Chapter 10

Words of Different Categories

Some words are best learnt by category: homes of animals, their young ones, their sounds, collective nouns, phobias, and so on. SSC loves to ask these as one word substitutions. Learn each category in one sitting, as a single list, and revise it with the mind map.

Types of animals

Amphibian — Living on both land and water. (उभयचर, जो ज़मीन और पानी दोनों में रह सके)
Terrestrial — Living on land such as cow, dog, etc. (पार्थिव, पृथ्वी या थल से संबंधित)
Aquatic — Living in or near water, such as fish, whales, ducks etc. (जलीय, पानी में रहने या पानी से जुड़ा)
Arboreal — Living in trees, as most birds, monkeys, etc. (वृक्षवासी, पेड़ों से जुड़ा)
Biped — Having only two feet, such as man, apes and birds. (द्विपाद, दो पैरों पर चलने वाला)
Carnivorous — Feeding on meat, like dogs, wolves, lions, tigers, etc. (मांसाहारी)
Herbivorous — Feeding on vegetable matter, plant eating. (शाकाहारी)
Marsupial — Mammals whose females nourish and protect their new born in a pouch in the abdomen. For example, kangaroos and opossums. (शिशुधानी प्राणी, थैलीधारी स्तनपायी)
Monotreme — A class of animal including the echidna and the platypus, that lays eggs, but also gives milk to its babies (अंडे देने वाला स्तनपायी)
Nocturnal — Animals that are more active during the night than in the day time, like bats, certain birds, some cats etc. (निशाचर, रात में सक्रिय)
Oviparous — Animals belonging to a class whose females lay and hatch eggs, like birds, most fish, and reptiles. (अंडज, अंडे देने वाला)
Pachyderm — Any of certain thick-skinned, non-ruminant hoofed animals like the elephant, hippopotamus and rhinoceros. (मोटी खाल वाला पशु, स्थूलचर्मी)
Prehensile — Of animal limbs: capable of or adapted for grasping or holding. For example, hands or paws of man and some apes, monkeys, bears, etc. and the tails of certain monkeys (पकड़ने में सक्षम, परिग्राही)

Words for specific places

Aerodrome/Hangar — Where aeroplanes are kept (hangar) or take off and land (aerodrome) (विमान रखने की जगह (हैंगर) या विमान उतरने-उड़ने का स्थान (एरोड्रम))
Aquarium — Enclosure for keeping domestic fishes (मछलीघर, काँच का पानी भरा टैंक)
Apiary/Hive — Where bees are kept (मधुमक्खी पालन का स्थान)
Aviary — Where birds are kept (पक्षियों को रखने का बड़ा पिंजरा या बाड़ा)
Arsenal — Where arms and weapons are stored/kept (शस्त्रागार, या संसाधनों का भंडार)
Bakery — Where bread/biscuits are manufactured (बेकरी, नानबाई की दुकान)
Brewery — Where beer is brewed (produced) (बीयर बनाने का कारख़ाना)
Cage — Enclosure for domestic animals/birds (पिंजरा)
Cemetery/Graveyard — Where dead bodies are buried (क़ब्रिस्तान)
Cloakroom — Luggage storing place at a railway station (अमानती सामान घर)
Confectionery — Where confections or sweets are prepared (मिठाई बनाने की जगह, हलवाईख़ाना)
Crematorium — Where dead bodies are cremated (श्मशान, शवदाह स्थल)
Dockyard — Where ships are built (जहाज़ बनाने और मरम्मत की जगह)
Distillery — Where liquor/spirits/whiskey is produced (आसवनी, शराब की भट्ठी)
Dispensary — Out-patient department where medicines are dispensed (औषधालय, दवाख़ाना)
Garage — Where cars/vehicles are kept (गाड़ी रखने की जगह, गैराज)
Granary — Storage place of grains (अन्न भंडार)
Guest annex — A special room or building in a house for guests (अतिथि कक्ष, मेहमानख़ाना)
Hosiery — Where knitted-wear is manufactured (बुने हुए कपड़ों का कारख़ाना)
Hatchery — Where eggs/chickens are produced (अंडे सेने का स्थान)
Kiln — Where bricks are baked (भट्ठा, ईंट पकाने की भट्ठी)
Mint — Where coins are made (टकसाल, जहाँ सिक्के बनते हैं)
Mortuary — Where dead bodies are temporarily kept (in hospitals) (शवगृह)
Museum — Where curios are kept (संग्रहालय, ऐतिहासिक या कलात्मक वस्तुओं का भवन)
Pharmacy — Where medicines are prepared (औषधालय, दवाख़ाना)
Studio — Where films are produced and processed (चित्रशाला, फ़िल्म निर्माण स्थल)
Tannery — Where leather is processed and produced (चर्मशोधनशाला, चमड़ा कारख़ाना)
Treasury — Where treasure (wealth) is kept (कोषागार, ख़ज़ाना)
Wardrobe — An almirah in which clothes are kept (अलमारी, या किसी के कपड़ों का संग्रह)
Zoo — Where animals/birds are kept (चिड़ियाघर)
Convent — Where nuns live (मठ जहाँ नन रहती हैं)
Monastery — Where monks live (मठ, भिक्षुओं का निवास)
Barracks — Where soldiers live (सैनिक निवास, बैरक)
Palace — Where king lives (महल, राजमहल)
Court — Where a king and his courtiers sit (राजदरबार)
Throne — Where a king sits (सिंहासन, राजगद्दी)
Nest — Where birds live (घोंसला)
Byre — Where cows live (गोशाला, गायों का बाड़ा)
Kennel — Where dogs live (कुत्ते का घर)
Stable — Where horses live (अस्तबल, घुड़साल)

Types of women

Winsome — Charmingly or shyly pleasing (मनमोहक, आकर्षक)
Shrew — A nag/an unpleasant woman (कर्कशा, झगड़ालू स्त्री)
Hoyden — A boisterous girl (उधमी, शोर मचाने वाली लड़की)
Prima donna — A temperamental woman (नख़रेबाज़, मिज़ाजी स्त्री)
Coquette — A flirtatious woman (इश्कबाज़, नख़रीली स्त्री)
Minx — A pert, saucy girl (चुलबुली, मुँहफट लड़की)
Svelte — Slender (छरहरा, पतला और सुडौल)
Demure — Modest, shy and reserved (संकोची और शालीन)
Virago — A sharp-tongued, domineering and violent woman (दबंग, कर्कशा स्त्री)

