We present some famous quotes on the topic of Age.
| Grow up as soon as you can. It pays. The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. |
Hekvey Allen |
| Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last or life for which the first was made. |
R. Browning |
| As a white candle in a holy place, so is the beauty of an aged face. |
Joseph Campbell |
| We do not count a man’s years, untill he has nothing else to count. |
Emerson |
| That age is best which is the first, when youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst times, still succeed the former. |
Herrick |
| Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. |
Old Testament |
| I have lived along enough; my way of life is fall’n into the sear, the yellow leaf. |
Shakespeare |
| When you are old and gray and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire, take down this book. |
W.B. Yeats |
Quotes on Adversity
We present quotes of famous people on the topic of Adversity.
| Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh. |
Proverb |
| Adversity is a better teacher than prosperity. |
James Thurber |
| Let us face the difficulties frankly, since truth can fear no adversary. |
Anonymous |
| No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be afflicted. |
Anon |
| The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belongs to adversity are to be admired. |
L.A. Seneca |
| Sweet are the uses of adversity; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head. |
Shakespeare |
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| An instrument for increasing the volume of the voice. |
Microphone |
| An instrument for making very small objects appear large. |
Microscope |
| An instrument for enabling persons inside a submarine to see objects above the surface of the water. |
Periscope |
| An instrument for measuring earthquakes. |
Seismograph |
| An instrument for measuring the speed of a motor-car. |
Speedometer |
| An electrical instrument for transmitting speech. |
Telephone |
| An instrument used for measuring temperature. |
Thermometer |
| An instrument for seeing distant objects. |
Telescope |
| A vehicle for conveying sick or injured people to the hospital. |
Ambulance |
| To cut off a part of a person’s body which in infected. |
Amputate |
| Low levels of iron in the blood. |
Anaemia |
| Any medicine which produce insensibility. |
Anaesthetic |
| A medicine which alleviates pain. |
Anodyne |
| The mosquito which transmits malaria. |
Anopheles |
| A medicine to counteract poison. |
Antidote |
| A substance which destroys or weakens germs. |
Antiseptic |
| A substance used in surgery to induce unconsciousness. |
Chloroform |
| The mark or scar left after a wound is healed. |
Cicatrix |
| Gradual recovery from illness. |
Convalescence |
| One who is recovering from illness. |
Convalescent |
| The mosquito which transmits filaria. |
Culex |
| A substance to hide unwanted smells. |
Deodorant |
| To be able to tell the nature of a disease by its symptoms. |
Diagnose |
| A medicine to cause vomiting. |
Emetic |
| A disease confined to a particular district place. |
Endemic |
| A disease affecting many persons at the same place and time. |
Epidemic |
| To disinfect by smoke. |
Fumigate |
| Free or exempt from infection. |
Immune |
| A substance used by dentists to deaden gums and nerves. |
Lidocaine |
| A medicine for relieving, numbing pain. |
Narcotic |
| A cure for all diseases. |
Panacea |
| A disease extensively epidemic. |
Pandemic |
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| The study of rocks and soils. |
Geology |
| Cultivating and managing gardens. |
Horticulture |
| The science of numbers. |
Mathematics |
| The science of measuring volume, length. |
Mensuration |
| The art of metal-working. |
Metallurgy |
| The study of coins. |
Numismatics |
| The study of eggs. |
Oology |
| The study of birds. |
Ornithology |
| The study of mountains. |
Orology |
| The study of ancient writings. |
Palaeography |
| The study of stamps. |
Philately |
| The study of languages. |
Philology |
| The study of the human face. |
Physiognomy |
| The study of the way in which the human body works. |
Physiology |
| An institution for education in the arts and sciences. |
Polytechnic |
| The study of the human mind. |
Psychology |
| The art of making fireworks. |
Pyrotechnics |
| The art of elegant speech or writing. |
Rhetoric |
| The art of measuring land. . |
Surveying |
| The art of preserving skins. |
Taxidermy |
| The application of practical sciences to industry or commerce. |
Technology |
| The study of animals. |
Zoology |
| An instrument for measuring electric current. |
Ammeter |
| An instrument for measuring the force or variation of the wind. |
Anemometer |
| An instrument for measuring air pressure. |
Barometer |
| An instrument which when put to both eyes enables a person to see distant objects as if they were near. |
Binoculars |
| An instrument for taking photographs. |
Camera |
| An instrument for recording revolutions. |
Gyrograph |
| An instrument for distinguishing precious stones. |
Lithoscope |
| An instrument for measuring gases. |
Manometer |
| An instrument for beating or keeping time during a musical performance. |
Metronome |
| An instrument for measuring minute distances. |
