggs on the WAY coz someone can ATTCK them and hence they lay their eggs SECRETLY[behind bushes]

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way+lay... imagine a situation where an army LAYs its plan of attacking the militants on their WAY to their destination..

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waylay

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you lay on d way in dark to stop him and attack

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wean

Short Definition : accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean onese

Definition
(verb) gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
Synonyms : ablactate
Example Sentence
  • she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk
  • The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle
Definition
(verb) detach the affections of
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for wean

wean == mean--asking to give away what we like, milk from baby, etc.

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Wean sounds like Bean ( say SoyBEAN)-- milk is considered a good alternative to cow's milk, so you can wean away the baby from its mother's milk and feed it soya milk instead.

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VI-HEEN KAR DENA, that is to cause to leave

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snds like 'weep'-so baby started weeping wen they weaned her

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wean sounds like mean>>> woh itani mean hai ki woh dudh pite bacche ka bhi dudh chinn le... kulata..

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she is so mean ..usne bacche ko maa ka dudh nahi pine diya(wean)

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wean and ween sound same. ween means to think and wean means to deprive baby of mother's milk.wean has a->b. so wean is the baby one

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weary

Short Definition : tired after long work; V.

Definition
(verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
Example Sentence
  • We wore ourselves out on this hike
Definition
(verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Synonyms : fatigue jade pall tire
Example Sentence
  • I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
Definition
(adj) physically and mentally fatigued
Synonyms : aweary
Example Sentence
  • `aweary' is archaic
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for weary

After long work surely u will look for leaving formal DRESS(WEAR)

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Weary and Dreary...when you are weary (tired), everything seems dreary(gloomy).

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if you are told to wear same dress everyday then 1 day you wil get tired wearing it and ask "WEAR dis?? Y????"

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Wearing all safety dress made him tired after long work

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he is weary due to lot of worries.i.e. worries made him weary

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Sounds like SURGERY. After a surgery, you often feel very tired.

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weather

Short Definition : pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces

Definition
(noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
Example Sentence
  • they were hoping for good weather
  • every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
  • the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
Definition
(verb) face and withstand with courage
Synonyms : brave brave out endure
Example Sentence
  • She braved the elements
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(verb) cause to slope Definition
(verb) sail to the windward of Definition
(verb) change under the action or influence of the weather
Example Sentence
  • A weathered old hut
Definition
(adj) towards the side exposed to wind
Synonyms : upwind
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weather pertains to atmosphere and its effects and also weather refers to survive through a hard time

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Weather (climate) and temper (anger) have something in common, they are both unpredictable...can change as and when they want.

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weird

Short Definition : eerie; strange; unnatural

Definition
(noun) fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
Synonyms : wyrd
Definition
(adj) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Example Sentence
  • an eldritch screech
  • the three weird sisters
  • stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
  • an unearthly light
  • he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
Definition
(adj) strikingly odd or unusual
Example Sentence
  • some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow
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weir..sounds like wear..and if you wear torn and dirty clothes and go to office....people will give a very strange look at you.

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Weird and feared...most weird things are feared by everyone.

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we often say ;he is such a weirdo.weird place.

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sounds like beard..if gals have beard people look at them strangely..

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His bearded(weird) is strange, unnatural.

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