Glossary | Compulsory English XII | Language Development | Unit-9 | Ecology and Environment | Living in a Redwood Tree

 

Language Development

Unit-9. Ecology and Environment

Living in a Redwood Tree

 

Glossary

 

bugles	a brass instrument like a small trumpet	काँसाको उपकरण
debris	scattered pieces of rubbish or remains	फोहोर
detrimental	tending to cause harm	हानिकारक
flipped	turn over, move, push, or throw something with a sudden quick movement	पल्टियो
floodlights	a large, powerful light	ठूलो, शक्तिशाली प्रकाश
grove	a small wood or other group of trees	सानो काठ वा रूखहरू
gust	burst	फुट्नु
menaced	be a threat or possible danger to	धम्की दिएको
mirth	amusement, delight	मनोरञ्जन, आनन्द
outwit	best	सबै भन्दा राम्रो
propane	a heavy flammable gaseous alkane	ज्वलनशील ग्यासयुक्त अल्केन
ripped	torn, cut up	च्यातिएको
shredded	torn into	च्यातिएको
stints	inadequate amount of	अपर्याप्त मात्रा
stumps	the bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down	फेद
tarps	plastic sheet that uses for temporary house or shelter, a tarpaulin sheet or cover	त्रिपाल, तिरपाल
tattered	torn, rip, shred	च्यात्नु, टुक्राटुक्रा गर्नु
tree-sitters	a form of environmentalist civil disobedience in which a protester sits in a tree, usually on a small platform built for the purpose, to protect it from being cut down	रूखमा बस्नेहरू