Types of men

Adonis — A handsome man (अत्यंत सुंदर पुरुष)
Tycoon — A powerful businessman (बड़ा उद्योगपति)
Debonair — Nonchalant, urbane (सजीला, शिष्ट और आत्मविश्वासी)
Suave — Smoothly pleasant, ingratiating (शालीन और आत्मविश्वासी)
Philanderer — A man who has many casual love affairs (रंगीन मिज़ाज पुरुष)
Lout — An awkward, rough fellow (गँवार, असभ्य व्यक्ति)
Wastrel — An idler or loafer (निकम्मा, आवारा, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च)
Curmudgeon — A gruff, irritable old man (चिड़चिड़ा, झक्की बूढ़ा)
Don Juan — A rake or seducer (रसिक, स्त्रियों को बहकाने वाला पुरुष)
Cavalier — A courtly gentleman, gallant (वीर, शिष्ट सज्जन (घुड़सवार योद्धा))

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Words related to art and cul

Words related to art and culture

Drama — The art of plays and the way they are written and directed. (नाटक, नाट्यकला)
Opera — Musical plays in which all words are sung. (गीति-नाट्य, संगीत-नाटक)
Ballet — Performances in which dancing and music tell the story without any speaking. (बैले, नृत्य-नाटिका)
Abstract art — Paintings or designs that consist of shapes and patterns that do not look real. (अमूर्त कला)
Figurative art — Paintings etc. that show objects, people or the countryside as they really look. (आकृतिमूलक (यथार्थ-रूप) कला)
Realism — The style of art in which things, especially unpleasant things are shown as they really are in life. (यथार्थवाद)
Photorealism — Art in which things are painted so realistically that the painting looks like a photograph. (फ़ोटो-यथार्थवाद)
Folk art — Art that is traditional and typical of the ordinary people who live in a particular area. (लोक कला)
Naïve art — Art that is like that of a child and shows things in a flat way with bright colours. (भोली (बाल-सुलभ) कला)
Minimalism — A style of art that uses only few simple shapes or colours (न्यूनतमवाद)
Action painting — Style of painting in which paint is dripped, splashed etc. on to a surface. (क्रिया-चित्रण (रंग छिड़ककर बनी पेंटिंग))
Installation art — Modern art which includes objects, sounds etc. (संस्थापन कला)
Conceptual art — In which main aim of the artist is to show an idea rather than to represent actual things or people. (संकल्पनात्मक (विचार-प्रधान) कला)
Baroque — Very decorated style of art that was common in Europe in the 17th and early 18th centuries. (अत्यंत अलंकृत सत्रहवीं सदी की शैली)
Rococo — Style with a lot of curly decoration that was fashionable in Europe in the 18th century. (रोकोको (घुमावदार अलंकरण वाली) शैली)
Romanticism — Style of painting that was popular in late 18th and early 19th century in which feelings, imagination and natural beauty were considered more important than anything else. (स्वच्छंदतावाद)
Art nouveau — Style of art that used plants and flowers in painting and in design of objects and buildings. (आर नूवो (फूल-बेलों वाली कला शैली))
Impressionism — Style of painting used especially in France in the 19th century which uses colour instead of details of form to produce effects of light or feeling. (प्रभाववाद, क्षणिक प्रभाव की चित्रशैली)
Symbolism — Late 19th century style of art in which images are used as symbols to represent ideas or qualities. (प्रतीकवाद)
Cubism — Twentieth century style of art in which people are represented by geometric shapes. (घनवाद)
Expressionism — Twentieth century style of painting that expresses feelings rather than showing things in a natural way. (अभिव्यंजनावाद)
Dadaism/Dada — An early 20th century style of art which was intended to be different from traditional art in a rather crazy way. (दादावाद)
Surrealism — Twentieth century art in which artist connects unrelated images and objects in a strange and often impossible way. (अतियथार्थवाद)
Art deco — Style of art and decoration that uses simple shapes and was popular in Europe and America in 1920s and 1930s. (आर्ट डेको (ज्यामितीय सजावटी शैली))
Socialist realism — A style of art in communist countries in 20th century which showed people and things in a realistic way and aimed to make people feel proud of their country. (समाजवादी यथार्थवाद)
Pop art — A style of art that was popular in the 1960s which shows ordinary objects such as advertisements or things you see in people's homes. (पॉप कला (लोकप्रिय वस्तुओं की कला))
Op art — Art that uses patterns which seem to move or to produce other shapes as you look at them. (दृष्टिभ्रम कला)
Bas-relief — A piece of sculpture in which figures are raised out only slightly from a background panel or wall, such as a frieze on a building. (अल्प-उभार नक़्क़ाशी)
Chiaroscuro — (1) The distribution and treatment of light and shade in a picture. (2) A kind of picture using only light and shade and no definite lines. (चित्रकला में प्रकाश और छाया का तीव्र विरोधाभास)
Fresco — A painting made by applying colours to a wet plaster surface, so that they sink in deep, and dry with the plaster. (भित्ति-चित्र (गीले प्लास्टर पर))
Gouache — Painting using opaque colours mixed with water and gum. (गुआश (अपारदर्शी जल-रंग))
Impasto — Method of painting in which colours are applied thickly so that they stand out from the canvas. (मोटी परत वाला रंग-लेपन)
Mobile — Piece of sculpture made of wire, strips of metal etc., in such a way that it moves when touched or blown by the wind. (चल-मूर्ति (हवा से हिलने वाली))
Mural — Painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling. (भित्ति-चित्र)
Palette — Flat piece of wood, plastic etc., on which the paints used by an artist are mixed. (रंग-पट्टिका)
Pastel — Drawing made with coloured crayons, especially soft crayons made of pipe clay, pigment and gum water. (पेस्टल चित्र (मुलायम रंगीन चॉक से))
Study — Preliminary sketch or exercise, as a preliminary rough sketch of an object or landscape that will later be the subject of the painting. (प्रारंभिक रेखाचित्र (अभ्यास-चित्र))
Tempera — (1) A fast drying paint made of colours that are mixed with water and egg yolk. (2) A painting made from such paints. (टेम्परा (अंडे की ज़र्दी वाला रंग))
Water colour — (1) A painting made with pigments mixed in water. (2) Paint having water as the medium. (जल-रंग (और उससे बना चित्र))
Ballad — A short story in the form of a poem or a song (गीत कथा, गाई जाने वाली सरल कथा कविता)

