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avuncular

Short Definition : of or like an uncle

Definition
(adj) resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence Definition
(adj) being or relating to an uncle
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for avuncular

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split the word like av + UNCUL(UNCLE) + AR...SO related to an uncle or suitable to an uncle..avUNCULar..uncle.

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awe

Short Definition : solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome

Definition
(noun) an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
Example Sentence
  • he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe
Definition
(noun) a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
Example Sentence
  • the fear of God
  • the Chinese reverence for the dead
  • the French treat food with gentle reverence
  • his respect for the law bordered on veneration
Definition
(verb) inspire awe in
Example Sentence
  • The famous professor awed the undergraduates
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for awe

ill just say 1 word.. this site is Awe-some

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when surprised with a feelin of wonder n fear..we tend to say 'w'hao!! A'w'e

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when surprised with a feelin of wonder n fear..we tend to say 'w'hao!! A'w'e

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awe pronunce like ( oh) .people are being impressed by his performance and saying oh

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awful

Short Definition : terrible; very bad

Definition
(adj) exceptionally bad or displeasing
Example Sentence
  • atrocious taste
  • abominable workmanship
  • an awful voice
  • dreadful manners
  • a painful performance
  • terrible handwriting
  • an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
Definition
(adj) causing fear or dread or terror
Example Sentence
  • the awful war
  • an awful risk
  • dire news
  • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
  • the dread presence of the headmaster
  • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
  • a dreadful storm
  • a fearful howling
  • horrendous explosions shook the city
  • a terrible curse
Definition
(adj) offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Synonyms : nasty
Example Sentence
  • in a nasty mood
  • a nasty accident
  • a nasty shock
  • a nasty smell
  • a nasty trick to pull
  • Will he say nasty things at my funeral?
Definition
(adj) inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
Synonyms : awed
Example Sentence
  • awed by the silence
  • awful worshippers with bowed heads
Definition
(adj) extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
Example Sentence
  • in a frightful hurry
  • spent a frightful amount of money
Definition
(adj) inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
Example Sentence
  • New York is an amazing city
  • the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
  • the awesome complexity of the universe
  • this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath
  • Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
Definition
(adv) used as intensifiers
Example Sentence
  • terribly interesting
  • I'm awful sorry
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aw(an exclamation used to express something which you don't consider good,or you disapprove of something)+ful.............and something which is full of aw is always very bad.

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awl

Short Definition : pointed tool used for piercing

Definition
(noun) a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for awl

awl sounds like hole......and to make a hole in the leather we need a sharp and pointed tool which can pierce through it....hence we need an awl for this

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we make a hole on the wal(awl) with an awl which is awry.

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awl rhymes with owl, only owls(stupid person) go for piercing..

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Getting piercings is awl the rage right now.

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awry

Short Definition : distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry.

Definition
(adj) turned or twisted toward one side
Example Sentence
  • a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry
  • his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
Definition
(adj) not functioning properly
Synonyms : amiss haywire wrong
Example Sentence
  • something is amiss
  • has gone completely haywire
  • something is wrong with the engine
Definition
(adv) away from the correct or expected course
Synonyms : amiss
Example Sentence
  • something has gone awry in our plans
  • something went badly amiss in the preparations
Definition
(adv) turned or twisted to one side
Synonyms : askew skew-whiff
Example Sentence
  • rugs lying askew
  • with his necktie twisted awry
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for awry

awry sounds like "a + vary(variation)" i.e, 'a variation from the expected way or position(turned or twisted to one side)'

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this mnemonic is in hindi....awry sounds like a cutting tool in hindi "aarii"which is bent and somewhat distorted in shape

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AWRY sounds like AREY! in telugu . When do we call someone angrily AREY! .. When he doing something crooked, distorted .. !

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awry=a + wry(worry).If we done something crooked and distorted we feel worry about the consequences.

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just replace the 3rd letter "R" with "A"..then it will become "away"...

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we make a hole on the wal(awl) with an awl which is awry

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A(not)-WRY(worry).If v are not worried about a particular thing,then we are away from that particular matter.

