2 days ago by Sunil Jose

The “o” in the first syllable is like the “o” in “hot”, “pot”, and “got”, while the one in the second syllable sounds like the “a” in “china”. The final two vowels are like the “i” in “sit”, “pit”, and “hit”. The main stress is on the first syllable. This is one way of pronouncing the word. Good-nat ...

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4 days ago by Sunil Jose

In terms of meaning there is no difference between these words. The word “homemaker” is the politically correct way of referring to a “housewife”. “Homemaker” sounds much better than “housewife”, doesn’t it? Here are a few more words which are considered politically correct: office assistant (secret ...

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8 days ago by Sunil Jose

The word meanderthal is a combination of “meander” and “Neanderthal”. A Neanderthal is someone who lived in Europe thousands of years ago. When you call someone a “Neanderthal”, what you are implying is that he behaves in an uncivilised manner. As you probably know, the word “meander” has different ...

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9 days ago by admin

New parents find it a great challenge to control the crying of their babies. Parents do everything they can to make the baby happy, yet the baby chooses to cry. It is important for the parents to check the crying pattern of the baby. The parents have to check if the bay cries for three hours a day o ...

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16 days ago by Sunil Jose

The “i” in the first syllable is pronounced like the “i” in “bit”, “pit”, and “hit”. The two vowels in the second syllable sound like the “ee” in “fee”, “see”, and “knee”. The “z” is like the “s” in “sit”, “sip”, and “sin”. The main stress is on the first syllable. In German, “blitz” means lightning ...

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16 days ago by Dictionary

What phrase in the dictionary best defines the root word that is being looked up/researched/sought after. How does a person know which definition will fit the true meaning of the word they seek to define?

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17 days ago by Sunil Jose

When you are reading a newspaper on a train, sometimes you find the person sitting next to you leaning over your shoulder to see what it is that you are reading. The individual stretches his neck in order to do this. Such a person was called a “rubberneck”. Nowadays, the word is used to refer to som ...

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22 days ago by Dictionary

I’m typing up reports for work and trying to sound all intellectual with my vocabulary, yet its becoming more and more obvious that I’m vocabular’ily challenged! I look up a word that I don’t know the meaning of just to find a one word definition whose meaning I don’t know either. So I look it up on ...

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22 days ago by Sunil Jose

A bigot is someone who has very strong opinions and prejudices — usually political or religious. He will not change his mind even if you prove him wrong; he is blindly devoted to his beliefs. He is very obstinate and has contempt for those who do not share his beliefs. “Bigot” is a much stronger wor ...

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22 days ago by Sunil Jose

When you dislike someone intensely, you can refer to him/her as your bete noire. These are mostly people that annoy you greatly. The word can be used with objects as well. *Rajeev’s bete noire is attending weddings. The first word is pronounced like “bet”; the “n” is like the “n” in “net”, “nip” and ...

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