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Figures of speech

Alliteration — The use of several words together, all beginning with the same sound in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry. (अनुप्रास, शब्दों के आरंभ में एक ही ध्वनि की पुनरावृत्ति)
Assonance — Similarity in the vowel sounds that are close together in a poem. (स्वर की पुनरावृत्ति)
Onomatopoeia — The use of words that sound like the thing that they refer to (ध्वन्यात्मक शब्द, ध्वनि से बना शब्द)
Metaphor — A way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing. (रूपक)
Simile — An expression that describes something by comparing it with something else (उपमा, जैसा के साथ तुलना)
Oxymoron — A deliberate combination of two words that seem to be the opposite of each other. (विरोधाभास अलंकार)
Paradox — The use of statements that seem strange because they involve two ideas or qualities that are very different. (विरोधाभास, जो उलटा लगे पर सच हो सकता है)
Litotes — Saying something positive by using the negative of its opposite. For example, you say 'he is not unknown to me.' (अल्पोक्ति, निषेध द्वारा कथन)
Irony — The use of words that are opposite to what you really mean, often in order to be amusing. (विडंबना, या व्यंग्य)
Bathos — In writing a play etc., a sudden change from a subject that is beautiful, moral or serious to something that is ordinary, silly or not important. (भावपतन, गंभीर से तुच्छ पर अचानक उतरना)
Pun — Amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings. (श्लेष, शब्द-क्रीड़ा)
Tautology — Statement in which you say the same thing twice using different words in a way which is not necessary. (पुनरुक्ति)
Euphemism — A polite word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one to avoid shocking or upsetting someone. (शिष्टोक्ति, कठोर बात के लिए नरम शब्द)
Circumlocution — The practice of using too many words to express an idea, instead of saying it directly. (घुमा फिराकर कहना, बिना ज़रूरत लंबी बात)
Hyperbole — A way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller or worse than it actually is. (अतिशयोक्ति, प्रभाव के लिए जानबूझकर बढ़ा चढ़ाकर कहना)
Personification — The representation of a thing or a quality as a person, in literature or art. (मानवीकरण अलंकार)
Rhetorical question — A question that you may ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer. (आलंकारिक प्रश्न)
Ellipsis — Practice of deliberately not including one or more words in a sentence that can still be understood by a reader because the context makes the meaning clear. (शब्द-लोप, पदलोप)
Apposition — When a simple sentence contains two or more noun phrases that describe the same thing or person, appearing one after the other without a word such as 'and' or 'or' between them. (समानाधिकरण)
Cliché — An idea or phrase that has been used so much that it is not effective or no longer has any meaning. (घिसी-पिटी बात)

Words related to law

Solicitor — Type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law. ((ब्रिटेन में) सलाहकार वकील)
Barrister — Lawyer in Britain who can argue cases in the higher courts of law. (बैरिस्टर, उच्च न्यायालय में बहस करने वाला वकील)
Notary — Someone, especially a lawyer, who has the legal power to make a signed statement or document official. (नोटरी, दस्तावेज़ प्रमाणित करने वाला अधिकारी)
Counsel — A lawyer who represents you in court. (वकील, क़ानूनी सलाहकार)
Paralegal — Someone whose job is to help lawyers do their work, but who is not a qualified lawyer. (वकील का सहायक कर्मचारी)
The bar — In Britain, the group of people who are barristers. (वकील समुदाय, बैरिस्टरों का समूह)
Lawsuit — A legal dispute or a complaint that a person or an organization brings to a court of law to be settled. (मुक़दमा, क़ानूनी दावा)
Class action — A law suit brought by a group of people for themselves and other people with the same problem. (सामूहिक मुक़दमा)
Litigation — The process of taking claims to a court of law. (मुक़दमेबाज़ी)
Custody — The situation of someone being held in prison until their court appearance (हिरासत)
Hearing — Meeting of a court or a special committee to find out the facts about a case. (सुनवाई)
Allege — To assert that something is true or that someone has done something wrong. (आरोप लगाना, बिना प्रमाण दावा करना)
Charge — To state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime. (आरोप लगाना)
Writ — A document from a court that orders someone to do or not to do something. (रिट, न्यायालय का लिखित आदेश)
Injunction — An order given by a court which tells someone not to do something. (निषेधाज्ञा, अदालत का रोक-आदेश)
Summons — Official order to appear in a court of law. (समन, अदालत में हाज़िर होने का आदेश)
Arraign — To make someone come to court to answer a charge against them. (आरोप का उत्तर देने के लिए अदालत में पेश करना)
Contempt of court — Disobedience or disrespect towards a court of law. (न्यायालय की अवमानना)
Perjury — The crime of lying under oath in a court of law. (झूठी गवाही, शपथ लेकर झूठ बोलना)
The burden of proof — The duty to prove that something is true (सबूत का भार, प्रमाण का दायित्व)
Summing-up — A statement summarizing the main facts and arguments in a case. (सार-कथन, मामले का सारांश)
Verdict — An official decision made in a court of law regarding guilt or innocence. (फ़ैसला, निर्णय)
Acquit — To give a decision in a court that someone is not guilty of a crime. (आरोप से बरी कर देना)
Jury — Group of ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not. (जूरी, निर्णायक मंडल)
Plaintiff — Someone who brings a legal action against another person in a court of law. (वादी)
Defendant — The person in a court of law who has been accused of committing an offence. (प्रतिवादी, अभियुक्त)
The prosecution — The lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime. (अभियोजन पक्ष)
The defence — The lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime. (बचाव पक्ष)
Prosecutor — A lawyer who is trying to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime. (अभियोजक, सरकारी वकील)

Words related to political i

Words related to political ideologies

Capitalism — An economic and political system in which businesses mostly belong to the private owners, and not to the government. (पूँजीवाद)
Socialism — An economic and political system in which large industries are owned by the government and taxes are used to redistribute wealth from richer citizens to poorer citizens. (समाजवाद)
Communism — A political system in which the government controls the production of all food and goods and there is no privately owned property. (साम्यवाद)
Marxism — A political ideology developed by Karl Marx which explains changes in history as a result of a struggle between social classes. (मार्क्सवाद)
Conservatism — The political belief that societal change should be minimized. (रूढ़िवाद, परंपरावाद)
Liberalism — The belief in the importance of political, social and economic freedom for individuals. (उदारवाद)
Federalism — Belief in a system of government in which a country consists of a group of states which control their own affairs but which are also controlled by a single national government which makes decisions on foreign affairs. (संघवाद)
Fascism — A right wing political system in which people's lives are completely controlled by the state and no political opposition is allowed. (फ़ासीवाद)
Democracy — A system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to select its officials. (जनता द्वारा चुने प्रतिनिधियों का शासन)
Republic — A country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a President, not a king or queen. (गणराज्य)
Monarchy — The system in which a country is ruled by a king or a queen. (राजा या रानी के नेतृत्व वाली शासन व्यवस्था)
Totalitarian regime — A political system in which ordinary people have no power and are completely controlled by the government. (सर्वसत्तावादी शासन)
Dictatorship — Government by a ruler who has complete power (तानाशाही)
Diplomatic — Relating to diplomacy, the management of relations and negotiations between countries. (राजनयिक, कूटनीति से संबंधित)
Conspiracy — The act of secretly planning with others to do something harmful or illegal. (षड्यंत्र)
Electoral — Relating to an election or voting. (चुनावी, निर्वाचन संबंधी)

