Vocab Tadka : Gored vs Gourd (Confusing Words)
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Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Gored & Gourd .
GORE
| 1 | (n) | Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Type: ‘noun.person’ Synonym: al gore, albert gore jr., |
| 2 | (n) | coagulated blood from a wound Type: ‘noun.body’ |
| 3 | (n) | a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: panel, |
| 4 | (n) | the shedding of blood resulting in murder Type: ‘noun.act’ Synonym: bloodshed, |
| 1 | (v) | wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument Type: ‘verb.contact’ |
| 2 | (v) | cut into gores Type: ‘verb.contact’ Usage: ‘gore a skirt’ |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- A movie that has a lot of violence and bloodshed is an example of a movie that has a lot of gore.
- When a bull stabs a person with his horn, this is an example of a situation where the bull gores a person.
GOURD
| 1 | (n) | bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: calabash, |
| 2 | (n) | any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds Type: ‘noun.plant’ |
| 3 | (n) | any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds Type: ‘noun.plant’ Synonym: gourd vine, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- Calabaza, a gourd or pumpkin, possibly derived from the Pers.
- Double gourds are especially treasured as symbols of fertility.
- I used to use gourds but birds make holes in them, so now I often use old plastic water bottles.
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