Vocab Tadka : Custom vs Costume (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Custom & Costume.
CUSTOM
| 1 | (n) | accepted or habitual practice Type: ‘noun.act’ Synonym: usage, usance, |
| 2 | (n) | a specific practice of long standing Type: ‘noun.cognition’ Synonym: tradition, |
| 3 | (n) | money collected under a tariff Type: ‘noun.possession’ Synonym: customs, customs duty, impost, |
| 4 | (n) | habitual patronage Type: ‘noun.act’ Usage: ‘I have given this tailor my custom for many years’ |
| 1 | (a) | made according to the specifications of an individual Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: custom-made, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- They identified questions and suggested answers about Sabbath customs.
- Most of the boys she dated would never have thought of practicing the age-old custom of walking around the car to open her door, or guiding her through the crowd with a gentle hand on one elbow.
COSTUME
| 1 | (n) | the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Usage: ‘he won the prize for best costume’ |
| 2 | (n) | unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Usage: ‘in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume’ |
| 3 | (n) | the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) Type: ‘noun.artifact’ |
| 4 | (n) | the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Usage: ‘he wore his national costume’ |
| 1 | (v) | dress in a costume Type: ‘verb.body’ Usage: ‘We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins’ Synonym: dress up, |
| 2 | (v) | furnish with costumes; as for a film or play Type: ‘verb.possession’ |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- You will complete the game and unlock another costume.
- That’s because your usual costume isn’t a costume at all.
- Maybe you should take off that wolf costume and show him how it’s done.
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