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check

Short Definition : stop motion; curb or restrain

Definition
(noun) a written order directing a bank to pay money
Synonyms : bank check cheque
Example Sentence
  • he paid all his bills by check
Definition
(noun) an appraisal of the state of affairs
Synonyms : assay
Example Sentence
  • they made an assay of the contents
  • a check on its dependability under stress
Definition
(noun) the bill in a restaurant
Synonyms : chit tab
Example Sentence
  • he asked the waiter for the check
Definition
(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example Sentence
  • the negotiations were in arrest
  • held them in check
  • during the halt he got some lunch
  • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
  • he spent the entire stop in his seat
Definition
(noun) additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Example Sentence
  • fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
Definition
(noun) the act of inspecting or verifying
Example Sentence
  • they made a check of their equipment
  • the pilot ran through the check-out procedure
Definition
(noun) a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
Synonyms : check mark tick
Example Sentence
  • as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name
Definition
(noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress Definition
(noun) a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
Synonyms : chip
Definition
(noun) a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
Example Sentence
  • she wore a skirt with checks
Definition
(noun) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Synonyms : bridle curb
Example Sentence
  • his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
Definition
(noun) obstructing an opponent in ice hockey Definition
(noun) (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king Definition
(verb) examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Example Sentence
  • check the brakes
  • Check out the engine
Definition
(verb) make an examination or investigation
Example Sentence
  • check into the rumor
  • check the time of the class
Definition
(verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Example Sentence
  • He verified that the valves were closed
  • See that the curtains are closed
  • control the quality of the product
Definition
(verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Example Sentence
  • moderate your alcohol intake
  • hold your tongue
  • hold your temper
  • control your anger
Definition
(verb) stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
Example Sentence
  • She checked for an instant and missed a step
Definition
(verb) put a check mark on or near or next to
Example Sentence
  • Please check each name on the list
  • tick off the items
  • mark off the units
Definition
(verb) slow the growth or development of
Synonyms : delay retard
Example Sentence
  • The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Definition
(verb) be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
Synonyms : check out
Example Sentence
  • These stories don't check!
Definition
(verb) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Example Sentence
  • The two stories don't agree in many details
  • The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
  • The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
Definition
(verb) block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey Definition
(verb) develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
Example Sentence
  • Parents must discipline their children
  • Is this dog trained?
Definition
(verb) consign for shipment on a vehicle
Example Sentence
  • check your luggage before boarding
Definition
(verb) hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
Example Sentence
  • Check your coat at the door
Definition
(verb) abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey Definition
(verb) stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
Example Sentence
  • The dog checked
Definition
(verb) mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
Synonyms : checker chequer
Definition
(verb) decline to initiate betting Definition
(verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Example Sentence
  • Arrest the downward trend
  • Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
  • Contain the rebel movement
  • Turn back the tide of communism
Definition
(verb) place into check
Example Sentence
  • He checked my kings
Definition
(verb) write out a check on a bank account Definition
(verb) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Example Sentence
  • I want to see whether she speaks French
  • See whether it works
  • find out if he speaks Russian
  • Check whether the train leaves on time
Definition
(verb) verify by consulting a source or authority
Example Sentence
  • check the spelling of this word
  • check your facts
Definition
(verb) arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
Example Sentence
  • He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve
Definition
(verb) make cracks or chinks in
Synonyms : chink
Example Sentence
  • The heat checked the paint
Definition
(verb) become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
Synonyms : break crack
Example Sentence
  • The glass cracked when it was heated
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for check

in chess when we check the king he cant move forward..so we are stoppping his motion

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when POLICE is CHECKing vehicles, traffic is STOP OR SLOW IN PROGRESS

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in a restaurant when we ask for check, we actually stop ordering

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cherubic

Short Definition : angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order

Definition
(adj) having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Example Sentence
  • an angelic smile
  • a cherubic face
  • looking so seraphic when he slept
  • a sweet disposition
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cherubic

cherubic -> chehra(face) + ruby; ruby is cute looking, so BUBY'S CHEHRA is CHERUBIC.

