late 16th century: from French, or from Latin hostilis, from hostis ‘stranger, enemy’.
Hostile in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper)
Saudi Arabia flies Iranian to hospital off ‘hostile‘ ship, DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said it evacuated an Iranian crew member from a “hostile” ship off the coast of Yemen amid its war against the …
Live Score India vs South Africa, World Cup 2019: Rohit Sharma …, It’s been a brilliant display of hostile pace bowling from the youngster; unfortunately he has been let down by the fielders. Five off the last over.
India and America collude to disrupt the China-Pakistan economic …. The primary reason stated by analysts for this was to squeeze Pakistan between a pro-India Afghanistan and an already hostile India.
Why is top investor Nalanda against L&T?, But L&T’s $1.6-billion hostile acquisition of Mindtree could potentially undermine … Prasad has remained stoic despite some of India Inc’s savvy …
Why minorities feel alienated in India, Every aspect of Muslim life in India has been targeted to create an … In this hostile communal atmosphere, a new style of violence was invented …
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of Hostile
hostile=host+ill(ile)..A person doing ill to the host is hostile(enemy)…
In hostel, we have guys friendly with us..think hostile is opposite to hostel..so hostile is unfriendly or enemy..
Old English spora, spura, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoor and German Sporn, also to spurn.
Sulk in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper)
Rahul Gandhi’s great sulk: Congress’ young ones ‘want to steer’ grand …, NEW DELHI: With Rahul Gandhi’s insistence on stepping down as Congress president resembling a ‘great sulk‘, there is a palpable sense of …
Punjab: Has Sidhu run himself out?, … [assembly] segments, Amarinder told INDIA TODAY in Chandigarh. … to Sidhu’s tendency to go into a sulk, followed by embarrassing public …
World Cup 2019: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman pulls all short balls …, India take on South Africa in their opening match here on Wednesday. ***. Icon, DJ missing … It was a half-hearted sulk though. If his Instagram …
Hill adversaries join hands, workers sulk and leave, The new political dynamics in the hills ahead of the general election has left a section of workers from the two main alliances disgruntled.
Marathas sulk in underdeveloped Marathwada, In Beed, BJP’s Pritam Gopinath Munde won in 2014 in a by-election after her father’s death, by 696,321, highest ever victory margin in India, …
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of Sulk
sad hulk in a sulk coz everyone left him aloof!
Hulk is sulking, cuz he ate a tank, and it upset his stomach.
(noun) a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward.
(noun) a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive. “wars act as a spur to practical invention”
(noun) a projection from a mountain or mountain range. “it’s an easy walk up the spur that leads to the summit”
(noun) a small, single-pointed support for ceramic ware in a kiln.
(verb) urge (a horse) forward by digging one’s spurs into its sides. “she spurred her horse towards the hedge”
(verb) give an incentive or encouragement to (someone). “her sons’ passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business”
(verb) prune in (a side shoot of a plant) so as to form a spur close to the stem. “spur back the lateral shoots”
Spur meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
उकसाव, उत्साहन, एड़, कांटा, खांग, गांठ, ठोकर, प्रेरणा, प्रोत्साहन, एड़, पर्वत स्कन्ध, छोटा रस्ता, मुख्य मार्ग से निकला हुआ रास्ता, कंट, पर्वत-स्कंध, महमेज़, एड़ लगाना, छोड़ना, दौड़ना, प्रेरित करना, प्रोत्साहित करना, उसकाना, उभाड़ना, उकसाना, ऐड़ मारना
Spur origin
Old English spora, spura, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoor and German Sporn, also to spurn.
Spur in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper)
MGNREGA may see 30% hike in budgetary funds to spur rural jobs …, The allocation towards Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the flagship rural job programme
Lane closures on The Spur begin Monday, Heads up if you’re driving through the Smokies this week. expect some lane closures and delays as the park begins maintenance work on the …
Record international iron ore prices spur lower grade exports from India, Odisha alone has in excess of 100 million tonnes of inferior grade iron ore accumulated at mine heads; this ore lacks takers in India. More such …
Third generation 2020 Bentley Flying Spur to be unveiled globally on …, The Flying Spur is slated to be unveiled globally on June 11, 2019. And the luxury touring sedan is expected to land on the Indian soil by early …
Next Indian govt seen relying on RBI rate cuts to spur growth, India’s slowing economy will need a boost soon after the current election but budget stresses mean New Delhi probably has to rely on the …
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of Spur
spur gear is spiked wheel that is used in gear of automobiles, which ENCOURAGES the wheel to move forward
spur means leg. Kick with the leg to push someone front. A child uses leg to move forward by kicking its leg against a any base.
(noun) a farewell address. “this book of memoirs reads like his valedictory”
Valedictory meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
प्रस्थान के समय का स्वस्तिवाद, विदाई भाषण, बिदाई का वचन, विदा का वचन, आशीर्वादात्मक, स्वस्तिवाचनिक, विदाई भाषण संबंधी, विदाई का, विदा का, बिदाई का
Valedictory in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper)
Ratan Tata may attend RSS event next month, The RSS may host industrialist Ratan Tata as the chief guest for the valedictory function of its annual three-year Sangh Shiksha Varga …
‘Skill education must for women empowerment’, Addressing the gathering during the valedictory function of dress designing batch here at RUDSET today, the District Guidance Counsellor and …
The New Indian Express wins ‘Best Reporting’ award at ICFFK, All India Radio won the award for ‘Best Broadcasting’. … during the ICFFK valedictory function in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
Summer School Olympiad-2019 concludes, … sponsored scheme ‘Khelo India- Sports for Peace and Development … guest at the valedictory function of the mega sports event organized …
Thiruvananthapuram: Children bid adieu to ICFFK 2019, … the valedictory of the second edition of ICFFK (Photo: BP Deepu/EPS) … She also said that the production of films for children is less in India …
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of Valedictory
vale= be well (as in goodbye take care)+ dictory= words, so farewell speech
(noun) words expressing praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occasion. “it is my honour to extend the felicitations of the president of France to you”
Felicitations meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
धन्यवाद, बधाई
Felicitations in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper)
India accords highest priority to links with Bangladesh: Modi, President Hamid, who represented Bangladesh at Modi’s swearing-in on Thursday, conveyed felicitations of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, …
Cricket heroes, The awards saw felicitations across nine categories — Emerging Female … We’ve got, to my mind, the biggest legend that Indian cricket has …
Social media troll threatens to rape Anurag Kashyap’s daughter …, Anurag took to Twitter to extend felicitations to Prime Minister … According to Times of India, an FIR has been filed against the troll under …
Jayeeta Bhattacharya to enthrall audience with her recitation show, I have toured extensively in India, Singapore, Bangladesh and the USA with this … The event will also see felicitation of Priti Patel, Debesh Chattapadhyay, …