Micrometer |
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| One who governs a kingdom during the infancy, absence, or disability of the sovereign. |
Regent |
| A radical change in government. |
Revolution |
| Facts and figures. |
Statistics |
| Government by a military class. |
Stratocracy |
| Payment of money allowed to a wife on legal separation from her husband. |
Alimony |
| Engaged from her husband. |
Betrothed |
| One who marries a second wife or husband while the legal spouse is alive. |
Bigamist |
| One vowed to a single or unmarried life of sexual abstinence. |
Celibate |
| Legal dissolution of the marriage of husband and wife. |
Divorce |
| The property which a new wife brings to her husband. |
Dowry |
| To run away with a lover in order to get married secretly. |
Elope |
| A man engaged to be married. |
Fiance |
| A woman engaged to be married. |
Fiancee |
| One who has only one wife or husband at a time. |
Monogamist |
| Woman who has more than one husband at a time. |
Polyandrist |
| Man who has more than one wife at a time. |
Polygamist |
| A bride’s outfit. |
Trousseau |
| A man whose wife is dead. |
Widower |
| Cultivating and growing crops. |
Agriculture |
| The science of land management. |
Agronomics |
| The study of the structure of the human body. |
Anatomy |
| The study of mankind. |
Anthropology |
| The art of telling the future by the study of the stars. |
Astrology |
| The study of ancient buildings and prehistoric remains. |
Archaeology |
| The study of all heavenly bodies. |
Astronomy |
| The art of beautiful hand-writing. |
Calligraphy |
| The art of making maps and charts. |
Cartography |
| The science of colors. |
Chromatics |
| The art of effective speaking or oral reading. |
Elocution |
| The study of the varieties of the human race. |
Ethnology |
| The study of the origin and history of words. |
Etymology |
| The science of family descent. |
Genealogy |
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| One who searches for minerals or mining sites. |
Prospector |
| One under the protection of another. |
Protege |
| One who pretends to be a doctor. |
Quack |
| An expert at story-telling. |
Raconteur |
| One who retires from society to live a solitary life. |
Recluse |
| A newly enlisted soldier or sailor. |
Recruit |
| One who takes refuge in a foreign country. |
Refugee |
| One who walks in his sleep. |
Somnambulist |
| One who talks in his sleep. |
Somniloquist |
| One whose reasoning is clever yet false. |
Sophist |
| One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage. |
Stowaway |
| One who takes over after another. |
Successor |
| One given up to luxurious living. |
Sybarite |
| One who abstains from alcoholic drinks. |
Teetotaller |
| One who eats no animals flesh. |
Vegetarian |
| One who has the art of speaking in such a way that the sound seems to come from another person/place. |
Ventriloquist |
| One who offers his service of his own free will. |
Volunteer |
| One given to sensual pleasures and bodily enjoyment. |
Voluptuary |
| A lover of animals. |
Zoophilist |
| Government by the nobility. |
Aristocracy |
| Government by a sovereign with uncontrolled authority. |
Autocracy |
| The right of self-government. |
Autonomy |
| Government by departments of state. |
Bureaucracy |
| An official numbering of the population. |
Census |
| The wife or husband of a king or queen. |
Consort |
| Government by divine guidance/Government of the church by bishops. |
Episcopacy |
| The period between two reigns. |
Interregnum |
| Government by the worst citizens. |
Kakistocracy |
| Government by a few. |
Oligarchy |
| Government by the wealthy. |
Plutocracy |
| The science of government. |
Politics |
| To decide a political question by the direct vote of the whole electorate. |
Referendum |
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| An acrobat who bends his body into various position. |
Contortionist |
| One who steers a boat. |
Coxswain |
| One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men. |
Cynic |
| A leader of the people who can sway his followers by his talent of public speaking. |
Demagogue |
| One who secretly listens to the conversation of others. |
Eavesdropper |
| One who delights to speak about himself. |
Egotist |
| One sent out on a mission. |
Emissary |
| One devoted to the pleasures of eating and drinking. |
Epicure |
| One who is banished from his home or his country. |
Exile |
| One who runs away from justice or the law. |
Fugitive |
| A person who styles women’s hair. |
Hairdresser |
| One who interrupts a speaker or performer with comments and awkward questions. |
Heckler |
| One who entertains another. |
Host |
| A person over-anxious about his health. |
Hypochondriac |
| One who pretends to be what he is not. |
Impostor |
| An ungrateful person. |
Ingrate |
| One who has an irresistible tendency to steal. |
Kleptomaniac |
| One versed in many languages. |
Linguist |
| One who dies for a noble cause. |
Martyr |
| One who imitates the voice,gestures etc. of another. |
Mimic |
| One who becomes the favourite of a distinguished personage and serves him as a slave. |
Minion |
| A hater of marriage. |
Misogamist |
| One who collects coins. |
Numismatist |
| An authority on pronunciation. |
Orthoepist |