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ARI gold from the HBO series Entourage was very awry (crooked) in his ways

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SEUNDS LIKE AWARE.... BE AWARE OF AWRY(CROOKED OR BAD) PEOPLE

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Remember Mechanical labs ? we were supposed to cut weld metal. dunno abt ure class but coz of the awry(aari aari aari harippa) my whole class went completely wrong during cutting of metal

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awara aree plans kuthe hi chalalate

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awry sounds like "a + wry(worry)" i.e, 'a variation from the expected way or position(turned or twisted to one side)' will cause u to worry..

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awry: pronounced as aarae.relate it as aadhae(2 and half),which is not a STRAIGHT number.SO it is distorted/crooked

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axiom

Short Definition : self-evident truth requiring no proof

Definition
(noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Synonyms : maxim
Definition
(noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
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Ax +i+om - when the axe is on me I will tell the truth. This is surely evident.

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Axiom is a rule or principle that most people believe to be true( /universally recognized)... See "om" in Axiom which is universally believed

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azure

Short Definition : sky blue

Definition
(noun) a light shade of blue Definition
(verb) color azure
Example Sentence
  • Morning azured the village
Definition
(adj) of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky
Example Sentence
  • October's bright blue weather
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for azure

like azharuddin.... captain of indian cricket team....used to wear a blue shirt n pant.... men in blue .

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azure (sounds like aajgar......categorised under reptiles(snake...type)........if bites someone.....we could see that srounding area of skin where the aajgar has biten... turns blue in colour

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for those who follow footbal! . . italians are called "the AZZURI'S" n they wear blue!... so.. azure=blue

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sounds simillar to azo..which is dye used to colour clothes..........derived from azo compounds...this dye is available in blue from also

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azure sounds like azher who was involved in blue films scam.

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Azure--- A=Aishwarya Bacchan queen of blue eyes. and azo=dye/colour.

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sound lyk azher...who was captain of man in the blue

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blue form or colour

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babble

Short Definition : chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.

Definition
(noun) gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Synonyms : babbling lallation
Definition
(verb) utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
Example Sentence
  • The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention
Definition
(verb) to talk foolishly
Example Sentence
  • The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
Definition
(verb) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
Example Sentence
  • babbling brooks
Definition
(verb) divulge confidential information or secrets
Example Sentence
  • Be careful--his secretary talks
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for babble

babble = bab - ble bla bla bla ( ble) which means to chatter foolishly

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babble sounds like blabber(Speak (about unimportant matters)).so bla bla bla

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imagine a babby in bathtub playing with bubbles and saying Bla Bla Blabble....

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babble ~ ba bb bl; just imagine a baby saying Ba ba ba ba .. (making meaningless sounds)

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BE BOL

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babble = babe always do bla bla mean womens are talking continuously

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Sounds like mother asking his boy baba bol(talk) then the little boy spelling the words which are confusing to understand.

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bacchanal

Short Definition : noisy party with a lot of drinking

Definition
(noun) someone who engages in drinking bouts Definition
(noun) a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
Synonyms : bacchant
Definition
(noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Definition
(adj) used of riotously drunken merrymaking
Example Sentence
  • a night of bacchanalian revelry
  • carousing bands of drunken soldiers
  • orgiastic festivity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bacchanal

Bachchan acted well in movie SHARABI -hope it helps

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bachelors + all. if many bachelors (college hostel) join they will have a party with drinks. so warden shouting at them for creating noise. bacchanal = bachelors party= drinking and making noise

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Baccha(Child)+nal(noise). in punjabi, baccha nal noise karnde hai drinking party which.

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it seems like bachhalan (charater less fellow) and we can imagine as he is an drunken fellow....

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bac-chanal- this reminds us of a pub cald back(ward) channel.Pub is a place ,where music and lots of noise is made.

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Bacchaus is Roman God, is happy with dance and drink and forbidden sex in the back. Bacch+anal

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bacha pi k nali me gir gaya..

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Imagine: a BACHelor party in Amsterdam. It was quite a BASH. The groom got drunk and fell into a CANAL.

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bacchanalia

Short Definition : the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus

Definition
(noun) an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
Synonyms : dionysia
Definition
(noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bacchanalia

Bachalan(characterless) log hamesha daaru pee ke party karte hain-toshitrules

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bacchan the bewada alia mean.. party karayega hi daru ki

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