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blush

Short Definition : become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.

Definition
(noun) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Synonyms : bloom flush rosiness
Definition
(noun) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Synonyms : flush
Definition
(verb) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
Synonyms : crimson flush redden
Example Sentence
  • The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
Definition
(verb) become rosy or reddish
Example Sentence
  • her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air
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you go to bathroom use FLUSH...when ever u fart u'r facial expressions changes with guilt

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Sounds like FLUSH. When you flush your face with water face becomes rosy red

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bluster

Short Definition : blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale

Definition
(noun) noisy confusion and turbulence
Example Sentence
  • he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations
Definition
(noun) a swaggering show of courage
Synonyms : bravado
Definition
(noun) a violent gusty wind Definition
(noun) vain and empty boasting Definition
(verb) blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
Example Sentence
  • A southeaster blustered onshore
  • The flames blustered
Definition
(verb) show off Definition
(verb) act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
Synonyms : swagger swash
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sounds like blast her,so when you blast someone you talk loudly.but barking dogs seldom bite,so the blasting has no effect

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Be+LUST+HER...Imagine a boy who is saying " I am going to BE HER LUST"....obviously the person is building castles in the air.....or he is boasting....

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blust...er sounds like gust...gust means hawa(hindi)...hawaabaji( hindi for empty talk)

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(blust+laughter)heavy blust , but ends in laughter

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Sounds like blaster -- Blast and hence lot of noise, confusion and turbulence.

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bluster= bl(blow in heavy g)uster

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BLUSTER is something like CLUSTER, a collection of Stars...U show COURAGE when u r in a group...Also clusters are formed due to GUSTY WINDS

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block bluster >>> hindi movies which has lot or mirch masala with confusion, lot of noise, show off,etc.. is always successful..

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Think of a person who always brags and bluster :: what would you say to this man if he starts blustering again ::: arey abh "" BAS - KER " (bluster) ( in Hindi : to stop)

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bode

Short Definition : foreshadow; portend

Definition
(verb) indicate by signs
Example Sentence
  • These signs bode bad news
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Bode plot PREDICT the stability of control system

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board (boad+ exams decide ur future

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bode sounds close to bored...when u are bored u think about the future....or relate it with MODE (which means latest fashion) which can predict the future sales

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A great saint INDICATED the direct to the Lord's ABODE.

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port end is the bode of four(fore) shadow(s).

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relate it with indian cricket board,board can predict the future of a new player

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Just recall Abode and God in abode predicts things of future.

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Bode rhyme with bodh which means purv-abhas

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Same definition as the word foreBODE.

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bog

Short Definition : soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud

Definition
(noun) wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
Synonyms : peat bog
Definition
(verb) cause to slow down or get stuck
Synonyms : bog down
Example Sentence
  • The vote would bog down the house
Definition
(verb) get stuck while doing something
Synonyms : bog down
Example Sentence
  • She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
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bog : sounds like fog which creates hinderance while driving the vehicle and also it wet the land

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bog ~ frog...frogs can be found in free wet land

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Frogs can be found at bogs(At wet lands)

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Baagh ki wet mitti ki waja say palm trees ka program stuck hogaya.

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bog similar to bogus bakwas

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bogus

Short Definition : counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview

Definition
(adj) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Synonyms : bastard fake phoney phony
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BOGUS Sounds like BRUTUS-so he is a fraud

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it is formed as : bug(bog) + us---pcs' bugs are always fake to annoy u!!

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BOG(bogy in telugu)+us...one who steals bogies from our country are frauds

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Bohemian

Short Definition : unconventional (in an artistic way)

Definition
(noun) a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) Definition
(noun) a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic Definition
(noun) a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life Definition
(adj) of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people Definition
(adj) unconventional in especially appearance and behavior
Example Sentence
  • a bohemian life style
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bohemian sounds like He-man ( kids favorite ) who looks very informal and unconventional

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Boo ... He Man - A Child booing HeMan is very unconventional generally they love him.