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Cheru sound like chiru who is like an angel to andra people.

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Break it as chera(cheru)+bic, chera is Hindi word for face. So we love those girls whose face is innocent and angelic

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chru+rubic means whose chehra is rubic(rub like) is an angel.

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cherubic = her + u + be. boys ll tell to angelic girls " her(girl) u be mine"

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Cher wearing rubies looks cherubic!

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chicanery

Short Definition : trickery; deception

Definition
(noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for chicanery

chicanery sounds like shikari who uses means of deception to trick animals into his traps.

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(In Hindi Language) chic(young girl0 + Nari(hindi) wat is a difference between chicks n Nari??? chic is DISHONEST BUT ATTRECTIVE AND THEY GENERALLY DECEIVE PEOPLE.

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'CHICks' often use their assets as means of deceit to get what they want

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Chicnary: Chicni chupdi baatein karne wala will DECEIVE you!

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yeh chick to naari nikli !! (cheated)

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chicanery= chicken that we love to eat and we can trick on to eat it

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We need to trick the chickens to get them into the canning factory

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Selling a CHICk, as a CANARY to someone is fraud(=chicanery)

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Find the difference between CHARLATAN and CHICANERY.

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chick aa nai reee (u got decieved ~!)

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chicanery - chicken + nari.. nari means FOX.. Foxs uses his tricks to hunt chicken..

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Visual a baby chic looking up "trick" in the dictionary.

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In order to make chicken we have to chicanery the chicks

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(hindi) sounds like "chinery" a slang used for woman with bad character.

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CHICken transforms into RaY(fish) to DECEIVE the butcher

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chican(chicken)=>if we want chicken, first we need to catch hen n for that v shoul be tricky...

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chide

Short Definition : scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)

Definition
(verb) censure severely or angrily
Example Sentence
  • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for chide

chide can be remembered as "hide". You hide to avoid getting scolded for what you have done.......

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if children hide parents chide

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(hindi language used) this word sound as chaddi ( under wear). If u gonna ask your mom about your chaddi she will scold you and teach you to keep your chaddi in place.

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remember chide as child(small child)...we scold them if they do nythin wrong

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sounds like child who are always scolded and rebuked.

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CHIDE...chid means annoy in marathi....when someone is annoying you persistantly, you will rebuke,scold him.....

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chide sounds like child and we will be scolding the childs when they made a mistake

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चिढ़ना we know what that mean in Hindi :D

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chimerical

Short Definition : fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature

Definition
(adj) being or relating to or like a chimera
Synonyms : chimeral chimeric
Example Sentence
  • his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists
Definition
(adj) produced by a wildly fanciful imagination
Example Sentence
  • his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for chimerical

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It has "miracle" in it-> Miracle is imaginative.

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chi(she)-meri(marry)-cal

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chimerical resembles camera...and camera is about photographs...photos are clicked with imagination

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looks like COMMERCIAL which is always imaginative and unrealistic

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CHIna + AMERICAl -> its imaginative to believe that china and america can come to a concensus

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Rleate it with Cindrella which is in fantasy

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CHIC+MARRY+KAL= i'll marry the hot chic in this movie tomorrow (Doesn't it sound IMAGINATIVE,UNREALISTIC)

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chimerical has root word chimera which is a mythical creature and also means fantasy..

