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knead

Short Definition : mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough

Definition
(verb) make uniform
Synonyms : work
Example Sentence
  • knead dough
  • work the clay until it is soft
Definition
(verb) manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
Synonyms : massage rub down
Example Sentence
  • She rubbed down her child with a sponge
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for knead

knead = k-nead(need)...what do you need? ..food? Then you will have to mix the dough

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Knit- similar to knit, but knit is used of fabric.

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knead= to make a cake u need dough hence knead=dough

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knead = kn for karnataka reading (ead) industry is mixing of several courses other than engineering.

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we will need to knead the bread dough.

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kneel

Short Definition : go down on one's knee(s)

Definition
(noun) supporting yourself on your knees
Synonyms : kneeling
Definition
(verb) rest one's weight on one's knees
Example Sentence
  • In church you have to kneel during parts of the service
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for kneel

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Kneel (go down on your knees) karte karte mere ghutnon (knees) mein NEEL pad gaye.

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kneel = katrina (k) neel down in front of salman for her mistake for mixing up with sharuk.

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knell

Short Definition : tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.

Definition
(noun) the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something Definition
(verb) ring as in announcing death Definition
(verb) make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
Synonyms : ring
Example Sentence
  • Ring the bells
  • My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for knell

knell== k + (hell+bell) === when u die u wil be in hell... so knell means tolling of a bell to indicate funeral

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Knell the Bell to indicate Hell.

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when andrew nel(of south africa) comes ganguly thinks that today his death bell has been rung... uski fast bowlers se fat-ti hai

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KNELL the BELL... ring a bell to give an alarm or signal.

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Nell is a grain which is generally said as Nell Mani. Mani is bell.

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Knell of the bell sends his ass to hell!!!

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knell....kali(black)+bell....so kali bell tolls especially to indicate funeral, disaster, etc.

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Knell...funeral di bell

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knit

Short Definition : contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.

Definition
(noun) a fabric made by knitting Definition
(noun) a basic knitting stitch Definition
(noun) needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
Synonyms : knitting knitwork
Definition
(verb) make (textiles) by knitting
Example Sentence
  • knit a scarf
Definition
(verb) tie or link together
Synonyms : entwine
Definition
(verb) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
Example Sentence
  • She puckered her lips
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for knit

She wanted everything neat and when it wasnt she would knit her eyebrows in anger!!

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knit = kn + IT; Information Technology in karnataka grow up many company together.

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KNIT- in NIT (national institute of technologies)students grow together.

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its like KIT

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knoll

Short Definition : little round hill; hillock

Definition
(noun) a small natural hill
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for knoll

knoll: kno(know)+ll(all).so if u know everything u will feel as u r top, ur on a hill

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KNOLL= KNOT + HILL, i.e-- its like a knot on a thread.... which is like a small aberration on the thread.. implying a small hill on the land

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here k is silent so read it as -- KNOting+HILL

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it can be spit into no + owl ; in hilly areas due to coldness there will be no owls there.

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imagine ureself rolling from a small hillock

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bangalis say nal(=tap) as knoll. imagine a bengali bala (eg bipasha basu) on a hillock fetching water in a pitcher...typical old hindi movie scene

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Nalappatta murganalaye mudila. Imagine muigan on palani. Palani is a hillock.

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knoll - roll - rock and roll - rock - hillrock

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Knoll(Knot+Roll)- In order to roll on a round hill a knot should be tied to u

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knoll = kn + roll; Karnataka has many roll in its way.

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knotty

Short Definition : intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot

Definition
(adj) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Example Sentence
  • a baffling problem
  • I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
  • a problematic situation at home
Definition
(adj) used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
Example Sentence
  • gnarled and knotted hands
  • a knobbed stick
Definition
(adj) highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Example Sentence
  • the Byzantine tax structure
  • Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship
  • convoluted legal language
  • convoluted reasoning
  • the plot was too involved
  • a knotty problem
  • got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering
  • Oh, what a tangled web we weave
  • tortuous legal procedures
  • tortuous negotiations lasting for months
Definition
(adj) tangled in knots or snarls
Synonyms : snarled snarly
Example Sentence
  • a mass of knotted string
  • snarled thread
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for knotty

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knotty- with lots of knots -difficult to disentangle, difficult to manage.

