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Mania (definition) - a serious mental illness that may cause somebody to be very excited or violent गंभीर मनोरोग जिसमें रोगी अत्‍यंत उत्तेजित या हिंसक हो उठता है; उन्‍माद-रोग     Word Definition ablutomania mania for washing oneself aboulomania pathological indecisiveness agromania intense desire to be in open spaces andromania nymphomania anglomania craze or obsession with England and the English anthomania obsession with flowers aphrodisiomania abnormal sexual interest arithmomania obsessive preoccupation with numbers balletomania abnormal fondness for ballet bibliomania craze for books or reading bruxomania compulsion for grinding teeth cacodemomania pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit catapedamania obsession with jumping from high places chinamania obsession with collecting china choreomania dancing mania or frenzy clinomania excessive desire to stay in bed copromania obsession with feces cytheromania nymphomania dacnomania obsession with killing de...

Words based on the root Cracy 1. Anocracy:  A government regime that is instable and inept 2. Arifmocracy:  A form of government run by a group that gets the numerical majority 3. Aristocracy:  A form of government run by the most privileged people 4. Autocracy:  A government run by a single individual 5. Bureaucracy:  A government with non-elected officials 6. Democracy:  A government where people are eligible to choose their rulers 7. Despotocracy:  A government run by a despot 8. Diabolocracy:  A government run by a devil 9. Gerontocracy:  A government consisting of/run by old people 10. Kakistocracy:  A government run by the worst 11. Kleptocracy:  A government run by thieves 12. Mediocracy:  A government run by the mediocre 13. Mobocracy:  A government run by the mob 14. Neocracy:  A government run by inexperienced or fledgling officials 15. Ochlocracy:  A government run by the mob or crowd 16. Pantisocracy:...

                              Let,Leave                               The distinction between these two words is largely a matter of idiom, though in general leave means to depart and let means to allow. Thus:  let, to allow:  Let us go, not Leave us go.    Let him work tomorrow, not Leave him work tomorrow.  Let us be friends, not Leave us be friends.   leave, to depart:    We Will leave the house by two o'clock.  We'll Leave for the coast tomorrow.  Has he left town yet? Idiomatically, let is used in patterns like the following:  Let Me alone {Or leave me alone).  Let me be. Let him in. The dog was let loose. The cat was let out of the bag.   Let me off at Fifth Avenue.   Idiomatically, leave is used in these patterns:    Leave a tip.    Leave a leg...

Words Used in Cooking Recipe  Recipe Vocabulary List -  Words in terms of Cooking हिन्दी में व्याख्या Explanation in English in terms of cooking. Loin पुट्ठे का गोश्त । कटी/पीछे का गोश्त । A cut of meat that typically comes from the back of the animal. Marinate तेल मसाले आदि के मिश्रण में लपेटना । Coat or immerse foods in an acidic-based liquid or dry rub, to tenderize and add flavor before cooking and eating. Mash भोजन को कुचलना / डालना ताकि ढेले/पिंड/गांठे खत्म हो जाये । To beat or press a food to remove lumps and make a smooth mixture. measure नाप तोल The dimension or amount based on a standard for liquid, Meringue अंडे के सफेद भाग को हिलाना जिससे वह सख्त हो जाये और उसे मीठा करना । यह केक आदि के ऊपर लगाया जा सकता है । Egg whites beaten until they are stiff, then sweetened. Can be used as the topping for pies or baked as cookies. Mince भोजन के छोटे-छोटे टुकड़े करना । To chop food into tiny irregular pieces. Mix दो या दो से अधिक घटको (खाना पकाने की अलग अलग सामग्री ) को अच्छी ...

Words Used in Cooking Recipe  Recipe Vocabulary List - Words in terms of Cooking हिन्दी में व्याख्या Explanation in English in terms of cooking. Bake सेकना । धीमी धीमी आंच पर पकाना जिससे नमी उड़ जाये और स्वाद बढ़ जाये । The cooking of food slowly with gentle heat, causing the natural moisture to evaporate slowly and concentrating the flavor. Basting मीट या किसी और पर गाढ़ा रसा या चटनी लगाना (चाहे ब्रश से या चम्मच से या हाथ से) । यह चटनी या रसे से स्वाद बढ़ता है और इसको सूखने से बचाता है । To brush or spoon liquid fat or juices over meat during roasting. Adds flavor and will prevent it from drying out. Batter गाढ़ा घोल/लपसी । आटा, चिकनाई ( घी, मक्खन, अंडा ) और लिक्विड का पतला मिश्रण जिसे रखने के लिये बर्तन की जरूरत पड़े । यह केक, बिस्कुट इत्यादि बनाने में काम आता है । यह गुंदे हुए आटे से भिन्‍न है । A mixture of flour, fat and liquid that is thin enough in consistency to require a pan to encase it. Used in such preparations as cakes and some cookies. A batter is different from dough...

Suffixes (प्रत्यय) A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or to change the grammatical function of the original word. For example, the verb read can be made into the noun reader by adding the suffix -er; read can be made into the adjective readable by adding the suffix -able. Pratyaay (Suffix) akShar yaa akSharo kaa samooh hai jo kisee shabd ke aakhir meiN lagaayaa jaataa hai jisase shabd kaa arth parivartit yaa badal jaataa hai. Pratyaay lagaane se kriyaa ko visheshaN yaa kriya-visheshaN meiN badalaa jaa sakataa hai. Noun Suffixes Suffix Meaning Example -acy state or quality privacy, delicacy -al act or process of refusal, inaugural -ance, -ence state or quality of maintenance, eminence -dom place or state of being freedom, kingdom -er, -or one who trainer, fighter -ism doctrine, belief communism, religionism -ist one who Palmist, physiotherapist -ity, -ty quality of ability, responsibility -ment condition of argument, agreement -ne...

Prefixes (उपसर्ग) A prefix is a letter or a group of letters placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning. For example, meaning of base/root word 'fix' is 'to attach', meaning of 'pre' is 'before' and 'prefix' means 'attach before'. A list of most common prefixes are given hereunder. Upsarg (Prefix) akShar yaa akSharo kaa samooh aadhaar shabd ke shuru meiN lagaayaa jaataa hai jisase shabd kaa arth parivartit yaa badal jaataa hai. Jaise aadhaar shabd 'fix' kaa arth hai 'lagaanaa', 'pre' kaa arth hai 'pahale' aur upsarg lagaane ke baad 'word - prefix' kaa arth 'pahle lagaanaa' ban jaataa hai. Prefix Meaning Example a-, an- without anaemic, apathy ante- before antecedent, antedate anti- against antidote, anti-aircraft auto- self autopilot, autograph circum- around circumstance, circumference co- with copilot, co-operae com-, con- with companion, contact contra- against cont...