Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > English

A Word A Day

<< < (29/61) > >>

Binoy:
Word-88 (09-04-12)

carnivore (noun)
মাংসাশী প্রানী; an animal that eats meat
a list of carnivores
Lions and tigers are carnivores.
Many carnivores were lost from the jungle.
I did mostly vegetarian food but put a couple of meat dishes out for the carnivores.
He is an aggressive carnivore in his career.

carnivorous (adjective)
মাংসাশী; flesh-eating
carnivorous animal/plant/fish
a carnivorous diet/lunch
A dog is a carnivorous animal.
Dhaka is a carnivorous meat-eating town.
Many carnivorous animals devour their prey alive.
Carnivorous plants chomp down on insects in unusual ways.
I am trying to be veg in a predominantly carnivorous environment.
Like other wasps, they are carnivorous and can be notoriously aggressive.
The farming of carnivorous fish also involves the use of feed made from other fish species caught in the wild.

Note: The suffix ‘vore’ means ‘one that eats’. It may be added with other words or word-parts. Examples are: ‘herbivore’ (তৃনভোজী প্রানী) (animal that eats plant), ‘insectivore’ (পতঙ্গভুক) (animal that eats insect), ‘omnivore’ (সর্বভুক) (animal that eats everything).

Binoy:
Word-89 (10-04-12)

carpenter (noun)
কাঠমিস্ত্রী; a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures
a carpenter’s bench
an old carpenter / a modern carpenter
the best carpenter in the locality
He was a carpenter by trade.
He wishes to be a carpenter in future.

carpentry (noun)
কাঠের কাজ; the work of making and repairing wooden objects
She knows carpentry so well.
He has a great skill of carpentry.
The object is a nice piece of carpentry.
Carpentry is now a respectable profession in the country.
He was in the second year of his apprenticeship as a carpenter.

Binoy:
Word-90 (11-04-12)

cartography (noun)
মানচিত্রবিদ্যা; the science or art of making or drawing maps
a library of cartography
computer-assisted cartography
He is learning cartography from an institution.
The shop is dedicated to cartography and travel.
His cartography was most scientific and accurate.
Huntington's cartography was drawn with a sharp pencil.
Cartography has been instrumental to geography throughout the ages.
The map is part of an effort to bring the tools of cartography to indigenous cultures.
Stunning images from space draw visual links between real-world scenes and cartography.

cartographer (noun)
মানচিত্র অঙ্কনকারী; someone who makes or draws maps
He is a famous cartographer.
Have you ever met that cartographer?
The cartographer has developed an online travel map.
He presents himself as a cartographer of the imagination.
In this wilderness adventure a cartographer went into the place to make some maps.

nature:
Accent: (Noun): Particular.
Acuity: (Noun) : Sharpness.

Binoy:
Word-91 (12-04-12)

catastrophe (noun) [syn. disaster]
বিপর্যয়; a sudden event that causes many people to suffer; a bad situation
They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.
The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country.
Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe.
The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.
We’ve had a few catastrophes with the food for the party.
The expulsion of thousands of people represents a humanitarian catastrophe.

catastrophic (adjective) [syn. disastrous]
বিপর্যয়কর; bringing catastrophe
catastrophic effects/losses/results
a catastrophic illness
An unchecked increase in the use of fossil fuels could have catastrophic results for the planet.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page