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hackles

Short Definition : hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise

Definition
(noun) a feeling of anger and animosity
Synonyms : dander
Example Sentence
  • having one's hackles or dander up
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hackles

hackles rhymes with jackals..they have hair on their back and neck and are very aggressive, filled with anger..

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the site is hackles,the hacker is getting anger.

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Jackal who is actually a computer hacker

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hackneyed

Short Definition : commonplace; trite

Definition
(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Example Sentence
  • bromidic sermons
  • his remarks were trite and commonplace
  • hackneyed phrases
  • a stock answer
  • repeating threadbare jokes
  • parroting some timeworn axiom
  • the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hackneyed

concentrate on hack !!! once a hacker is ALWAYS a hacker.. he overuses his techniques.

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when a software is hacked, it becomes hackneyed because then all people are able to use that program without paying for

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Think hack-knee which is what happens to athletes after many years of practice. Their knees go out

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hackneyed:hacking the knee problems of elders has become a common thing for doctors...

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Hacking of personal info occurs if censored web sites are overused/ visited too often.

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New hacks become old very soon.

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Hack+neyed .once an executioner hacks a person he has to continue hacking for the rest of his life as he will become socially unacceptable

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horror movie cliche; stale, unoriginal: a blonde cheerleader is HACKed at the kNEYs by the social outcast psychokiller.

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haggard

Short Definition : wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners

Definition
(noun) British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925) Definition
(adj) showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Synonyms : careworn drawn raddled worn
Example Sentence
  • looking careworn as she bent over her mending
  • her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness
  • that raddled but still noble face
  • shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face
Definition
(adj) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example Sentence
  • emaciated bony hands
  • a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
  • eyes were haggard and cavernous
  • small pinched faces
  • kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
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Hagrid, a character from Harry Potter is very huge HEALTHY and gigantic..haggard is the opposite of it..gaunt i.e very thin..

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"Hago" means to shit or go to toilet for throwing stool. A haggard suffers from disentry (always go to toilet) so gaunt, worn out and thin. May God save him!

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mathew hoggard is an effective bowler despite his haggard (or)gaunt appearance

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hug the guard (looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes)

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a laggard(lazy) person always haggards(wastes) time

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HAGGARD = hag + gar + d; The room is wasted due to toilet.

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haggle

Short Definition : argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)

Definition
(noun) an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) Definition
(verb) wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
Synonyms : chaffer higgle huckster
Example Sentence
  • Let's not haggle over a few dollars
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for haggle

haggle-> Hey + girl, what`s ur price.Girl ->Rs 5000. Thoda kam karo na..

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aggle bar aathe thoda price kam karoo ie to argue about price

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If you go to the market and sth u need is found hi-priced, you feel like to go to the toilet ('haga dhora','হাগা ধরা' in Bengali) :). So haggle means to bargain on price.

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me : how much for the book? shopkeaper(sk) : 200 rs me : rate kam kar sk: haggle(hagg ley)

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Public toilet gulate hagte gele 5-10tk ney ajkal so of course you may argue.

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how much to hug a girl

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haagle mutale tarr paise padat nahit tyatun.. tarr kahi pann ghetana thoda wichar karaicha.. thoda bargaining karaichi..

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HAGGLE = ha (yes) + gg (you) +le (take); After bargaining shopkeeper told you to take this item with that price.

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hail

Short Definition : frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail

Definition
(noun) precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents Definition
(noun) many objects thrown forcefully through the air
Example Sentence
  • a hail of pebbles
  • a hail of bullets
Definition
(noun) enthusiastic greeting Definition
(verb) praise vociferously
Synonyms : acclaim herald
Example Sentence
  • The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
Definition
(verb) be a native of
Synonyms : come
Example Sentence
  • She hails from Kalamazoo
Definition
(verb) call for
Example Sentence
  • hail a cab
Definition
(verb) greet enthusiastically or joyfully
Synonyms : herald
Definition
(verb) precipitate as small ice particles
Example Sentence
  • It hailed for an hour
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Remember the movi "Mr. India" People say "hail Mogambo"

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hail in this word remember hai which means greeting

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hail - hai rain is like a frozen nail.

