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shackle

Short Definition : chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.

Definition
(noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Synonyms : bond hamper trammel
Definition
(noun) a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar Definition
(verb) bind the arms of
Synonyms : pinion
Definition
(verb) restrain with fetters
Synonyms : fetter
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for shackle

S(shahid)-HACKLE...in movie kaminey..Shahid (HACKLE wala character) ko galti se police HATHKADI(chain) pehna kar jail mein kaid kar deti hai....

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visualise shakaal chained in shackels

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shackle - buckle the ankles from shaking.

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rhymes with ankle and is used to chain ankles.

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SHACKLE and MANACLE which are rhyming words refer to fetters or chains for the wrists and ankles to restrain prisoners from escaping.

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shake+le(ss)=cannot move as he is chained down

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BEWARE FROM SHAM UNIVERSITIES IN US AS THEY DEPORT STUDENTS WITH SHACKLES ....

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shade

Short Definition : slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey

Definition
(noun) relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
Synonyms : shadiness shadowiness
Example Sentence
  • it is much cooler in the shade
  • there's too much shadiness to take good photographs
Definition
(noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Synonyms : tincture tint tone
Example Sentence
  • after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
Definition
(noun) protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
Example Sentence
  • they used umbrellas as shades
  • as the sun moved he readjusted the shade
Definition
(noun) a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Example Sentence
  • without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
  • don't argue about shades of meaning
Definition
(noun) a position of relative inferiority
Example Sentence
  • an achievement that puts everything else in the shade
  • his brother's success left him in the shade
Definition
(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference
Synonyms : tad
Example Sentence
  • a tad too expensive
  • not a tad of difference
  • the new model is a shade better than the old one
Definition
(noun) a mental representation of some haunting experience
Example Sentence
  • he looked like he had seen a ghost
  • it aroused specters from his past
Definition
(noun) a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) Definition
(verb) cast a shadow over
Synonyms : shade off shadow
Definition
(verb) represent the effect of shade or shadow on
Synonyms : fill in
Definition
(verb) protect from light, heat, or view
Example Sentence
  • Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight
Definition
(verb) vary slightly
Example Sentence
  • shade the meaning
Definition
(verb) pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
Example Sentence
  • the butterfly wings shade to yellow
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for shade

SHADE and GRADE which are rhyming words refer to a degree or ratio of something, for example, a degree or shade of colour.

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shade sounds like fade (lack of color) .... shade means slight degree of color

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sham

Short Definition : pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham.

Definition
(noun) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
Synonyms : fake postiche
Definition
(noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses Definition
(verb) make a pretence of
Synonyms : assume feign simulate
Example Sentence
  • She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
  • he feigned sleep
Definition
(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive
Example Sentence
  • He feigned that he was ill
  • He shammed a headache
Definition
(adj) adopted in order to deceive
Example Sentence
  • an assumed name
  • an assumed cheerfulness
  • a fictitious address
  • fictive sympathy
  • a pretended interest
  • a put-on childish voice
  • sham modesty
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sham

sham sounds like scam...both have almost the same negative meaning..

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if u have some shame u wud not sham

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my friend SHyAM always shams that he did not study...but he always tops d class...!!!

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sounds like "scam" and in a scam you pretend a lot of things.

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SHAM and FRANK are antonyms. While sham means to fake something, frank is to be clear and truthful about it.

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Sham <-> Scam .. You have to pretend that the HAM that you are selling is made up of processed cheese .. That means you are shamming to lure customers .. What a dirty scam! Playing with religious sentiments!

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shambles

Short Definition : (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles.

Definition
(noun) a condition of great disorder Definition
(noun) a building where animals are butchered
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for shambles

SHAMBLES and GAMBLES... The gambling den was in shambles after the police had raided it.

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gamble shambles ur life (ruins ur life)

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take the word "HAM" from shambles, from where does "ham" come? from where animals are butchered or shambles....

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shambles !! take bles >bhais (cow/ buffalo) shame 111 !bcz they r butchered 1 peTA zINdabad lolz

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SHAPELESS...!!!

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SHAMBLE AND GAMBLE ARE RHYMING WORDS ..IF U GAMBLE UR LIFE WILL BE IN SHAMBLES

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Shangri-la

Short Definition : imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon

Definition
(noun) any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for Shangri-la

first part of the word sounds like "Shanghai" which is a heaven on the earth.

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shangrila is a famous amusement park in mumbai...

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SHANGRI -LA ..LA IS WORD USED FOR PASSAGE IN BETWEEN MOUNTAINS THEREFORE A PASSAGE WHICH MOVE UR LIFE TO HEAVEN

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shard

Short Definition : fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)

Definition
(noun) a broken piece of a brittle artifact
Synonyms : fragment sherd
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for shard

s + hard..it is very HARD to join the broken FRAGMENTS OF POTTERY.

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( visualize SHARaD pawar our head of BCCI---his face is like broken pot.

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Shard - flip 'd' vertically. You get sharP, broken part of pottery and glass are usually sharep.

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sharp and hard , of a glass or pottery....

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shard - sounds like the noun form of shred - which is to tear to pieces

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SHARD and DISCARD - The shards will have to be discarded as they are now useless and cannot be put back together again.

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shared pieces of a brittle artifact

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s (shattered) + hard >>> crockery, pots, glass are all hard and brittle... and shattered means broken into pieces...

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remember from the movie "lord of the rings"...SHARDS of narsil! :)

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s for sachin is hard & sharp at mind.

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SHARD-- shred.. something shredded in pieces..

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shaving

Short Definition : very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)

Definition
(noun) the act of removing hair with a razor
Synonyms : shave
Definition
(noun) a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
Synonyms : paring sliver
Definition
(noun) the act of brushing against while passing
Synonyms : grazing skimming
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for shaving

obvious when u shave there is a thin piece left

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When the carpenter shaves the WOOD small pieces of WOOD accumulates around him

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SHAVING and SHEARING which are rhyming words refer to an act of cutting hair, except for one difference, SHAVING is used for humans (men shave their facial hair) whereas SHEARING (cutting with shears) is used for sheep.

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sheaf

Short Definition : bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together

Definition
(noun) a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
Synonyms : bundle
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sheaf

Remeber it with chef,a chef brings a bundle of grain sacks for cooking..Has a gud stock in kitchen for preparing food.

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A SHEAF is a HEAP of grain stalks, stacked ready for threshing.

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Sheep carrying a (HEAP) of (F)oodstuff that is in a Sheaf.

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sheaf :- s for sachin has a heap of good matches in his career

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shear

Short Definition : remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors

Definition
(noun) (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
Example Sentence
  • the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram
Definition
(noun) a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it Definition
(verb) cut with shears
Example Sentence
  • shear hedges
Definition
(verb) shear the wool from
Synonyms : fleece
Example Sentence
  • shear sheep
Definition
(verb) cut or cut through with shears
Example Sentence
  • shear the wool off the lamb
Definition
(verb) become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for shear

s+hear can be shave + hair....

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sheathe

Short Definition : place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade

Definition
(verb) cover with a protective sheathing
Example Sentence
  • sheathe her face
Definition
(verb) enclose with a sheath
Example Sentence
  • sheathe a sword
Definition
(verb) plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sheathe

A SHEATHE, which is a sword case is made up of a metal SHEET, nicely polished and decorated.

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