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bilious

Short Definition : suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated

Definition
(adj) relating to or containing bile
Synonyms : biliary
Definition
(adj) suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
Synonyms : liverish livery
Definition
(adj) irritable as if suffering from indigestion
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bilious

bili-ili-ill..so it resembles ill in bile,ie stomach.

Note that many of the words with roots from body organs mean irritable. Examples: splenetic, spleen, bilious, atrabilious, dyspeptic, livery, and liverish.

remeber it from biles which is disease of liver; so a person having biles will always be irritated.

bilious can be compared with bile which is produced by liver.

BILE juice is used for digestion...

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LIOUS and be compared to LIVER.means leaver problem,indigestion.

bilk

Short Definition : swindle; cheat

Definition
(verb) cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money Definition
(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Example Sentence
  • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
  • foil your opponent
Definition
(verb) evade payment to
Example Sentence
  • He bilked his creditors
Definition
(verb) escape, either physically or mentally
Synonyms : elude evade
Example Sentence
  • The thief eluded the police
  • This difficult idea seems to evade her
  • The event evades explanation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bilk

bilk -> bill + milk; so you cheated the MILK man by not paying the BILL

bilk actually comes from Bil-Klinton. The politician who "cheat" all the time.

Bilk rhymes with milk and the milkman "cheats" you by adding water.

BILK- Bil Clinton CHEATED India by laying out regulations against it after the Pokhran TEST

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BILK-MILK the milkman cheats us by giving us adultrated milk

bilk--> sounds like MILK , milkmen cheat by mixing water with milk

bilk='bill'+'milk'->when u MILKing people to pay ur BILLs u r actually BILKing them

Doctors bill was SO FUCKING MUCH. all i could think of was run away.

BILK = Bad mILK. By selling Bad mILK you are cheating.

BILK-BLINK in a blink u cud gt cheated..

billow

Short Definition : large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows

Definition
(noun) a large sea wave
Synonyms : surge
Definition
(verb) rise up as if in waves
Synonyms : wallow
Example Sentence
  • smoke billowed up into the sky
Definition
(verb) move with great difficulty
Example Sentence
  • The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed
Definition
(verb) rise and move, as in waves or billows
Synonyms : heave surge
Example Sentence
  • The army surged forward
Definition
(verb) become inflated
Synonyms : balloon inflate
Example Sentence
  • The sails ballooned
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for billow

A PILLOW could be swelling with cotton

see B(il)LOW...blow is to swell

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Billow sounds like Pillow.Some pillows are inflated by air

Billow sounds like pillow which is swollen.

below (billow) you i.e.. below the earth is a great surge or swell of magma or lava

pillow SWELLS with cotton

Billow sounds like blow(er) which gives hot air (smoke)

BILLOw : Billo Rani in the song was all swelling in air

billow ---> below : a large wave will take any ship below

billowing

Short Definition : swelling out in waves; surging

Definition
(adj) characterized by great swelling waves or surges
Synonyms : billowy surging
Example Sentence
  • billowy storm clouds
  • the restless billowing sea
  • surging waves
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for billowing

billow sounds like pillow.. pillows r usually swelled up..

consider the word as 'blowing', the blowing wind caused the curtains to swell out in shape of waves.

billow sounds like BILLO.. Billo k gaal gulabi and her ghagra is billowing with the wind

biting

Short Definition : sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks

Definition
(adj) capable of wounding
Example Sentence
  • a barbed compliment
  • a biting aphorism
  • pungent satire
Definition
(adj) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
Synonyms : bitter
Example Sentence
  • bitter cold
  • a biting wind
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for biting

bit{ing)~ bite; biting will always cause sharp pain to body.

bitter

Short Definition : having a sharp biting taste; ?; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears