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halcyon

Short Definition : calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days

Definition
(noun) (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
Synonyms : alcyone
Definition
(noun) a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
Synonyms : genus halcyon
Definition
(noun) a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves Definition
(adj) idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
Example Sentence
  • a halcyon atmosphere
Definition
(adj) marked by peace and prosperity
Synonyms : golden prosperous
Example Sentence
  • a golden era
  • the halcyon days of the clipper trade
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for halcyon

halycon can be considered as opposite of cyclone...just imagine a cyclone...you will understand what I mean

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halcyon sounds like "halka"...in hindi this word is used 4 "soothing or peaceful"...like in song "halka-halka sa ye nasha"...

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HAL(solution)+CYON(kyon or why)...WHY we cannot find SOLUTION to kashmir issue in a CALM/PEACEFUL way

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HALcyOn = HAL can represent a HALO, which is symbolic of peace and harmony

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he was very tensed.I suggested him HALKA ho ke aa (go to the toilet),,He asked KYON??I replied u wud be CALM then.

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hal+cyon = hell kyun meaning hell kyun jaana hai when u r succesful and happy

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halcyon - It was calm and peaceful before the hall ac on

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halcyon: It comes close to sound like "alsi"+ian...alsi people are peaceful

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Remember 'hale' in 'hale and hearty'. Hale means strong and healthy. When you are hale it is calm and peaceful. Remember ,'hale' and you can remember the meaning of halcyon.

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(reading) HALL cyon means reading hall jaisa calm,peaceful....

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halcyon sounds like HULk.In that movie the hero trys to bring Peace for da world

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halcyon..sounds like ceylon,once peaceful peaceful lanka is now devoid of it due to terrorism

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imagine as ,a wild bird taking u to in its beek to make u see hell.

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war ka hal kyon chahiey?? for peace

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It was peaceful on Caprica before some genius from hell created the Cylons. Before the Cylons Caprica was halcyon.

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hal:word similar to hell, cyon: prounounced seon: so like seal,so if we seal the hell,peaceful,serenity,calmness is found

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like Falcon which reminds of the bird who is peaceful

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hale

Short Definition : healthy

Definition
(noun) a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
Synonyms : nathan hale
Definition
(noun) United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
Synonyms : george ellery hale
Definition
(noun) prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
Synonyms : edward everett hale
Definition
(verb) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
Example Sentence
  • She forced him to take a job in the city
  • He squeezed her for information
Definition
(verb) draw slowly or heavily
Synonyms : cart drag haul
Example Sentence
  • haul stones
  • haul nets
Definition
(adj) exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
Synonyms : whole
Example Sentence
  • hale and hearty
  • whole in mind and body
  • a whole person again
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hale

You may have often heard people saying "hale and hearty" i.e, in very good health, well and strong.

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HALE : HEAL

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hale sounds like well....so are you well..are you healthy???

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its like HALEEM IF U EAT HALEEM U WILL BE HEALTHY

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halfhearted

Short Definition : exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm

Definition
(adj) feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
Example Sentence
  • a halfhearted effort
  • gave only lukewarm support to the candidate
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for halfhearted

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half+heart..so doing a work without involving your heart...without interest..

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hallowed

Short Definition : blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy

Definition
(adj) worthy of religious veneration
Synonyms : sacred
Example Sentence
  • the sacred name of Jesus
  • Jerusalem's hallowed soil
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"Halo"wed....Put a "halo" over something - Halo belongs to angels!

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Hallowed place is consecrated, because god himself has said "hello" to the people of that place.

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Everyone of you may have said the prayers in school that starts with "hallowed be thy name, thou kingdom come..i.e..blessed,sacred is your name..

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Hallowed would make you remember the hindi movie "Hello" in whick Katrina Kaif was GOD ....

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Hallowed: rememeber highy allowed. Highly allowed places are sacred places and good places.

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halloween is the festival in which consecration and blessing of people

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halloween is related to witches and bad spirits. So remember hallowed as opposite of halloween i.e., something blessed or consecrated

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Deathly HALLOW in harry potter was sacred too

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In halloween festival people used to get blessing and mercy of god after chasing the evil

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"Halo"wed....Put a "halo" over something - Halo belongs to angels! or The rich charitable person hallowed(blessed) upon the poor children and distributed books for their education..

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hallowed = halo + allowed. I.e. allowed with high veneration.

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hallucination

Short Definition : delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory

Definition
(noun) illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder Definition
(noun) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
Synonyms : delusion
Example Sentence
  • he has delusions of competence
  • his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
Definition
(noun) an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode
Example Sentence
  • he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hallucination

Concentrate on 'LLU' which is a part of 'iLLUsion'

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brahmanandam in aarya 2 says hallucination i.e,brama

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