FOREIGN ADJECTIVES

4. FOREIGN ADJECTIVES

S.No.	Noun	Adjective
1.	air	aerial
2.	body	corporal
3.	blood	sanguinary
4.	brother	fratemal
5.	cat	feline
6.	city	civic
7.	day	diumal
8.	death	mortal
9.	daughter	filial
10.	dog	canine
11.	ear	auricular
12.	earth	terrestrial
13.	end	final
14.	egg	oval
15.	eye	ocular
16.	father	paternal
17.	flesh	carnal
18.	foot	pedal
19.	friend	amicable
20.	flower	floral
21.	God	divine
22.	hand	manual
23.	hair	capillary
24.	heart	cardial
25.	hell	infernal
26.	head	capital
27.	hope	sanguine
28.	heaven	celestial
29.	home	domestic
30.	king	royal, regal
31.	life	vital
32.	light	lucid
33.	male	masculine
34.	mother	maternal
35.	moon	lunar
36.	mouth	oral
37.	name	nominal
38.	night	nocturnal
39.	nose	nasal
40.	place	local
41.	root	radical
42.	salt	saline
43.	sea	marine
44.	sight	visible
45.	son	filial
46.	side	laternal
67.	spring	vernal
48.	sun	solar
49.	tooth	dental
50.	town	urban
51.	village	rural, rustic
52.	water	aquatic
53.	war	martial

COLLECTIVE NOUNS OR GROUP NAMES

S.No.	A Group Name	of Noun
1.	A band	of musicians
2.	A batch/class	of students
3.	A bench	of magistrates
4.	A bevy	of ladies
5.	A board	of directors
6.	A bouquet	of flowers
7.	A box	of cigers
8.	A brood	chickens
9.	A bunch	of flowers
10.	A bunch	of fruits
11.	A bundle	of sticks
12.	A caravan	of travellers
13.	A. choir	of singers
14.	A cloud	of locusts
15.	A clutter/constellation/galaxy	of stars
16.	A code	of laws
17.	A collection	of stamps
18.	A army/battalion/company	of solders
19.	A congregation	of worshippers
20.	A consignment	of goods
21.	A council	of advisers
22.	A couple	of things
23.	A course	of lectures
24.	A crowd	of people
25.	A dozen	of things
26.	A drove	of cattle
27.	A family	of members
28.	A fleet	of ships
29.	A flock	birds
30.	A gang	of dacoits
31.	A gang	of workers
32.	A garland	of pictures
33.	A gallery	of pictures
34.	A gathering/group	of people
35.	A grove	of trees
36.	A heap	of ruins
37.	A heap	of sand
38.	A herd	of cattle
39.	A herd	of cows
40.	A herd	of elephant
41.	A hive	of bees
42.	A horde	of savages
43.	host	of men
44.	A kennel	of dogs
45.	A league	of nations
46.	A legion	of devils
47.	A library	of books
48.	A ltter	of pigs
49.	A lock	of hair
50.	A mass	of ruins
51.	A mod	of rowdies
52.	A nest/swarm	of ants
53.	A museum	of arts
54.	A nursery	of plants
55.	A pack	wolves
56.	A packet	of sigerattes
57.	A pair	of scissors
58.	A parade	of soldiers
59.	A pair	of shoes
60.	A peal	of bells
61.	A pencil	of rays
62.	A quiver	of arrows
63.	A range/chain	of mountains
64.	A regiment	of soldiers
65.	A retinue/train	of followers
66.	A school	of thinkers
67.	A series	of events
69.	A set	of chairs
70.	A set	of tools
71.	A sheaf	of corn
72	A shoal	of fish
73.	A shower	of train
74.	A stack	of corn
75.	A staff	of officials
76.	A stock	of camels
77.	A string	of camels
78.	A stud	of horses
79.	A suit	of clothes
80.	A suite	of rooms
81.	A swarm	of bees
82.	A team	of players
83.	A throng	of people
84.	A troop	of artillery
85.	A volley	of bullets
86.	A wreath	of flowers
87.	Anarmy	of soldiers
88.	Anassembly	of members
89.	A parliament	of members
90.	A panel	of experts
91.	A committee	of members
92.	A crew	of sailors
93.	A congress	of representatives/delegrates
94.	century	of years
95.	A flight	of birds
96.	A forest	of trees
97..	A garland	of flowers
98.	A. clump	of trees
99.	A pack	of hounds
100.	A multitude	of people

WORDS INDICATING OFFSPRING OF ANIMALS

S.No..	Animal	Offspring
1.	elephant	calf
2.	tiger	cub
3.	bear	cub
4.	stag	fawn
5.	lion	cub
6.	horse	colt, filly
7.	wolf	cub
8.	boar	porkling
9.	goat	kid
10.	sheep	lamb
11.	deer	fawn
12.	fox	cub
13.	hare	leverest
14.	dog	puppy, pup
15.	cat	kitten
16.	elephant	eaglet
17.	hen	chicken
18.	swan	cygnet
19.	frog	tadpole
20.	cow	calf
21.	duck	duckling
22.	goose	gooseling