Types of lovers

Acrophile — Lover of mountains/alpine regions (पर्वत-प्रेमी)
Ailurophile — Lover of cats (बिल्ली-प्रेमी)
Anthophile — Lover of flowers (पुष्प-प्रेमी)
Astrophile — Lover of stars and astronomy (तारों और खगोल का प्रेमी)
Autophile — One who loves oneself (आत्म-प्रेमी)
Bibliophile — Lover of books (पुस्तक प्रेमी, किताबें जमा करने वाला)
Ceraunophile — One who loves lightning and thunderstorms (बिजली और तूफ़ान का प्रेमी)
Chionophile — Lover of cold weather and snowy environments (हिम-प्रेमी, ठंड का प्रेमी)
Cinephile — Lover of cinema/movies (सिनेमा-प्रेमी, फ़िल्म-प्रेमी)
Cynophile — Lover of dogs (कुत्ता-प्रेमी)
Demophile — One who loves people or crowds (जन-प्रेमी, भीड़-प्रेमी)
Dendrophile — Lover of plants and trees (वृक्ष-प्रेमी)
Ergophile — Person who loves to work (काम से प्रेम करने वाला)
Heliophile — Lover of the sun (सूर्य प्रकाश प्रेमी)
Limnophile — Lover of lakes (झील-प्रेमी)
Logophile — Lover of words (शब्द-प्रेमी)
Lygophile — Lover of shade and darkness (अंधकार-प्रेमी, छाया-प्रेमी)
Nyctophile — One who loves night time (रात्रि-प्रेमी)
Oenophile — Lover of wine (मदिरा-प्रेमी, वाइन का प्रेमी)
Photophile — One who loves light (प्रकाश-प्रेमी)
Phytophile — Lover of plants (पादप-प्रेमी, पौधों का प्रेमी)
Pluviophile — Lover of rain (वर्षा-प्रेमी)
Retrophile — Lover of old-fashioned things that are associated with the past (पुरातन वस्तुओं का प्रेमी)
Technophile — One who is fond of technology (प्रौद्योगिकी-प्रेमी, तकनीक-प्रेमी)
Thalassophile — Lover of sea (समुद्र-प्रेमी, सागर-प्रेमी)
Theophile — One who loves God (ईश्वर-प्रेमी)
Xanthophile — Lover of yellow colour (पीले रंग का प्रेमी)
Xenophile — One who is attracted towards foreign things like culture, people (विदेश-प्रेमी, विदेशी संस्कृति का प्रेमी)

Types of studies

Anthology — A collection of selected literary passages (संकलन, कई लेखकों की रचनाओं का संग्रह)
Anthropology — Science of the origins and social relationships of humans (मानव विज्ञान, मनुष्य और उसकी संस्कृति का अध्ययन)
Apology — An expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone (क्षमा-याचना, माफ़ी)
Archaeology — The branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people (पुरातत्व, खुदाई से इतिहास का अध्ययन)
Astrology — The study of the positions of the stars and movements of the planets in the belief that they influence human affairs (ज्योतिष, तारों के प्रभाव का अध्ययन)
Biology — The science that studies living organisms (जीव विज्ञान)
Cardiology — The study of the heart and its action and disease (हृदय विज्ञान, हृदय रोग विज्ञान)
Chronology — An arrangement of events in time (कालक्रम, घटनाओं का समय अनुसार क्रम)
Dermatology — The study of different skin diseases (त्वचा विज्ञान)
Ecology — The study of environment as it relates to living organisms (पारिस्थितिकी, जीवों और पर्यावरण के संबंध का अध्ययन)
Entomology — The branch of zoology that studies insects (कीट विज्ञान, कीड़ों का अध्ययन)
Epidemiology — Science dealing with the transmission and control of disease (महामारी विज्ञान)
Epistemology — The philosophical theory of knowledge (ज्ञान मीमांसा, ज्ञान से जुड़ी दर्शन शाखा)
Eschatology — The branch of theology that is concerned with final things such as death, judgement, etc. (परलोक विद्या, अंतिम बातों का अध्ययन)
Ethnology — Branch of anthropology dealing with societies and cultures (नृजाति विज्ञान, विभिन्न जनसमूहों का अध्ययन)
Etiology — The scientific study of the cause of a disease (हेतु विज्ञान, रोग के कारण का अध्ययन)
Etymology — The study of origin/history of words (शब्दों की उत्पत्ति और अर्थ परिवर्तन का अध्ययन)
Genealogy — The study or investigation of ancestry and family history (वंशावली, वंश का अध्ययन)
Geology — Science of the history of the earth (भूविज्ञान, पृथ्वी की संरचना का अध्ययन)
Gerontology — Study of the various aspects of aging (वृद्धावस्था विज्ञान)
Ichthyology — The branch of zoology that studies fishes (मत्स्य विज्ञान, मछलियों का अध्ययन)
Ideology — An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group (विचारधारा)
Meteorology — The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (मौसम विज्ञान)
Methodology — The techniques followed in a particular discipline (कार्यप्रणाली, पद्धति विज्ञान)
Morphology — The study of the structure of animals and plants (आकृति विज्ञान, संरचना का अध्ययन)
Mythology — The body of stories associated with a culture or institution (पुराण विद्या)
Oncology — The study and treatment of tumors, cancer (अर्बुद विज्ञान, कैंसर का अध्ययन)
Paleontology — The study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on earth (जीवाश्म विज्ञान)
Pathology — The branch of medical science that studies diseases (रोग विज्ञान)
Petrology — Study about the origin, composition and structure of rocks (शैल विज्ञान, चट्टानों का अध्ययन)
Philology — The humanistic study of language and literature (भाषा विज्ञान, लिखित स्रोतों में भाषा का अध्ययन)
Physiology — The science dealing with the functioning of organisms (शरीर क्रिया विज्ञान)
Psychology — The science of mental life (मनोविज्ञान, मन और व्यवहार का वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन)
Radiology — A branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy such as X-rays in the diagnosis and treatment of disease (विकिरण विज्ञान, रेडियोलॉजी)
Seismology — The study of earthquakes (भूकंप विज्ञान)
Sociology — The study and classification of human societies (समाजशास्त्र)
Technology — The practical application of science to commerce or industry (प्रौद्योगिकी)
Teleology — A doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes (प्रयोजनवाद, उद्देश्य मीमांसा)
Terminology — A system of words used to name things in a discipline (पारिभाषिक शब्दावली)
Theology — The rational and systematic study of religion (धर्मशास्त्र)