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Imagine a person from a hypothetical and unknown place called Bohemia who is quite unconventional and strange in appearance

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bohemian sounds like bahamas, where ppl dress very little.. which is very unconventional compared to normal ppl living in cities.

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mian ki malhar raga, by bismillah mian

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Bohemian Rhapsody is a bohemian song (just like most of Queens songs.

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boisterous

Short Definition : violent; rough; noisy

Definition
(adj) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
Example Sentence
  • a boisterous crowd
  • a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
  • a robustious group of teenagers
  • beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
  • an unruly class
Definition
(adj) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
Synonyms : knockabout
Example Sentence
  • boisterous practical jokes
  • knockabout comedy
Definition
(adj) violently agitated and turbulent
Synonyms : fierce rough
Example Sentence
  • boisterous winds and waves
  • the fierce thunders roar me their music
  • rough weather
  • rough seas
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SPLIT IT LIKE...BOIS(BOYS)+TEROS(TERRORIS(t)).....SO BOYS WHO BEHAVE LIKE TERRORIS.(t). .AND WE KNOW WHEN BOYS BEHAVE LIKE TERRORIST..WAT WE MEAN IS THAT THEY ARE too noisy and behaving like rowdy........

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SPLIT IT LIKE. BOI (BOY)+ STER(STIR)+ US- So if a boy is stirring then it is Violently agitated and turbulent

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boy+is+a terror i.e he is xo violent

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Think like a BOY who was given STEROIDS and became unruled

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boys+street...wen few boys meet in a street,it creates a noisy environment

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boisterous sounds like noisterious i.e noise like.

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bolster

Short Definition : support; reinforce

Definition
(noun) a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
Synonyms : long pillow
Definition
(verb) support and strengthen
Synonyms : bolster up
Example Sentence
  • bolster morale
Definition
(verb) prop up with a pillow or bolster Definition
(verb) add padding to
Synonyms : pad
Example Sentence
  • pad the seat of the chair
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RELATE TO BOLT>> USED TO SUPPORT OR REINFORCE

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read bolster as booster which mean giving extra energy and hence to support and strengthen someone or something.

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usually when thr is a divan in the hall of a house...we place cushions and BOLSTERS (longer cushions)to sit comfortably and for back support

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Make Something BOLDer

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Bolster actually means , Raise physical or mental Strength

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sounds like foster

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Bolster = bol (talk) + ster(star);

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Bolster = Fit the bolt for star i.e to support.

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bolt

Short Definition : door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a | door); gobble down

Definition
(noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder Definition
(noun) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech Definition
(noun) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
Synonyms : deadbolt
Definition
(noun) the act of moving with great haste
Synonyms : dash
Example Sentence
  • he made a dash for the door
Definition
(noun) a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length Definition
(noun) a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener Definition
(noun) a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) Definition
(verb) move or jump suddenly
Example Sentence
  • She bolted from her seat
Definition
(verb) secure or lock with a bolt
Example Sentence
  • bolt the door
Definition
(verb) swallow hastily Definition
(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Example Sentence
  • The thief made off with our silver
  • the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
Definition
(verb) leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
Example Sentence
  • The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas
  • When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
Definition
(verb) eat hastily without proper chewing
Synonyms : gobble
Example Sentence
  • Don't bolt your food!
Definition
(verb) make or roll into bolts
Example Sentence
  • bolt fabric
Definition
(adv) in a rigid manner
Synonyms : rigidly stiffly
Example Sentence
  • the body was rigidly erect
  • he sat bolt upright
Definition
(adv) directly
Synonyms : bang slap slapdash smack
Example Sentence
  • he ran bang into the pole
  • ran slap into her
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(changed) Usain Bolt, the runner, rushes across the finish line.

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bombardment

Short Definition : attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard

Definition
(noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Example Sentence
  • a barrage of questions
  • a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
Definition
(noun) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Example Sentence
  • they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
  • the shelling went on for hours without pausing
Definition
(noun) the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) Definition
(noun) an attack by dropping bombs
Synonyms : bombing
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concentrate on bomb bomb is used to attack other country example atom bomb

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