Tuesday, August 30, 2011

One Word Substitution 7

One word substitution is very important to write precisely and speak in a single word.In English language there are a lot of single words for a group of words. So, speak precisely and avoid the fear of misunderstood. Let me quote some one words for a
group of words.

This is the set-7 of our posts of one-word substitution.Stay in touch for the next update.



  • A place where birds are kept: Aviary.
  • A place where medicines are compounded: Dispensary.
  • The kitchen of a ship: Galley.
  • A place where money is coined: Mint.
  • An underground place for storing wine or other provisions: Cellar.
  • One who attends to the diseases of the eye: Oculist.
  • A person who draws plans for buildings: Draughtsman.
  • A person who deals in clothes and other fabrics: Draper.
  • A person who studies the stars: Astronomer.
  • A person who collects postage stamps: Philatelist.
  • A radical change in the Government: Revolution.
  • Science dealing with sound: Acoustics.
  • Looking into one’s mind: Introspection.
  • A person who spends money recklessly: Spendthrift.
  • Everlasting punishment after death: Perdition.
  • Study of history of the earth; Cosmology.
  • Allowance due to a wife from her husband after separation: Alimony.
  • One who takes delight in excessive cruelty: Sadist.
  • Agreement to stop fighting: Armistice.
  • An extract kept from something spoken or written: Snippet.
  • A disease which spreads by contact: Contagious.
  • Lived at the same time: Contemporary.
  • The place where public, govt. or historical records are kept: Archives.
  • Too much official formality: Red-tapism.
  • A speech delivered without previous preparation: Extempore.

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