Types of specialist

Anesthesiologist — A specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before treatment (निश्चेतना विशेषज्ञ, बेहोशी देने वाला डॉक्टर)
Anthropologist — A social scientist who specializes in anthropology (मानव विज्ञानी, मानव समाज और संस्कृति का अध्येता)
Apologist — A person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution (समर्थक, पक्ष का बचाव करने वाला)
Archaeologist — A person who studies prehistoric people and their culture (पुरातत्वविद्, अवशेषों से इतिहास का अध्ययन करने वाला)
Cardiologist — A specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart (हृदय रोग विशेषज्ञ)
Chronologist — A person who investigates dates of events and transactions (कालक्रम विशेषज्ञ, कालानुक्रम-विद्)
Dermatologist — A doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin (त्वचा रोग विशेषज्ञ)
Ecologist — A scientist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment (पारिस्थितिकीविद्)
Entomologist — A zoologist who studies insects (कीट विज्ञानी)
Genealogist — An expert in genealogy (वंशावली विशेषज्ञ)
Geologist — A specialist in geology (भूवैज्ञानिक)
Gerontologist — A specialist in gerontology (वृद्धावस्था विज्ञानी)
Graphologist — An expert in the study of handwriting (हस्तलेख विशेषज्ञ)
Meteorologist — A specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions (मौसम-विज्ञानी)
Microbiologist — A specialist in microbiology (सूक्ष्मजीव विज्ञानी)
Mineralogist — A scientist trained in mineralogy (खनिज विज्ञानी)
Neurologist — A medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it (तंत्रिका रोग विशेषज्ञ)
Numerologist — One who studies the occult meanings of numbers and their supposed influence on human life (अंक ज्योतिषी)
Paleontologist — A person who studies fossils (जीवाश्म विज्ञानी)
Pathologist — A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis of diseases (रोग विज्ञानी, रोगों के कारण का अध्ययन करने वाला)
Philologist — A person who studies the history of languages and literature (भाषाशास्त्री)
Physiologist — A biologist specializing in physiology (शरीर क्रिया विज्ञानी)
Phytologist — A biologist specializing in the study of plants (वनस्पति विज्ञानी)
Psephologist — Someone who studies elections and voting statistics (चुनाव विश्लेषक, चुनाव-विज्ञानी)
Psychologist — A scientist trained in psychology (मनोवैज्ञानिक)
Radiologist — A medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease (विकिरण चिकित्सा विशेषज्ञ)
Sociologist — A social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society (समाजशास्त्री)
Suffragist — An advocate of the extension of voting rights especially to women (मताधिकार विस्तार का समर्थक)
Zoologist — A specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals (प्राणि वैज्ञानिक, जीव जंतुओं का अध्येता)

Types of government

Anocracy — A form of government that mixes democratic and autocratic features but acts with minimal accountability (अर्ध-लोकतांत्रिक मिश्रित शासन)
Aristocracy — A form of government run by a privileged or noble class (कुलीन वर्ग, या उस वर्ग का शासन)
Arithmocracy — A form of government run by a group that gets the numerical majority (संख्यात्मक बहुमत का शासन)
Autocracy — A government run by a single individual (एक व्यक्ति का निरंकुश शासन)
Bureaucracy — A government with non-elected officials (अफ़सरशाही, बिना चुने अधिकारियों द्वारा शासन)
Democracy — A government where people elect their rulers (जनता द्वारा चुने प्रतिनिधियों का शासन)
Despotocracy — A government run by a despot (तानाशाह का शासन)
Diabolocracy — A government influenced by malicious or corrupt forces (दुष्ट शक्तियों का शासन)
Gerontocracy — A government consisting of/run by old people (वृद्धतंत्र, बुज़ुर्गों का शासन)
Kakistocracy — A government run by the least qualified or worst individuals (अयोग्यतम लोगों का शासन)
Kleptocracy — A government run by thieves (चोरतंत्र, सत्ता से लूट करने वालों का शासन)
Mediocracy — A government run by the mediocre (औसत दर्जे के लोगों का शासन)
Mobocracy — A government run by the mob (भीड़तंत्र)
Neocracy — A government run by inexperienced or fledgling officials (नौसिखियों का शासन)
Ochlocracy — A government run by the mob or crowd (भीड़तंत्र)
Pantisocracy — An ideal government with complete equality among all members (पूर्ण समानता वाला आदर्श शासन)
Plutocracy — A system of government by the wealthy class (धनवानों द्वारा शासन)
Stratocracy — A government by military forces (सैन्य शासन, सेनातंत्र)
Theocracy — A system of government in which priests rule in the name of Gods or a god (धर्मतंत्र, धर्मगुरुओं द्वारा शासन)

