Glossary | Compulsory English XII | SHORT STORY | 4. The Treasure in the Forest | by H. G. Wells

 

Unit 1: Short Stories

4. The Treasure in the Forest

H. G. Wells

 

Glossary

aground	sink	डुब्नु
bide	remain somewhere	रहनु
blotched	irregular spots, marked	दाग, चिन्ह
brooded	spread	फैलाउने
brute	beast	जनावर
canoe	a small, light, narrow boat, pointed at both ends and moved using a paddle	डुङ्गा
canopy	roof, a cover fixed over a seat or bed etc.	छत्ता, आवरण
clenched	compress, tighten	कसिएको
clump	cluster	झुण्ड
clung	cling, stick, hang	टाँसिने, झुन्ड्याउने
convulsively	jerky movement	आक्रामक रूपमा
creek	stream	खाडी, खोच
crumpled	collapsed on the ground	ढल्नु
dilated	wider	फैलिएको
Dyaks	in myth the Dayak an ancient people	पौराणिक मानब
exaltation	a very strong feeling of happiness	खुशीकोे भावना
excavation	uncovering, revealing	उत्खनन
exhume	to dig out from the ground after it has been buried	उत्खनन
exultantly	great joy	हर्षोल्लासका साथ
flung	throw forcefully	बलपूर्वक फाल्नु
foliage	plants	पातहरू
fore	front	अगाडि
fronds	leaf like part of palm tree	पात
frothed	foam	फिज
frothy	foamy	फिजले भरिएको
furnace	heater, oven	भट्टी
galleon	a large sailing ship	पानी जहाज
gibbered	to speak quickly in a way that cannot be understood	बुझ्न नसकिने तरिकामा छिटो बोल्नु
gnawed	bite	टोक्नु
imperceptible	unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight	थोरै
implement	a tool that works by being moved by hand	कार्यान्वयन गर्ने
incrustation	a layer of material, such as dirt or a chemical, that forms on something, especially slowly, covering	ढाकिएको
ingot	a block of gold, gold biscuit	सुनको बिस्कुट
lagoon	an area of sea water separated from the sea by a reef, sea, pond	ताल
languid	lazy	सुस्त
moon	to move or spend time in a way that shows a lack of care and interest and no clear purpose	समय विताउनुु
notion	idea	विचार
obliterated	wipe out	मेटाउने
ominous	threatening	अशुभ
overhung	extension	विस्तार
paddle	flat wooden blade	सपाट
pidgin	grammatically simplified language	सरल भाषा
piecemeal	slowly	बिस्तारी
prospect	to search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth	बहुमूल्य पदार्थहरूको खोजी
prostrate	lying with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship	प्रणाम
puffed	out of breath, panting	सास फुल्नु
quivering	trembling	काँप्दै
rave	talk irrationally	तर्कहीन कुरा गर्ने
reef	a chain of rocks	चट्टानको श्रृंखला
rosettes	an object or arrangement resembling a rose	गुलाब जस्तो देखिने
scramble	divided, separately move	विभाजित
shafts	a beam of light	प्रकाशको किरण
silvered	looked white like silver	चाँदी जस्तै सेतो
smote	strike with a firm blow	प्रहार
sombre	dark and dull	उदास
spasmodic	occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts	संक्षिप्तमा
spasmodically	related to a sudden involuntary muscular contraction	मांसपेशी संकुचन
steadier	firmly fixed, stable	दृढतापूर्वक स्थिर
strait	channel, a narrow passage of water connecting two seas	जलडमरू
swaying	bend, lean	झुक्नु, हल्लिरहेको
swerved	change or cause to change direction abruptly	अचानक मोड्नु
tangle	an untidy mass of things that are not in a state of order	उलझन
tangle of reeds	shoots of reed plant, reed is any of various tall grasses with slender often prominently jointed stems that grow especially in wet areas	लहराहरुको उलझन
topped	touch	स्पर्श
transverse	in a position or direction that is at an angle of 90◦ to something else	स्थिति
unprovisioned	without supplies of food and other necessary things	आपूर्ति बिना
wastrels	a person who does nothing positive with his life; good for nothing	सकारात्मक कार्य विहिन