Definition
(noun) English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) Definition
(noun) the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
Synonyms : bitterness
Definition
(noun) the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
Synonyms : bitterness
Definition
(verb) make bitter Definition
(adj) marked by strong resentment or cynicism
Synonyms : acrimonious
Example Sentence
  • an acrimonious dispute
  • bitter about the divorce
Definition
(adj) very difficult to accept or bear
Example Sentence
  • the bitter truth
  • a bitter sorrow
Definition
(adj) harsh or corrosive in tone
Example Sentence
  • an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
  • a barrage of acid comments
  • her acrid remarks make her many enemies
  • bitter words
  • blistering criticism
  • caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
  • a sulfurous denunciation
  • a vitriolic critique
Definition
(adj) expressive of severe grief or regret
Example Sentence
  • shed bitter tears
Definition
(adj) proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
Example Sentence
  • a bitter struggle
  • bitter enemies
Definition
(adj) causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
Example Sentence
  • quinine is bitter
Definition
(adj) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
Synonyms : biting
Example Sentence
  • bitter cold
  • a biting wind
Definition
(adv) extremely and sharply
Example Sentence
  • it was bitterly cold
  • bitter cold

bivouac

Short Definition : temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.

Definition
(noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
Example Sentence
  • wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
Definition
(noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent Definition
(verb) live in or as if in a tent
Synonyms : camp camp out encamp tent
Example Sentence
  • Can we go camping again this summer?
  • The circus tented near the town
  • The houseguests had to camp in the living room
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bivouac

when u vomit (sound we make while vomiting - VOUAC) suddenly amidst a journey we look for some temporary halting place

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wen der was no bused..i used to go "BYWALK" to college.. ofocz dats temporary

While I was in Bivouac, I used to vomit a lot.

BIVOUAC- A Building WACKy used to make a temporary shelter. THis is not a good mnemonic. But i couldnt find any better

temporary orrented house.Ifwe livein temporary or rented house(bai=kam-wali bhi bhowk(bark) ke jaati hai

bi+vouac--vouac sounds like Walk-->you are walking towards an temporary camps or tents.

by walking building= temperory encampment

Be in a vua(not worthy) camp.

biwi ne ghar evacuate karaya so had to live in bivouac

Be walking in this Bivouac of life

bizarre

Short Definition : fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional

Definition
(adj) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Example Sentence
  • restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
  • famed for his eccentric spelling
  • a freakish combination of styles
  • his off-the-wall antics
  • the outlandish clothes of teenagers
  • outre and affected stage antics
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bizarre

sounds like bazaar; In India, BIZARRE(bazaar) looks STRANGE and ODD to foreigners

biz-are -> showBiz people are sometimes unusual and fantastic in behaviour

showbiz was fantastically vilent and contrasting.

bizarre sounds like bazzar; bazzar(market) always looks outlandish and contrasting.

blackball

Short Definition : vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote

Definition
(noun) the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Synonyms : barring
Definition
(verb) expel from a community or group Definition
(verb) vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
Synonyms : negative veto
Example Sentence
  • The President vetoed the bill
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for blackball

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if u have black balls...u'll be voted out

ostracize-big s(c)ize ostrich,only seen in africa.

black+ball-->(focus on black)black-refers to the dumb system in Africa .white people used to vote against black.

blanch

Short Definition : bleach; whiten; make white or pale

Definition
(verb) turn pale, as if in fear
Synonyms : blench pale
Definition
(verb) cook (vegetables) briefly
Synonyms : parboil
Example Sentence
  • Parboil the beans before freezing them
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for blanch

blanch resembles blank..which is generally refered as a white space..so blanch means to leave it white..so whiten

blanch sounds like bleach--woman go for bleaching to whiten their skin or to make their skin more white.

blanche in french means white

blANCH-anch-anchal, is a pretty gal.im smitten by her white innocent face..lol..!!

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bLANch -> lan -> lane; so to WHITEN the lane we use BLEACHing powder

Sounds like Blond. Blond girls have blanched hair.

doctor said to girl if she takes syrup"BEFORE LUNCH "(blanch) her skin will be whitened

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