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Types of phobias

Ablutophobia — Fear of bathing (नहाने से डर)
Achluophobia — Fear of darkness (अंधेरे से डर)
Acrophobia — Fear of heights (ऊँचाई से लगने वाला अत्यधिक डर)
Aerophobia — Fear of flying (हवाई यात्रा से डर)
Agoraphobia — Fear of open spaces or crowds (खुली या सार्वजनिक जगहों से लगने वाला डर)
Ailurophobia — Fear of cats (बिल्लियों से डर)
Algophobia — Fear of pain (दर्द से डर)
Androphobia — Fear of men (पुरुषों से डर)
Anemophobia — Fear of air (हवा से डर)
Anthophobia — Fear of flowers (फूलों से लगने वाला अत्यधिक डर)
Anthropophobia — Fear of people or society (लोगों या समाज से डर)
Aphenphosmphobia — Fear of being touched (छुए जाने से डर)
Arachnophobia — Fear of spiders (मकड़ी से लगने वाला अत्यधिक डर)
Astraphobia — Fear of thunder and lightning (गरज और बिजली से डर)
Astrophobia — Fear of outer space (अंतरिक्ष या तारों से डर)
Atychiphobia — Fear of failure (असफलता से डर)
Autophobia — Fear of being alone (अकेले रहने का अत्यधिक डर)
Bacteriophobia — Fear of bacteria (जीवाणुओं से डर)
Barophobia — Fear of gravity (गुरुत्वाकर्षण से डर)
Bathmophobia — Fear of stairs or steep slopes (सीढ़ियों या ढलान से डर)
Bibliophobia — Fear of books (किताबों से डर)
Cacophobia — Fear of ugliness (कुरूपता से लगने वाला डर)
Catoptrophobia — Fear of mirrors (आईने से डर)
Chionophobia — Fear of snow (बर्फ़ से डर)
Chrometophobia — Fear of spending money (पैसे खर्च करने से डर)
Chromophobia — Fear of colours (रंगों से डर)
Chronophobia — Fear of time (समय बीतने का अत्यधिक डर)
Cibophobia — Fear of food (भोजन से डर)
Climacophobia — Fear of climbing (चढ़ने से डर)
Cynophobia — Fear of dogs (कुत्तों से डर)
Dendrophobia — Fear of trees (पेड़ों से डर)
Dystychiphobia — Fear of accidents (दुर्घटना से डर)
Emetophobia — Fear of vomiting (उल्टी होने से डर)
Entomophobia — Fear of insects (कीड़ों से डर)
Equinophobia — Fear of horses (घोड़ों से डर)
Gamophobia — Fear of marriage (विवाह से डर)
Glossophobia — Fear of speaking in public (सार्वजनिक रूप से बोलने का अत्यधिक डर)
Gynophobia — Fear of women (स्त्रियों से डर)
Heliophobia — Fear of the sun (सूर्य या धूप का डर)
Hemophobia — Fear of blood (रक्त से लगने वाला अत्यधिक डर)

Types of characters

Avaricious — Greedy or having excessive desire of wealth (अत्यंत लोभी, धन का लालची)
Capricious — Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity (मनमौजी, अचानक मूड बदलने वाला)
Conscious — Having awareness of surroundings and sensations (सचेत, होश में और जागरूक)
Contumacious — Stubbornly and wilfully disobedient to authority (अवज्ञाकारी, हठपूर्वक आदेश न मानने वाला)
Loquacious — One who talks a lot (वाचाल, बहुत बोलने वाला)
Malicious — Intending or intended to cause harm (द्वेषपूर्ण, नुक़सान पहुँचाने के इरादे वाला)
Mendacious — Inclined to lie; habitually dishonest (झूठा, असत्यवादी)
Minacious — Menacing; threatening (धमकी भरा, डराने वाला)
Perspicacious — Mentally sharp or insightful (सूक्ष्मदर्शी, तीव्र बुद्धि वाला)
Pertinacious — Stubbornly persistent; unyielding (हठपूर्वक डटे रहने वाला)
Pugnacious — One who fights a lot (लड़ाकू, झगड़ने को तैयार)
Rapacious — Aggressively greedy or grasping (अत्यधिक लालची, लूटने वाला)
Sagacious — Having good judgement (दूरदर्शी और विवेकशील)
Voracious — One who eats a lot (पेटू, बहुत खाने वाला; अत्यंत उत्सुक)

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Types of killing

Democide — The act of murder committed by government against its own people (सरकार द्वारा अपने ही नागरिकों की हत्या)
Filicide — The act of killing one's son or daughter (संतान की हत्या)
Fratricide — The act of killing one's brother (भाई की हत्या)
Genocide — The act of killing a racial or a cultural group (जनसंहार, किसी जाति या समुदाय की सुनियोजित हत्या)
Homicide — The killing of a human being by another human being (मानव हत्या, एक व्यक्ति द्वारा दूसरे की हत्या)
Infanticide — The act of killing an infant or newborn child (शिशु हत्या)
Mariticide — The murder of a husband by his wife (पति की हत्या)
Matricide — The act of killing one's mother (माता की हत्या)
Parricide — The act of killing a parent or other near relative (निकट संबंधी की हत्या, ख़ासकर माता या पिता की)
Patricide — The act of killing one's father (पिता की हत्या)
Regicide — The act of killing a king (राजा की हत्या)
Sororicide — The act of killing one's sister (बहन की हत्या)
Suicide — The act of killing oneself (आत्महत्या)
Uxoricide — The act of a person murdering his wife (पत्नी की हत्या)
Vaticide — The act of killing a prophet (पैगंबर या भविष्यवक्ता की हत्या)

Types of principles

Activism — Vigorous action especially in politics (सक्रियतावाद, किसी उद्देश्य के लिए सक्रिय आंदोलन)
Altruism — Principle of selfless service (परमार्थ, निस्वार्थ भाव से दूसरों का भला)
Antagonism — Active opposition to someone (सक्रिय विरोध, शत्रुता)
Anthropomorphism — Attributing human form or qualities to gods, animals or objects (मानवीकरण, पशुओं या वस्तुओं को मानव गुण देना)
Antitheism — Opposition to belief in the existence of gods (ईश्वर-आस्था का विरोध)
Antivivisectionism — Opposition to experiments on animals (जीवित पशुओं पर प्रयोग का विरोध)
Aphorism — Short, meaningful saying (सूक्ति, सूत्र-वाक्य)
Astigmatism — Structural defect in eyes (दृष्टिवैषम्य, आँख की बनावट का दोष)
Atavism — Resemblance to remote ancestors (पूर्वजों के गुणों का लौट आना)
Atheism — Disbelief in god (नास्तिकता, ईश्वर में अविश्वास)
Catechism — Method of teaching by question-answer (प्रश्नोत्तर द्वारा शिक्षा की पद्धति)
Dadaism — Principle of going against tradition (परंपरा-विरोधी कला आंदोलन)
Deism — Belief in god but disbelief in religion (ईश्वर में आस्था पर धर्म में नहीं, देववाद)
Euphemism — Saying something harsh in a milder way (शिष्टोक्ति, कठोर बात के लिए नरम शब्द)
Euphuism — An artificial, highly ornate style of writing or speaking (कृत्रिम, अत्यधिक अलंकृत लेखन-शैली)
Fatalism — The belief that fate controls everything (भाग्यवाद)
Hedonism — The principle in which pleasure is the ultimate aim (सुखवाद)
Humanism — Principle of devotion to human good (मानवतावाद)
Immanentism — Belief in a god present in and throughout the world (संसार में सर्वव्यापी ईश्वर में विश्वास)
Incivism — Disloyalty or lack of civic responsibility towards the nation (नागरिक-कर्तव्य या राष्ट्र-निष्ठा का अभाव)
Individualism — Principle of giving importance only to self (व्यक्तिवाद)
Meliorism — Improvement of world by human efforts (सुधारवाद, मानव प्रयास से संसार के सुधार में विश्वास)
Monotheism — Principle of belief in one God (एकेश्वरवाद)
Narcissism — Principle of self-worship (आत्ममुग्धता)
Neologism — Coining/using new words (नवगढ़ित शब्द)
Nepotism — Favouring one's relatives unduly (भाई भतीजावाद, रिश्तेदारों को पद या लाभ देना)
Numenism — Belief in deities (देवताओं और दैवी शक्तियों में विश्वास)
Objectivism — Impartial assessment (वस्तुनिष्ठता, निष्पक्ष आकलन)
Pacifism — Principle of total abolition of war (शांतिवाद)
Pantheism — Belief that the universe is god (सर्वेश्वरवाद)
Parachronism — An error in chronological order (काल-क्रम की त्रुटि)
Parochialism — Narrow views (संकीर्ण सोच, संकुचित दृष्टिकोण)
Plagiarism — Using others' ideas without permission or acknowledgement (साहित्यिक चोरी)
Pragmatism — Actuality/matter-of-factness/practical approach (व्यवहारवाद, व्यावहारिक दृष्टिकोण)
Probabilism — Uncertainty (संभाव्यतावाद, अनिश्चितता का सिद्धांत)
Stoicism — The belief that virtue is the only aim of life, with calm endurance of pain and hardship (कष्ट को बिना शिकायत सहने की वृत्ति)
Theocentrism — Belief that god is the centre of existence (ईश्वर-केंद्रित दृष्टि)
Theopantism — Belief that god is the only reality (केवल ईश्वर को ही सत्य मानने का सिद्धांत)
Transcendentalism — Reality being beyond human experience (अनुभवातीतवाद, इंद्रियों से परे सत्य का सिद्धांत)
Zoomorphism — Depicting or conceiving a god in animal form (पशु रूप में चित्रण)