WORD INDICATING THE CRIES OF ANIMALS

S.No.	Animals	Cry
1.	asses	bray
2.	cocks	crow
3.	calves	bleat
4.	crows	caw
5.	goat	bleat
6.	crickets	chirp
7.	frogs	croak
8.	geese	cackle/gabble
9.	lambs	bleat
10.	hens	cakle/cluck
11.	pigeons	coo
12.	swans	cry
13.	revens	croak
14.	apes	gibber
15.	sparrows	chirp
16.	flies	buzz
17.	bears	growl
18.	bulls	bellows
19.	monkeys	gibber
20.	bees	hum
21.	cats	mew
22.	bear	growl
23.	beetles	drone
24.	birds	twitter
25.	pigs	grunt
26.	larks	sing
27.	owls	hoot
28.	parrots	talk
29.	ducks	quack
30.	eagle	scream/td>
31.	elephants	trumpet
32.	foxes	bark
33.	camels	trumpet
34.	serpents	hiss
35.	sheep	bleat
36.	turkeys	gobble
37	nightingales	warble
38.	mice	squeak
39.	goats	bleat
40.	wolves	howl
41.	tigers	growl
42.	peacocks	scream
43.	swallows	twitter
44.	vultures	scream
45.	hawks	sceam
46.	horses	neigh
47.	jackals	howl
48.	kites	scream
49.	lion	roar
50.	hynenas	laugh
51.	red Breasts	whistle
52.	bear	low
53.	cows	bark
55.	devoes	coo
56.	eagles	scream
57.	kittens	mew
58.	oxen	low/bellow

WORDS INDICATING THE MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS

S.No.	Animal	Movement
1.	elephants	amble
2.	monkeys	climb
3.	owls	flit
4.	sparrows	flit
5.	crows	calf
6.	lambs	frisk
7.	rabbits	leap
8.	wolves	lope
9.	bears	lumber
10.	lions	prowl
11.	bulls	run
12.	cats	stalk
13.	mice	scamber
14.	cocks	strut
15.	donkeys	trot
16.	eagles	swoop
17.	larks	soar
18.	ducks	waddle
19.	birds	fly
20.	horses	trot

WORDS INDICATING SOUNDS

S.No.	Things	Sound
1.	bugles	blow
2.	drums	beat
3.	telephones	buzz
4.	trumpets	blare
5.	hands	clap
6.	chains	clank
7.	woods	crackle
8.	whips	crack
9.	coins	jingle
10.	teeth	chatter
11.	hoofs	clatter
12.	finges	creak
13.	fire	crackle
14.	wings	flutter
15.	streams	purl
16.	babies	lisp
17.	guns	boom
18.	rifles	report
19.	thunder	rumbles
20.	aeroplanes	zoom
21.	bells	peel
22.	bows	twang
23.	flags	flutter
24.	metals	ring
25.	winds	sigh
26.	whistle	shriek
27.	wave	ripple
28.	leave	rustle
29.	horns	toot
30.	water	laps
31.	trains	rumbles
32.	silk	rustles
33.	glass	tinkles
34.	plates	rattle
35.	clouds	thunder
36.	watches	tick
37.	shoes	creak
38.	sails	flutter
39.	doors	bang
40.	rain	ratters
41.	anvil	clangs
42.	nuts	crack

WORD INDICATING THE HOMES OF THINGS/PERSONS/ANIMALS

S.No	Things/person/Animal	Place/Home/House
1.	leather goods	tannery
2.	bricks	kiln
3.	fruit trees	orchard
4.	wares	godown
5.	luggage	clock room
6.	grain	granary
7.	bear	brewery
8.	coins	mint
9.	grapes	vineyard
10.	provision	pantry
11.	historical relics	museum
12.	ships	dockyard
14.	iron implements	smithy
15.	young plant	nursery
16.	gas	cylinder
17.	weapons/ammunition	arsenal
18.	wild animals	zoo
19.	aeroplanes	hangers
20.	birds	aviary
21.	bees	aspiary
22.	fish	aquarium
23.	peasant	cottage/hot
24.	tiger	lair/den
25.	pigeon	dovecot
26.	monk	monastery
27.	horse	stable
28.	eskimo	igloo
29.	lunatic	asylum
30.	soldier	barracks
31.	prisoner	cell/jail
32.	hens/fowls	coop
33.	mouse	hole
34.	spider	cobweb
35.	pig	sty
36.	Red Indian	wigwam
37.	dog	kennel
38.	rabbit	burrows/hutches
39.	nun	convent
40.	sheep	pens
41.	eagle	eyrie
42.	cow	byres
43.	lion	den
44.	Parson	personage

