Boost your English vocabulary with important One Word Substitution (OWS) asked in competitive exams. Learn 20+ essential words with Hindi meanings for SSC, UPSC, and other exams.
1. An imaginary line about which a body rotates — Axis (N.) — धुरी, अक्ष
2. A large shed for storing grain, straw or keeping animals — Barn (N.) — खलिहान
3. In 18th century England, an educated, intellectual or literary woman — Bluestocking (N.) — बुद्धिजीवी स्त्री
4. A thing that is helpful or beneficial — Boon (N.) — वरदान
5. Ideas or inventions considered to be a particular person's creation — Brainchild (N.) — दिमाग की उपज
6. Gust of wind — Breeze (N.) — हवा की लहर
7. A rich fabric woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread — Brocade (N.) — जरी वस्त्र
8. Forced to do something by threat or persuasion, unfairly — Browbeaten (V.) — डराया-धमकाया हुआ
9. To mix up someone's mind or ideas, or to make something difficult to understand — Bumfuzzle (V.) — उलझन में डालना
10. Illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft — Burglary (N.) — सेंधमारी, चोरी
11. Fear of ugliness and things that are ugly — Cacophobia (N.) — बदसूरती का डर
A series of military operations or a vigorous political/election effort — Campaign (N.) — अभियान
12. Relating to or resembling a dog or dogs — Canine (N./Adj.) — कुत्ता संबंधी
13. The practice of eating the flesh of one's own species — Cannibalism (N.) — मानव का मांस खाना
14. Relating to the heart — Cardiac (Adj.) — हृदय संबंधी
15. Public merry making and procession — Carnival (N.) — मेला, उत्सव
16.Groups of separate companies that agree to increase profits by fixing prices — Cartel (N.) — उत्पादक संघ, गुट
17. One vowed to a single or unmarried life — Celibate (N./Adj.) — ब्रह्मचारी
18.Examine officially and suppress unacceptable parts — Censor (V.) — अनुपयुक्त भागों को हटाना
19. A person who makes or sells candles — Chandler (N.) — मोमबत्ती बनाने या बेचने वाला
20. A person who is blindly devoted to an idea — Chauvinist (N./Adj.) — कट्टर समर्थक
21. Treatment of disease using chemical substances — Chemotherapy (N.) — रासायनिक उपचार
22. The sound made by crickets — Chirp (V./N.) — झींगुर की आवाज
23. Branch of biology dealing with cyclical physiological phenomena — Chronobiology (N.) — समय जीवविज्ञान
24. Lack of civility or politeness — Churlishness (N.) — असभ्यता
25.A secret or disguised way of writing — Cipher (N./V.) — गुप्त लेखन
26.To sail all the way around — Circumnavigate (V.) — परिक्रमा करना
27.Polite and reasonable — Civilized (Adj.) — सभ्य