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Types of manias

Agromania — Desire to live alone especially in an isolated area (एकांत स्थान में अकेले रहने की तीव्र इच्छा)
Anthomania — Extreme desire for flowers (फूलों के प्रति उन्माद)
Bibliomania — An extreme passion for collecting books (पुस्तक संग्रह की सनक)
Cynomania — Extreme desire for dogs (कुत्तों के प्रति उन्माद)
Demomania — Fondness for crowds (भीड़ के प्रति उन्माद, भीड़ का शौक़)
Dipsomania — Excessive desire for alcohol (शराब की अनियंत्रित लत)
Dromomania — Desire for travelling (यात्रा करने की सनक)
Entheomania — Excessive desire for religion (धर्म के प्रति अत्यधिक उन्माद)
Ergomania — Excessive desire to work (काम करने की सनक)
Hedomania — Desire for pleasure (सुख-भोग की सनक)
Hippomania — Desire for horses (घोड़ों के प्रति अत्यधिक लगाव)
Hypomania — A state of increased energy, exhilaration, and irritability (हल्का उन्माद, अतिसक्रियता)
Kleptomania — Desire to steal things (चोरी करने की बार बार उठने वाली मानसिक प्रवृत्ति)
Logomania — Desire to talk (बोलने की सनक)
Megalomania — A delusion of one's own greatness; an obsession with power and control (बड़प्पन का भ्रम, अपनी शक्ति का उन्माद)
Melomania — Excessive love of music (संगीत के प्रति अत्यधिक लगाव)
Monomania — Obsession with one particular thing (एक ही विचार की सनक)
Mythomania — An obsessive habit of telling lies (झूठ बोलने की विवश आदत)
Phagemania — Obsession with eating rich or excessive food (अधिक खाने की सनक)
Plutomania — Excessive desire for wealth (धन की सनक)
Poriomania — Obsession with wandering or travelling (भटकने या घूमने की सनक)
Pyromania — Desire to set things on fire (आग लगाने की अनियंत्रित प्रवृत्ति)
Sitomania — Excessive desire to eat (खाने की अत्यधिक इच्छा)
Verbomania — Obsession with words (शब्दों की सनक)
Xenomania — Longing for foreign things (विदेशी वस्तुओं की चाह)

