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brunt

Short Definition : main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument

Definition
(noun) main force of a blow etc
Example Sentence
  • bore the brunt of the attack
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Brunt: It sounds like burnt. The area of the land which was hit the meteoroid was badly BRUNT due to main impact/shock created by the collision

Break it as Bra-aunt. So if you see neighbour Aunt in bra, you will have what? shock and main impact :P

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brunt-run is the word to check .people will run,wen there is an impact or shock.

in a HUNT, poor animals bear the blow(BRUNT)

brunt of current

sounds lyk when the wire is Burnt-BRUNT we might get SHOCK

See it as BRU + blUNT, BRU is a popular & nice coffee, but it made me dumbfound by its blunt taste.

brunt is similar to burnt. Think it like some main impact of injury or someone's death.

If u want to BR(bear)+UNT(hunt) ie hunt a bear u need to give him a major impact

brusque

Short Definition : blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice

Definition
(adj) marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Synonyms : brusk curt short
Example Sentence
  • try to cultivate a less brusque manner
  • a curt reply
  • the salesgirl was very short with him
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brush kyun??? I dont want to brush and kiss you directly!!!

BRUSQUE=BRU+QUE...after long hours of waiting in the QUE,the crowd was jus given a cup of BRU coffee.the crowd got pissed off and turned VIOLENT

brusque...sounds like brisk...and if you solve someone's doubt briskly..you are trying to be abrupt.....

BRUSH KYU karna hai?... b'coz ur teeth hav become blunt

brisk

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BRUSh+QUEstion,when his brushing habits were questioned he turned violent

(tab) He was in a hurry to get to the meeting and refused to talk to you. He BRUSHED past you in the hallway, bumping your shoulder as he passed.

sounds like barso purana chaaku (knife) think of a old blunt chaaku

bruce wayne.. batman doest want to waste time...

brusque sounds like Brusly, the actor of Chinese action movies, so imagine why Brusly plays these movies, because of his brusque character.

buccaneer

Short Definition : pirate

Definition
(noun) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Definition
(verb) live like a buccaneer
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pirates of bikaner..hehe

from nw jst remember BUCCANEER OF CARRIBEANS.....n not PIRATES OF CARRIBEAN ;-)

Relate it to Umpire Steve Buckner he was from the Caribbean islands and when you remember this, you get automatically remember pirates.

bhukka(bucca)+ neer(pani in hindi)bhukka pani main pirate hi banega...

pirate stole a BUCKET n a CANE form the sea or from the ship

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buccaneer means bucar + neer means baqur in pani - water and you know what that means

if u have seen telugu raktha charitra part 1....bucca reddy is the villian....so he can be assosiated with a pirate...

visualise umpire steve bucknor(=bucaneer) as pirate

buccaneer - onw who buckets bucks in the neer - (water) - pirates

John bukanan. chor gadha

bucolic

Short Definition : rustic; pastoral

Definition
(noun) a country person
Synonyms : peasant provincial
Definition
(noun) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Synonyms : eclogue idyl idyll
Definition
(adj) (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
Synonyms : arcadian pastoral
Example Sentence
  • a country life of arcadian contentment
  • a pleasant bucolic scene
  • charming in its pastoral setting
  • rustic tranquility
Definition
(adj) relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
Synonyms : pastoral
Example Sentence
  • pastoral seminomadic people
  • pastoral land
  • a pastoral economy
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bucolic sounds a bit like bullock which is used in the "country side"...

BUlls and COLI (collie, a sheep dog) Country -- rustic and pastoral places, people, and songs.

olic is the one to see. oleic acid is used to remove rust. or even if you can check oli, jumble it as oil,used as an antirust agent,which in the past was used as an oral agent.

You commonly find a block of salt in a cow pasture. This block of salt is a COWLICK. Picture a BULL licking the COWLICK

bullock+kick:it is usually seen in the countryside

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Bu (B.) +COLIc (coli): B coli infection is common in RUSTIC area because of the unhygienic condition.

bhookho likho = in some gaons u dont get much to eat and u have to study(likho) even when ure ravenous(bhookho)

BUCK+LICK....people who can lick anything for bucks are BUCOLIC and mostly found in COUNTRYSIDE.....

The villager (rural ans pastural) person who is BOOK-HOLICK (like alcoholic/workholic)can be easily inspired to good poetry.

bucolic like alcoholic for urban people and bucolic for RURAL people

You're more likely to get the Bubolic Plague if you live a bucolic lifestyle in the country.

