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conundrum

Short Definition : riddle; difficult problem

Definition
(noun) a difficult problem
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conundrum

drum ke andar kaun hai

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Hey this rock start got only one "drum", how he is going to do the show!! It's a difficult situation.

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Can+ any one lift is drum?? As it is a difficult problem.

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CONUNDRUM: KAUN(who) UNDUR(indside); so whos inside...if sme one asks u this,ur puzzled since its difficult to guess

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Whiche one came first? Unda(egg)? or murgi(chicken), we can spell it like "Kon unda?". Means this is a puzzle(problem) without a solution

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co-nun-drums. two nuns to beat the drum. difficult thing

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Drum under a cone is ok.....But a cone-under-drum is a puzzle.(Imagine cone and drum are solid structures closed on all surfaces.)

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finding total volume of this 'conun' drum is very difficult.... i.e a maths conundrum

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conundrum

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co+nun+d+rum— NUN CO RUM—making a nun drink rum is difficult and confusing problem

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conundrum - riddles and puzzles 'cons' from 'under' your brain

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Cone and Rhombus related problem were very difficult

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con(kaun) + undr(andar)>> kaun hai andar yeh ekk puzzle hi hai....

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condrum...kaun(con) drum bajaayega...its a puzzle

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convene

Short Definition : come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council

Definition
(verb) meet formally
Example Sentence
  • The council convened last week
Definition
(verb) call together
Synonyms : convoke
Example Sentence
  • The students were convened in the auditorium
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for convene

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sounds like "convey" we have to convey something, so please assemble for a meeting.

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(in Hindi Language ) Convene...kon, win....kon-kon win hua hai...ASSEMBLE ho jao (jaise school main sports-day waale din sir bolte the,,,).

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Gather in CONVENtion center

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convene means _on.ven_ means _on.v(a)n_ means on maruti van many people coming togather in maruti van

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come for vaccine polio drops. ppl ll assemble

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convention

Short Definition : social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement

Definition
(noun) a large formal assembly
Example Sentence
  • political convention
Definition
(noun) something regarded as a normative example
Synonyms : formula normal pattern rule
Example Sentence
  • the convention of not naming the main character
  • violence is the rule not the exception
  • his formula for impressing visitors
Definition
(noun) (diplomacy) an international agreement Definition
(noun) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional Definition
(noun) the act of convening
Synonyms : convening
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for convention

A group of people who agree upon the Christian practice of tranditional worship CONVENE (gather together) every Sunday in church. They are adhering to a CONVENTION.

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conventional

Short Definition : ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons

Definition
(adj) following accepted customs and proprieties
Example Sentence
  • conventional wisdom
  • she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior
  • conventional forms of address
Definition
(adj) conforming with accepted standards
Synonyms : established
Example Sentence
  • a conventional view of the world
Definition
(adj) (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
Example Sentence
  • conventional warfare
  • conventional weapons
Definition
(adj) unimaginative and conformist
Example Sentence
  • conventional bourgeois lives
  • conventional attitudes
Definition
(adj) represented in simplified or symbolic form
Synonyms : formal schematic
Definition
(adj) in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
Example Sentence
  • a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white
  • the conventional handshake
Definition
(adj) rigidly formal or bound by convention
Synonyms : ceremonious
Example Sentence
  • their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt

converge

Short Definition : approach; tend to meet; come together

Definition
(verb) be adjacent or come together
Synonyms : meet
Example Sentence
  • The lines converge at this point
Definition
(verb) approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit Definition
(verb) move or draw together at a certain location
Example Sentence
  • The crowd converged on the movie star
Definition
(verb) come together so as to form a single product
Example Sentence
  • Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for converge

Co- together Verge- become one

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: in a CONVEx lens, light rays meet at a common point, and CONVERGEnce is a property of meeting at a common point

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Converge (Sounds like COme aNd mERGE)

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co + verge similar to merge.. merge can happen if things come together

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conversant

Short Definition : familiar with; having knowledge of

Definition
(adj) (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
Synonyms : familiar
Example Sentence
  • conversant with business trends
  • familiar with the complex machinery
  • he was familiar with those roads
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conversant

Through conversations you can gain more knowledge and thus become conversant.

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you can have a conversation on a topic you are familiar with

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CONVERSANT.....you do conversation with people who are familiar to you......

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conversant = converse only if ur familiar with it (conversant) else keep ur mouth shut

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you can do conversation on a topic if u r conversant bout dat topic

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conversant: convert-saInt; a well informed saint

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converse

Short Definition : opposite; ADJ.

Definition
(noun) a proposition obtained by conversion Definition
(verb) carry on a conversation
Synonyms : discourse
Definition
(adj) of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other
Example Sentence
  • `parental' and `filial' are converse terms
Definition
(adj) turned about in order or relation
Synonyms : reversed transposed
Example Sentence
  • transposed letters
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for converse

Sounds like INVERSE.

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convert

Short Definition : one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief

Definition
(noun) a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief Definition
(verb) change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
Synonyms : change over
Example Sentence
  • We converted from 220 to 110 Volt
Definition
(verb) change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Example Sentence
  • convert lead into gold
  • convert hotels into jails
  • convert slaves to laborers
Definition
(verb) change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
Example Sentence
  • She converted to Buddhism
Definition
(verb) exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
Synonyms : change commute exchange
Example Sentence
  • Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
  • He changed his name
  • convert centimeters into inches
  • convert holdings into shares
Definition
(verb) cause to adopt a new or different faith
Example Sentence
  • The missionaries converted the Indian population
Definition
(verb) score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
Example Sentence
  • Smith converted and his team won
Definition
(verb) complete successfully
Example Sentence
  • score a penalty shot or free throw
Definition
(verb) score (a spare) Definition
(verb) make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
Synonyms : convince win over
Example Sentence
  • He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
Definition
(verb) exchange a penalty for a less severe one
Synonyms : commute exchange
Definition
(verb) change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
Example Sentence
  • The substance converts to an acid
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for convert

sonds like convert..one who has converted himself to defferent religion

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convex

Short Definition : curving outward

Definition
(adj) curving or bulging outward
Synonyms : bulging

conveyance

Short Definition : vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance

Definition
(noun) document effecting a property transfer Definition
(noun) the transmission of information
Synonyms : impartation imparting
Definition
(noun) something that serves as a means of transportation
Synonyms : transport
Definition
(noun) act of transferring property title from one person to another Definition
(noun) the act of moving something from one location to another
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conveyance

con = together, "veyance" is similar to "voyage". then "conveyance" means the "vehicle" that we use for transportation together.

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In unedrground coal-mines workers use 'conveyor belts' to transfer coal to top. Thus conveyance means transfer.

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vane e kore aansi(ভ্যানে করে আনছি)=conveyance

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Vane e kore ansi(ভ্যানে করে আনছি।)=conveyance

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CONVEYANCE=CONVEY ANCE=transfer

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