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1st one is awesome mnemonic bt still for those who hate chemistry... it sounds like chemical so chemical reactions are highly unrealistic, only imaginative.. :P lol

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Think America which sounds like chimerical...to go America is dream for many people..some make it real but most of them cannot go which is unrealistic for them

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chip

Short Definition : lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp

Definition
(noun) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Synonyms : bit flake fleck scrap
Example Sentence
  • a bit of rock caught him in the eye
Definition
(noun) a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line Definition
(noun) a piece of dried bovine dung Definition
(noun) a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat Definition
(noun) a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
Synonyms : check
Definition
(noun) a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
Synonyms : poker chip
Definition
(noun) electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit Definition
(noun) (golf) a low running approach shot
Synonyms : chip shot
Definition
(noun) the act of chipping something
Synonyms : chipping splintering
Definition
(verb) break off (a piece from a whole)
Example Sentence
  • Her tooth chipped
Definition
(verb) cut a nick into
Synonyms : nick
Definition
(verb) play a chip shot Definition
(verb) form by chipping
Example Sentence
  • They chipped their names in the stone
Definition
(verb) break a small piece off from
Synonyms : break off cut off knap
Example Sentence
  • chip the glass
  • chip a tooth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for chip

remember uncle "chips"

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nailpolish chips after 3-4 days=> small pieces splinter off

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When I think about "chip", I would think about chocolate chip which is a very small piece.

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chisel

Short Definition : swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting

Definition
(noun) an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge Definition
(verb) engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
Synonyms : cheat
Example Sentence
  • Who's chiseling on the side?
Definition
(verb) deprive somebody of something by deceit
Synonyms : cheat rip off
Example Sentence
  • The con-man beat me out of $50
  • This salesman ripped us off!
  • we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme
  • They chiseled me out of my money
Definition
(verb) carve with a chisel
Example Sentence
  • chisel the marble
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for chisel

chisel sounds like diesel...we know there r lot of impure petroleum products sold so those who sell diesel chisel the customers.

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vendor told his son " CHI SELL THEM AT ANY COST". so the little boy is trying to cheat ppl and selling rotten fruits or veggies

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looks like cheese, tom uses cheese to cheat jerry

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chivalrous

Short Definition : courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry

Definition
(adj) being attentive to women like an ideal knight
Synonyms : gallant knightly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for chivalrous

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chivalrous is pronounced as SHIVA+LROUS and "Shiva" the god is a symbol of bravery..........

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CHI-VAL(O)ROUS....knights are valorous or valiant....chivalrous are ideal knighters...

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the noun is CHIVALRY which can be referred with CAVALRY.

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SHE+WELL- someone who tries to make girls well around him.

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chivalrous..chi (valour)..so valour is braveness

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Sounds like CAVALRY so imagine in a CAVALRY with KNIGHTS ,these KNIGHTS are like SPARTANS who are self restrained and respect women

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if u are a scotch lover u might have heard bout chivas regal, people who drink scotch are brave, faithful and full of manners, badey logo key drink hai. chivas(chivalrous)

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sounds like chew+walrus..a brave warrior can kill the walrus and chew it without being afraid of anything

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choice

Short Definition : delicate; of very fine quality

Definition
(noun) the person or thing chosen or selected
Synonyms : pick selection
Example Sentence
  • he was my pick for mayor
Definition
(noun) the act of choosing or selecting
Synonyms : option pick selection
Example Sentence
  • your choice of colors was unfortunate
  • you can take your pick
Definition
(noun) one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Synonyms : alternative option
Example Sentence
  • what option did I have?
  • there no other alternative
  • my only choice is to refuse
Definition
(adj) of superior grade
Synonyms : prime prize quality select
Example Sentence
  • choice wines
  • prime beef
  • prize carnations
  • quality paper
  • select peaches
Definition
(adj) appealing to refined taste
Example Sentence
  • choice wine
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for choice

if u want to make a good choice then ur decision must be of a very fine quality

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choir

Short Definition : group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir

Definition
(noun) a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony Definition
(noun) a family of similar musical instrument playing together
Synonyms : consort
Definition
(noun) the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave Definition
(verb) sing in a choir
Synonyms : chorus
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for choir

choir sounds like "chorus" a number of people singing together.

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choir---> c(see) hoir(hear) master of group requested the audience to see and hear them peacefully.

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chorus in the AIR :choir

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