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Re: Word of the Day
Doosara(Cricket) - its the form of a bowling strategy. it is done by a spin bowler when he turns the ball in other direction then his regular one.
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Word of the Day
obloquy :
Meaning---Disgrace resulting from public condemnation
Eg:
Jimmy Carter is a man who is prepared to risk the obloquy and criticism of die-hard neocons and nervous fellow senior Democrats to break the chains of Washington's foolish Middle East peace policy."
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Word Of The Day
excoriate
Meaning:
To severely criticize someone or something,
Eg:
Why is she being excoriated for trying to implement her campaign promise?"
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Word Of The Day
Jive
Meaning:
1. To deceive, to flatter, to taunt, to talk nonsense.
2. To go together, to fit in.
Eg:
Designwise, the focus remains on the house-garden connection -- the need for garden rooms and plants to jive with architecture and interiors."
Turning over a new leaf
Thanks,
Riju.
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Word Of The Day
dibs
Meaning: The right or claim on something.
Eg:
Department officers were given first dibs for the job.
Thanks,
Riju.
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Word Of The Day
cloying
Meaning:
Disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; also : excessively sweet or sentimental
eg:
Although Smith usually likes detective novels, he found this one so cloying that he couldn’t even finish it.
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Junior Member
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sometimes usefull read...
thanks for information
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Expert Member
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Dramedy = Combination of 'drama' and 'comedy'.
A film, play or TV programme that mixes drama and comedy.
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resultant
Definition: (adjective) Issuing or following as a consequence or result.
Synonyms: accompanying, attendant, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, sequent
Usage:Ned...clapped his open hand down on Tom's magazine he was carrying home to read again, and the resultant noise was a sharp crack.
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