Buccolic: coli (fishermen) at west side beaches, they are country person of india

bucolic = b for bank + uco + lic; uco bank was established in 1943 in kolkata, therefore it is oldest bank.

bucolic: bu:bull + co: cock + lic : lick - A bull licks a cock; it must be a farm. Hence the meaning is related to countryside.

bucolic = but+an alcoholic, so it is a peaceful environment like a pastoral setting where alcohols are banned

buffet

Short Definition : strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set

Definition
(noun) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
Synonyms : counter sideboard
Definition
(noun) a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves Definition
(noun) usually inexpensive bar Definition
(verb) strike against forcefully
Synonyms : batter knock about
Example Sentence
  • Winds buffeted the tent
Definition
(verb) strike, beat repeatedly
Synonyms : buff
Example Sentence
  • The wind buffeted him
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uff,is the one to see..wen someone slaps u ,u slap them back with a verbal assail " wat the ff "...hehehe...lol..!!!

sounds like buffalo ,so it hits forcefully

in a buffet in taj hotel if u eat a lot and dont hav any money to pay..."ufff" says the waiter, "tu to gaya beta" and he hits u, he hits u hard and he keeps on hitting and hitting and hitting, untill ther's nothing left to hit any

rememberpheobe BUFFET from friend ....visualize her slapping everyone

koi mil gaya1,buffet hritik caught, priety's friend buffeted him

map it to bullet

buffet (beating + fat ) - beating voilently jab tak woh nahi gaya phat

if u are BUFF and u see an ET (jadoo),,,,, u dont run away ,,, but beat the hell out of him

Bill Gates was the richest bt..Warren Buffet..knocked him out and Striked forcefully from the list

buffoon

Short Definition : stupid person; clown

Definition
(noun) a rude or vulgar fool
Synonyms : clown
Definition
(noun) a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
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A Baffoon is a cartoon.

concentrate on FOO....FOOL...fooling around is a clown

When a Baboon Puffs a cigarette we may call it Buffoon.

This word sounds like ' but fool'. Therefore, it is a stupid person.

Italy goalkeeper Buffon....

buffoonery

Short Definition : clowning

Definition
(noun) acting like a clown or buffoon
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Imagine a joker dancing "In the buff" that's what is clowning(buffoonery)

sounds like "puppet"...puppet shows are basically clowns of real animals and hence the meaning.

bugaboo

Short Definition : bugbear; object of baseless terror

Definition
(noun) an imaginary monster used to frighten children Definition
(noun) a source of concern
Example Sentence
  • the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them
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boo!! u use it when u wonna scare funnily..so relates to a ghost..ghosts are bugbears n they the baseless terror since they dont stand on floor

It might help marathi readers...bugaboo sounds like bagulboowa..childhood ghost

Bug+ booth = if your kid starts bugging you you ll tell them a booth(Bugaboo) story.

bugaboo = mugamboo Remember the main villain of movie mr India( amrish puri )= mogamboo khush hua >> he did so much terror in movie

Imagine dark night and monster shouting BUUUU GAAAAAAAAA BOOOOO HAA HAA HAA.

maga bootha--in kannada means - dude devil. wen u c an object,thats baseless, people term it as a devil,as devils dont have legs.so bootas (devils) are known as baseless terror...lol..!!!

The kala bandar(Delhi 6 movie) is a bugaboo.

BUG+A+BOO Boota means Devil in kannada. So we can remember it a bugging bootha

For bagla bagh(tiger) asbooo

adivasi logonka boogaboo

I will bugaboo at the time of bill, if you donot pay necessary amount.

bulge

Short Definition : protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude

Definition
(noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Example Sentence
  • the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
  • the hump of a camel
  • he stood on the rocky prominence
  • the occipital protuberance was well developed
  • the bony excrescence between its horns
Definition
(verb) swell or protrude outwards
Synonyms : pouch protrude
Example Sentence
  • His stomach bulged after the huge meal
Definition
(verb) bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
Synonyms : bag
Definition
(verb) bulge outward
Example Sentence
  • His eyes popped
Definition
(verb) cause to bulge or swell outwards
Synonyms : bulk
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bulge

bulge: it looks like ' bag ', a full bag, which is swelling.

bulk

Short Definition : size or volume (esp. when very large); main part; Ex. The bulk of the work has already been done; ADJ. bulky: having great size

Definition
(noun) the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
Synonyms : majority
Example Sentence
  • the majority of his customers prefer it
  • the bulk of the work is finished
Definition
(noun) the property of something that is great in magnitude
Synonyms : mass volume
Example Sentence
  • it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
  • he received a mass of correspondence
  • the volume of exports
Definition
(noun) the property possessed by a large mass Definition
(verb) stick out or up
Example Sentence
  • The parcel bulked in the sack
Definition
(verb) cause to bulge or swell outwards
Synonyms : bulge
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