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courier

Short Definition : messenger

Definition
(noun) a person who carries a message
Synonyms : messenger

court

Short Definition : attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster

Definition
(noun) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Synonyms : judicature tribunal
Definition
(noun) a room in which a lawcourt sits
Synonyms : courtroom
Example Sentence
  • television cameras were admitted in the courtroom
Definition
(noun) the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
Synonyms : royal court
Definition
(noun) a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
Example Sentence
  • players had to reserve a court in advance
Definition
(noun) Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
Synonyms : margaret court
Definition
(noun) the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
Synonyms : royal court
Definition
(noun) a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area Definition
(noun) a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws Definition
(noun) the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
Example Sentence
  • the king will visit the duke's court
Definition
(noun) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
Synonyms : courtyard
Example Sentence
  • the house was built around an inner court
Definition
(noun) respectful deference
Synonyms : homage
Example Sentence
  • pay court to the emperor
Definition
(verb) make amorous advances towards
Synonyms : romance solicit woo
Example Sentence
  • John is courting Mary
Definition
(verb) seek someone's favor
Synonyms : woo
Example Sentence
  • China is wooing Russia
Definition
(verb) engage in social activities leading to marriage
Example Sentence
  • We were courting for over ten years
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for court

COuRTING--to attract a mate)--I went to the court, not to see the case but to attract a mate...:)

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COURTEOUS

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covenant

Short Definition : binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise

Definition
(noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
Synonyms : compact concordat
Definition
(noun) (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return Definition
(verb) enter into a covenant Definition
(verb) enter into a covenant or formal agreement
Example Sentence
  • They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver
  • The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for covenant

Covalent means a kind of bonding, Covenant means binding between ppl.

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covenant = split it cove sounds like(cow) + n(and) + ant(aunty) ;cow made an agreement with aunty to give 5 litre of milk daily.

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COVe tENANT a fellow who is tenant has to sign agreements with the landlord

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(COVE-CONVEY)To convey a message about your agreement for love

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Covenant: Think of convent and nun. A nun has an agreement with the convent.

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Cove = Cave, recess, nook => I had made the tenANT sign an agreement before he could stay in my COVE (CAVE)

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"Covenant"-Resound this as covalence (remember covalent bond), i.e equal reciprocal bond in agreement.

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coven = c + oven + ant; Sharing oven with aunt in mess is a agreement.

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covert

Short Definition : secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt

Definition
(noun) a flock of coots Definition
(noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Synonyms : concealment cover screen
Example Sentence
  • a screen of trees afforded privacy
  • under cover of darkness
  • the brush provided a covert for game
  • the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background
Definition
(adj) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
Example Sentence
  • covert actions by the CIA
  • covert funding for the rebels
Definition
(adj) (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
Example Sentence
  • a woman covert
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for covert

Covert sounds like "covered [covert = cover + t or covered + t] and something which is covered can be considered a secret.

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covetous

Short Definition : avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)

Definition
(adj) showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
Synonyms : envious jealous
Example Sentence
  • he was never covetous before he met her
  • jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
  • envious of their art collection
Definition
(adj) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Example Sentence
  • they are avaricious and will do anything for money
  • casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
  • a grasping old miser
  • grasping commercialism
  • greedy for money and power
  • grew richer and greedier
  • prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for covetous

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covetous = split it as cove(love) + to + US ; because of excessive greed and the love for money covetous people go to USA. i remembered like that.

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karan johar is covetous about kareena kapoor

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winners are always greedy (/ covetous \)to win the COVETED titles/cups. ...................................... also ............ In media reports, sports news are always like --> a competition for The "COVETED" title/cup.

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Covetousness is one of the seven deadly sins described in bible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins#Greed

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cove(cover)+tous(others)-cover others property

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Split it as COVE(love) TOwards US $ (dollar).

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"covet all lose all"

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covet means desire or dream ...

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come(cov)+to+us -- you are trying to bring something to you

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bush was so greedy or jealous that he cover whole of US

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let us (ous) cover (cove) = we are greedy for it and want to occupy (cover) it.

