1. Lashes as noun .. The angry teacher gave one hard lash to the back of the boy for remaining absent from school for a week. The lash scarred the boy’s back.
Lash as verb. The teacher lashed the errant student for copying in the examination.
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Strong winds llashed the mango orchard last night as a result of which a lot of green mangoes fell off the tree.
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Nothing happens to naval ships even if they are lashed by violent storms for days.
2. Trawler .. It’s a mechanized boat. Trawlers are used by Paradip fishermen to catch fishes from the sea.
3. Stranded … Ranu was stranded on the road for almost an hour when the town bus she was travelling in broke down unexpectedly.
4. Towing … When the traveler’s engine failed, a few small boats went near it to tow it to shore.
5. Vessels .. Meaning 1 .. All girls in our society are trained to wash kitchen vessels as it’s considered a household chore to be done by girls alone.
Meaning 2 .. The Coast Guard has many powerful vessels to chase away foreign vessels intruding into our territorial waters. (These are ships.)
6. Amid .. The marriage of the Muslim girl with the Hindu boy was performed amid mounting protests by Bajrang Dal activists, but the marriage happened due to the high court’s approval.
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The lone girl student feels uncomfortable amid the large number of boy students.
7. Pleaded .. The employee pleaded for a pay rise, but it was turned down by the manager.
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The husband gave in after his wife pleaded again and again to permit her to go to see her ailing parents. (Gave in means agree)
8. Turbulent … During a Tsunami, the sea becomes dangerously turbulent with waves rising to about 50 meters.
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The turbulent atmosphere in the family affected the concentration of the boy and girl who were studying hard for their examinations.
9. Gangetic .. It’s the adjective of the river Ganga. The soil in the Gangetic plain is quite fertile.
10. Westwards .. The wind changed its direction and began to blow westwards.
11. Hilsa fish … Ilishi maccha in Odiya
12. Kutcha House .. Before coming to Bhubaneswar, Ranu was living in a kutcha house made of soil and twigs.