DIMINUTIVES

S.No	WORD	DIMINUTIVES
1.	ankle	anklet
2.	arm	armlet
3.	babe	baby
4.	bird	birdie
5.	book	booklet
6.	brook	brooklet
7.	bull	bullock
8.	cat	kitten
9.	cigar	cigarette
10.	cock	chicken
12.	duck	duckling
13.	hill	hillock
14.	leaf	leaflet
15.	maid	maiden
16.	owl	owlet
17.	pack	package
18.	part	particle
19.	ring	ringlet
20.	river	rivulet
21.	root	rootlet
22.	shade	shadow
23.	stream	streamlet
24.	table	tablet

APPROPRIATE WORDS INDICATING COMPARISONS

S. No.	Adjective	As Noun
1.	as arbitrary	as a cyclone
2.	as black	as coal/crow/ink/midnight
3.	as blind	as a bat/mole
4.	as bitter	as gall
5.	as blue	as the sky
6.	as blunt	as butter
7.	as bold	as hawk
8.	as brave	as a lion
9.	as bright	as day
10.	as brittle	as glass
11.	as busy	as a bee
12.	as calm	as night
13.	as clean	as starlight
14.	as clear	as crystal/day/sapphire
15.	as cool	as cucumber
16.	as cruel	as death
17.	as cunning	as fox
18.	as dark	as night
19.	as dark	as a pitch
20.	as dead	as a door nail
21.	as deep	as the ocean
22.	as deaf	as an adder
23.	as dry	as desert/reed
24.	as dull	as lead
25.	as dumb	as a fish/statue
26.	as easy	as a poet's dream
27.	as eternal	as the sky
28.	as fair	as a gem/star
29.	as fierce	as fire/a tiger
30.	as firm	as a rock
31.	as fluid	as thought
32.	as free	as air
33.	as fresh	as a rose
34.	as furious	as the eagle
35.	as gaudy	as a butterfly
36.	as gay	as a lark
37.	as gay/busy	as a brook
38.	as gentle	as a lamb
39.	as graceful	as a swan
40.	as grave	as judge
41.	as greedy	as a wolf/dog
42.	as green	as grass
43.	as happy	as a king
44.	as hard	as bronze/stone
45.	as harmless	as dove
46.	as heavy	as lead
47.	as high	as heaven
48.	as hopeful	as the day break
49.	as huge	as the hippopotamus
50.	as icy	cold
51.	as impassive	as a statue
52.	as impatient	as the wind
53.	as innocent	as a child/lamb
54.	as grave	as ashes/a ghost
55.	as keen	as the razor's edge
56.	as light	as air/a feather
57.	as lofty	as a queen
58.	as lonely	as thunder
59.	lovely	as a star
60.	as low	as the sea
61.	as modest	as a hermit
62.	as mute	as an iceberg
63.	as numerous	as the stars
64.	as obstinate	a mule
65.	as old	as hills
66.	as pale	as death/wax
67.	as playful	as kittens
68.	as plentiful	as blackberries
69.	as poor	as a church mouse
70.	as proud	as a peacock
71.	as pure	as prayer
72.	as quick	as the rose
73.	as remote	as a hidden star
74.	as round	as a ball
75	as sensitive	as a berometer
76.	as shapeless	as a sack of wool
77	as sharp	as a razor
78.	silent	as the grave
79.	as silly	as a sheep
80	as slender	as thread
81.	as slow	as a snail/tortoise
82.	as smooth	as silk/Velvet
83.	as soft	as butter
84.	as sour	as vinegar
85.	as still	as death
86.	as steady	as a clock
87.	as straight	as an arrow
88.	as stupid	as an ass
89.	as sure	as death
90.	as sweet	as honey
91.	as tall	as a giraffe
92.	as timid	as a hare
93.	as tricky	as a monkey
94.	as watchful	as a hawk
95.	as welcome	as friend
96.	as white	as milk/snow
97.	as mute	as fish
98.	as fast	as hare
99.	as hot	as fire
100.	as warm	as wool
101	as quick	as thought
102.	as dry	as dust
103.	as busy	as a bee
104.	as happy	as a king
105.	as brisk	as a butterfly
106.	as merry	as a cricket
107.	as rich	as a jew
108	as deep	as a well
109.	as fat	as a whale
110	as bright	as a day
111	as blind	as a bat
112.	as easy	as A.B.C.
113.	as red	as blood
114.	as loud	as thunder
115.	as ugly	as toad
116.	as yellow	as saffron
117.	as sharp	as a needle
118.	as green	as grass
119.	as deaf	as a post
120.	as ripe	as a cherry
121.	as flat	as a hawk
122.	as clear	as day
123.	as fair	as a rose
124.	as thick	as thieves
125.	as cunning	as a fox

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