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My friend Kavit [covet] is very much greedy.

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cope with others=covetous

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covet means to desire or long for or crave something immoderately to the point of jealousy and envy and insatiably

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cow

Short Definition : terrorize; intimidate

Definition
(noun) female of domestic cattle:
Synonyms : moo-cow
Example Sentence
  • `moo-cow' is a child's term
Definition
(noun) mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull' Definition
(noun) a large unpleasant woman Definition
(verb) subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
Synonyms : overawe
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cow

Think of cow as abbrevation of COWard. A COWard can be easily terrorized and intimidated.

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to COW someone...is to make him act like a COW.i.e->frightened and submissive !!!

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sounds like "bow". dogs barks "bow" "bow" to intimidate.

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opposite of cow is bull, so remember it as bully !!!

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cow->reverse the word it becomes 'woc' sounds similar to walk ..you walk away when you 'get frightened'..

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Those who have seen matrix cow fight,can understand how TERRORIZING and INTIMIDATING the COW was..

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When someone cows u, u become submissive like cow(female of bull)

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Remember when we say, "Holy Cow!"

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cower

Short Definition : shrink quivering as from fear; cringe

Definition
(verb) crouch or curl up
Synonyms : huddle
Example Sentence
  • They huddled outside in the rain
Definition
(verb) show submission or fear
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cower

A coward cowers from fear while the bold and the brave do not.

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Cower sounds like "cover." If you are escaping from someone, you will try to cover yourself in fear.

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a cow+er—a COWard person LACKS COURAGE

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one who faces COW(animal or above word)

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coy

Short Definition : shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer

Definition
(adj) affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Synonyms : demure overmodest
Definition
(adj) showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
Example Sentence
  • a politician coy about his intentions
Definition
(adj) modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
Example Sentence
  • like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for coy

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COY --> tOY --> children are RELUCTANT to give their tOYs to others.

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sounds like TOY--some children have SHYNESS for sharing their toys with others.

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my gf says oye!! when she need me to do things(u know wat)!!coz shez a bit shy n modest to ask me directly!!:)

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coy= little calm+oye,(oye =hey in telugu),if ur asking to be calm,ur asking him to be a bit secretive

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De-coy means to make shy ppl to come and be comfortable. Hence coy means shy, modest

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Coy Demure

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cozen

Short Definition : cheat; hoodwink; swindle

Definition
(verb) be false to; be dishonest with
Synonyms : deceive delude lead on
Definition
(verb) act with artful deceit Definition
(verb) cheat or trick
Example Sentence
  • He cozened the money out of the old man
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cozen

Instead of a DOZEN, he took 13 bananas, cheating the shopkeeper.

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Opposites of sajjan- dur-jjan or ku-jan

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my cousin cozen me and stole my zen

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My Co (Company) promised to give me a Zen Car but later denied.

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C contents are responsible for ozone layer depression so cozen is cheat done by developed countries about Carbon emission.

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C(carbon is represented as C in chemistry)+OZONE....instead of maintaining OZONE layer in the atmosphere, we are giving CARBON...by doing this we are CHEATING ourselves and nature.....

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from cozen we can have doze-ppl cheat when u doze off a little

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in the periodic table after cobalt(CO) and zinc(ZN) if we MIS a few places we get LEAD.so its MISLEAD, makes sense?

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crabbed

Short Definition : sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting

Definition
(adj) annoyed and irritable
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crabbed

CRABbed can be remembered from CRAB . CRAB is a peevish, bad tempered and is irritable in nature and it also tends to bite . So A CRAB represents properties of a crabbed person.

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when u have a crab on u bed : it is irritable and ill tempered

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Remember Disney's Little Mermaid? The crab sebstian was always swearing..( Though he was sweet).

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crab moves in different directions in the same way your writing also takes different direcitons which is not good to look at

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there is all kinds of moods like happy sad angry , and then there is this "crab" mood. if you ever interact with some one in crab mood you willl think of a crab monster person

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a crab handwriting occurs when you dip a small crab in ink and put it on a piece of paper

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