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k+notty(naughty)..naughty childrens are difficult to manage.

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a NAUGHTY KNOT cannot be opened easily..

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knotty = k + not + ty; Katrina not try another time she is complex.

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knotty = kn + ot; Karnataka over time labor demands more than any other place.

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kudos

Short Definition : honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement

Definition
(noun) an expression of approval and commendation
Example Sentence
  • he always appreciated praise for his work
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for kudos

KUDO(to jump in Hindi). one JUMPS with joy on recieving an HONOUR.

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sounds lik judo..so when u win win in judo ull be "honoured" with k-belt(like black belt in karate).

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kud means small + os ( operating system); small operating system is always praise worhty & surely approval and commendation.

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labile

Short Definition : likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability

Definition
(adj) (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown Definition
(adj) liable to change
Example Sentence
  • an emotionally labile person
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for labile

LABILE ...read it as "liable" to change,i.e UNSTABLE

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Label (prize tag) changes when prize increases.

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LABILE is something LIABLE TO CHANGE

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lab+oil...we have to keep oil(petrol,kerosene) in a lab coz it's unstable

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Labile ~ Lab-like, some thing to make innovation, change

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laa bile...consider a person suffering from bile. people tell him "things will change, hosla rakho"

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liable changed to labile ... hence it is labile or simply liable to change ...

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liable changed to labile ... hence all are labile or liable to change

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le abhi le (i.e. to change immediate)

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labile sounds like bible which one change many times; so unstable

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rhymes with mobile which means change

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Its Sounds like "Jabile" means moon in telugu dat is always change

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laborious

Short Definition : demanding much work or care; tedious

Definition
(adj) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Example Sentence
  • worked their arduous way up the mining valley
  • a grueling campaign
  • hard labor
  • heavy work
  • heavy going
  • spent many laborious hours on the project
  • set a punishing pace
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for laborious

laborious (labour -hard working) labour percentage is more in industry so-----hard working and industrious

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science labs demand much work and is a tedius job to take care of them

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labyrinth

Short Definition : maze

Definition
(noun) complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
Synonyms : maze
Definition
(noun) a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
Synonyms : inner ear internal ear
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for labyrinth

Break this word as LAB+YRIN(wiring)+'n'th. Generally in maths we use 1,2,3,4,...nth term. So statement is "There are so many(n)wires in the LAB which leads to complexion.--> which is the meaning.

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in that LAB the way is not straight like margins in RIN soap but complex like jalebi

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lab+yrin(wiring)—its is complicated network of paths kind of MAZE

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labyrinth > lady + rin > A lady so desperate 2 find rin in a supermarket, she finds d huge supermarket like a 'maze'!

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laby+r+in+th— it’s a kind of a MAZE(complicated network of paths) to handle a BABY(LABY) when its IN the house

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sounds like (LABOUR+'n'TH)a path which requires much(n times) the normal LABOUR to get through

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Forensic lab should be in labyrinth way especially in INDIA.....bcs scoundrel try to use RIN to remove confidential data.

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LAB mein dekha ki RIN mein kitne complex molecules hote hain, poora janjaal hota hai

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Since you were finding the clothes to be so complex to wash that felt like you were in a Maze. You bro helped "Le Bhai Rin" (Take this Rin)to get out of this Labyrinth !

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labyrinth - sounds like lady-ring. Focus on a lady spider in its web... whick is like a maze of ring-like shapes!

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Library and lab in the labyrinth of streets.

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dexters lab was a maze,, it ws difficult to find Didi

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LABYRINTH = lab + yr inth;

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