Words Denoting Groups

A herd of deer/swine — A group of deer or pigs (collective noun: herd) (हिरणों या सूअरों का झुंड)
A shoal of fish — a large group of fish swimming together (मछलियों का झुंड)
A flock of geese/sheep — A group of geese or sheep (collective noun: flock) (हंसों या भेड़ों का झुंड)
A stack of corn/wood/arms — a neat pile of things placed one on top of another (wood, hay, corn or rifles) (चीज़ों का ढेर / चट्टा)
A pair of shoes/pants/pajamas/jeans — A set of two matching items used together, such as shoes, pants, pyjamas or jeans (collective noun: pair) (जोड़ा)
A flight of steps/birds — a set of steps between two floors; also a group of birds flying together (सीढ़ियों की कतार; उड़ते पक्षियों का झुंड)
A bunch of keys/plantains — A number of keys or plantains held or growing together (collective noun: bunch) (चाबियों या केलों का गुच्छा)
A swarm of flies — a large, buzzing mass of flying insects (मक्खियों / कीड़ों का भिनभिनाता झुंड)
A tribe of Arabs — A social group of families or clans sharing common ancestry and customs, here of Arabs (collective noun: tribe) (जनजाति, क़बीला)
A shower of rain — a brief fall of rain (बारिश की बौछार)
A suit of clothes — A set of matching clothes worn together (collective noun: suit) (कपड़ों का पूरा जोड़ा (सूट))
A sheaf of wheat/grain — a bundle of cut grain stalks tied together (अनाज की बालियों का गट्ठर)
A pack of wolves/hounds — A group of wolves or hounds that hunt together (collective noun: pack) (भेड़ियों या शिकारी कुत्तों का झुंड)
A series of events — a number of events coming one after another (घटनाओं की शृंखला)
A bundle of hay — A quantity of hay tied together (collective noun: bundle) (भूसे/घास का गट्ठर)
A bundle of sticks — a number of sticks tied together (लकड़ियों का गट्ठर)
A group of islands — A cluster of islands lying close together (collective noun: group; one word: archipelago) (द्वीपों का समूह)
A gang of labourers — an organised group of manual workers (मज़दूरों की टोली)
A regiment of soldiers — A permanent army unit of soldiers (collective noun: regiment) (सैनिकों की रेजिमेंट (पलटन))
A covey of partridges — a small group of partridges (the standard term is 'a covey of partridges') (तीतरों का झुंड)
A chain of mountains — A connected line of mountains (collective noun: chain) (पर्वत-शृंखला)
A nest or swarm of ants — a group of ants living or moving together (commonly 'a colony of ants') (चींटियों का झुंड / बस्ती)
A hive or swarm of bees — A colony of bees living together (hive) or flying together (swarm) (मधुमक्खियों का छत्ता या झुंड)
A heap of ruins/stones/sand — an untidy pile of things thrown together (अव्यवस्थित ढेर)
A fall of snow or rain — A quantity of snow or rain that comes down at one time (collective noun: fall) (बर्फ़ या बारिश का गिरना)
A clump or grove of trees — a small group of trees growing close together (पेड़ों का झुरमुट / कुंज)
A herd of cattle — A group of cattle grazing or kept together (collective noun: herd) (मवेशियों का झुंड)
A drove of cattle — a herd of cattle being driven from one place to another (हाँके जा रहे पशुओं का झुंड)
A crowd, or throng, or concourse, or multitude of people — A large gathering of people (crowd, throng, concourse or multitude) (लोगों की भीड़)
A cluster or galaxy of stars — a group of stars close together; figuratively, a gathering of famous people (तारों का समूह; प्रसिद्ध लोगों का जमावड़ा)
A sheaf of arrows — A bundle of arrows tied or held together (collective noun: sheaf) (तीरों का पूला (गट्ठा))
A flight or swarm of locusts — a huge mass of locusts flying together (टिड्डियों का दल)
A brood or flock of chickens — A family of young chickens hatched together (collective noun: brood or flock) (चूज़ों का झुंड)
A gang of thieves or robbers — an organised group of criminals (चोरों / लुटेरों का गिरोह)
A bunch or bouquet of flowers — An arranged bunch of flowers (collective noun: bunch or bouquet) (फूलों का गुलदस्ता)
A range of hills or mountains — a line or chain of hills or mountains (पहाड़ों की शृंखला)
A group of figures in a painting — A set of human figures shown together in a painting (collective noun: group) (चित्र में आकृतियों का समूह)
A collection of relics or curiosities — a group of old or rare objects gathered and kept together (दुर्लभ / प्राचीन वस्तुओं का संग्रह)
A brace of pigeons — Two pigeons, a pair (collective noun: brace) (कबूतरों का जोड़ा)
A bevy of ladies — a group of women or girls (also 'a bevy of beauties'); also used for quails and larks (महिलाओं / सुंदरियों का समूह)

Sounds Made by animals/birds

Sounds Made by animals/birds/things

A sad person Moan — A sad or suffering person moans, making a long, low sound of pain or grief. (दुखी व्यक्ति कराहता है)
Apes Gibber — to make quick, meaningless chattering sounds (बेमतलब बड़बड़ाना / किकियाना)
Arms Crack/Pop — The joints of the arms crack or pop when stretched. (बाँहों के जोड़ चटकते हैं)
Asses Bray — to make the loud, harsh cry of a donkey (गधे का रेंकना)
Baby Lisp — A baby lisps, pronouncing 's' sounds imperfectly, like 'th'. (बच्चा तुतलाता है)
Bears Growl — to make a low, threatening sound in the throat (गुर्राना)
Bees Buzz; Hum — Bees buzz or hum. (मधुमक्खियाँ भिनभिनाती हैं)
Beetles Drone — to make a low, continuous humming sound (लगातार भिनभिनाना)
Bells Jingle/chime — Bells jingle or chime. (घंटियाँ झनझनाती/बजती हैं)
Birds Hum; Chirp; Warble — to make short, high sounds or sing sweetly (chirp, warble) (चहचहाना)
Brakes Screech — Brakes screech, making a harsh, high-pitched sound. (ब्रेक चीं करते हैं)
Bulls Bellow — to roar with a deep, loud voice (डकारना / गरजना)
Calves Bleat — Calves bleat, making a weak, plaintive cry. (बछड़े रँभाते हैं)
Camels Grunt — to make a short, low sound from the throat (घुरघुराना)
Cats Mew/Meow — Cats mew or meow. (बिल्लियाँ म्याऊँ करती हैं)
Cattle Moo — to make the deep, long sound of cattle (रँभाना)
Chains Clank — Chains clank, making a heavy metallic sound. (ज़ंजीरें खनखनाती हैं)
Clock Tick — to make a short, regular clicking sound (टिक-टिक करना)
Cocks Crow — Cocks crow. (मुर्गे बाँग देते हैं)
Coins Jingle/tinkle — to make light, ringing sounds as metal pieces touch (छन-छन / खनखनाना)
Corks Pop — Corks pop when pulled out of bottles. (कॉर्क पॉप की आवाज़ से खुलते हैं)
Cows Moo — to make the deep, long sound of a cow (गाय का रँभाना)
Crows Caw — Crows caw. (कौए काँव-काँव करते हैं)
Deer Bell — (of a stag) to make a loud, deep cry, especially in the mating season (हिरन का पुकारना / गरजना)
Dogs Bark — Dogs bark. (कुत्ते भौंकते हैं)
Door Creak/bang — to make a long, high grating sound (creak) or a sudden loud noise (bang) (चरमराना / धड़ाम से बंद होना)
Doves Coo — Doves coo. (फ़ाख़्ता गुटरगूँ करती है)
Drum Beat — to make a regular, rhythmic striking sound (ढोल का बजना / थाप)
Ducks Quack — Ducks quack. (बत्तखें क्वैक-क्वैक करती हैं)
Elephants Trumpet — to make the loud cry of an elephant (हाथी का चिंघाड़ना)
Fire Crackle — Fire crackles. (आग चटचटाती है)
Flies Buzz — to make a continuous humming sound (भिनभिनाना)
Foxes Yelp — Foxes yelp, giving a short, sharp cry. (लोमड़ियाँ तीखी चीख़ मारती हैं)
Frogs Croak — to make a deep, hoarse sound (टर्राना)
Geese Cackle — Geese cackle. (कलहंस कें-कें करते हैं)
Glasses Tinkle — to make light, clear ringing sounds (खनकना)
Goats Bleat — Goats bleat. (बकरियाँ मिमियाती हैं)
Gun Bang/Boom — to make a sudden, very loud explosive noise (धाँय / धमाका होना)
Hawks Scream — Hawks scream. (बाज़ चीख़ते हैं)
Hens Cluck — to make the short, low sound of a hen (मुर्गी का कुड़कुड़ाना)

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