| One who eats all kinds of food. |
Pantophagist |
| One who loves his country and serves it devotedly. |
Patriot |
| One who journeys on foot. |
Pedestrian |
| One who looks on the dark side of things. |
Pessimist |
| One who devotes his service or wealth for the love of mankind. |
Philanthropist |
| One who journeys to a holy place. |
Pilgrim |
| One who has been before another. |
Predecessor |
| One who foretells events. |
Prophet |
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| One employed to clean and street. |
Scavenger |
| One who craves three dimensional figures/abstract pieces in stone or wood and other materials. |
Sculptor |
| One who builds ships. |
Shipwright |
| One who sells paper, ink, pens and writing materials. |
Stationer |
| One who writes shorthand. |
Stenographer |
| One who loads and unloads ships. |
Stevedore |
| One who treats diseases by performing operations. |
Surgeon |
| One who converts raw hide into leather. |
Tanner |
| One who preserves the skins of animals and mounts them so as to resemble the living animals. |
Taxidermist |
| Government by divine guidance. |
Theocracy |
| One who goes from place to place mending pots,pans etc. |
Tinker |
| A tradesman who manages funerals. |
Undertaker |
| One who makes and sells cushions and covers chairs,motor-car seats etc. |
Upholsterer |
| One who lends money at exorbitant interest. |
Usurer |
| One skilled in the treatment of diseases of animals. |
Veterinarian |
| One who is in charge of giving assistance to the poor. |
Welfare Officer |
| One who makes wheels for carriages and carts. |
Wheelwright |
| A partner is crime. |
Accomplice |
| One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic drinks. |
Alcoholic |
| One who engages in an activity for the love of it,and not for money. |
Amateur |
| One who can use both hands equally expertly. |
Ambidexter |
| One who fishes with a rod. |
Angler |
| A person who collects things belonging to ancient times. |
Antiquary |
| One who shoots with bows and arrows. |
Archer |
| One who maliciously sets fire to another’s property. |
Arsonist |
| One who kills for money. |
Assassin |
| One who works along with another. |
Coadjutor |
| One who feeds on human flesh. |
Cannibal |
| One who tries to get votes for an election candidate. |
Canvasser |
| One who has special skill in judging art,music,tastes,etc. |
Connoisseur |
| One who is compelled by law to serve as a soldier. |
Conscript |
| One living at the same time as another. |
Contemporary |
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| One who deals in furs. |
Furrier |
| One who feeds on fruits. |
Fruitarian |
| One who sets glass for windows, doors, etc. |
Glazier |
| One who sells small articles such as ribbons, lace, thread, etc. |
Haberdasher |
| One who deals in medicinal herbs. |
Herbalist |
| One who breaks images or church ornaments. |
Iconoclast |
| One who deals in iron and hardware. |
Ironmonger |
| One who takes care of a building. |
Janitor |
| The study of lakes or of pond life. |
Limnology |
| One who cuts precious stones. |
Lapidarist |
| One who compiles a dictionary. |
Lexicographer |
| One who gives massages. |
Masseur |
| The head of a town council or corporation. |
Mayor |
| One who deals in silk, cotton, woolen and linen goods. |
Mercer |
| One who makes and sells ladies hats. |
Milliner |
| One new to anything. |
Novice |
| A physician who assists women at child-birth. |
Obstetrician |
| One who is opposed to intellectual progress. |
Obscurant |
| One who tests eyesight and sells spectacles. |
Optician |
| One who lends money and keeps goods as security. |
Pawnbroker |
| One who travels from place to place selling miscellaneous articles. |
Peddler |
| One who compounds or sells drugs. |
Pharmacist |
| One who collects postage stamps. |
Philatelist |
| One who attends to sick people and prescribes medicines. |
Physician |
| One who flies an aeroplane. |
Pilot |
| One who works with lead esp. Mending water pipes. |
Plumber |
| One who writes poetry. |
Poet |
| One who makes pots, cups, etc. |
Potter |
| One who sells fowl, ducks, turkeys, etc. |
Poulterer |
| One who studies the working of the human mind. |
Psychologist |
| An officer in charge of the stones or wood, clay and other materials. |
Purser |
| An expert at story-telling. |
Raconteur |
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| A place where pigs are kept. |
Sty |
| A place where leather is tanned. |
Tannery |
| A Hindu place of worship. |
Temple |
| The house or shelter of an American Indian. |
Wigwam |
| One who walks on ropes and performs daring gymnastic feats. |
Acrobat |
| One who devotes his life to the welfare and interests of other people. |
Altruist |
| One who studies the past through material remains. |
Archaeologist |
| One who plans and draws the design buildings and superintends their construction. |
Architect |
| One who foretells by the stars. |
Astrologer |
| A person with light-coloured hair. |
Blonde |
| One who steals books. |
Biblioklept |
| One who goes from place to place begging alms. |
Beggar |
| One who works with brass. |
Brazier |
| The treasurer of a college or university. |
Bursar |
| The person in charge of a ship. |
Captain |
| One who draws maps. |
Cartographer |
| One who makes or sells candles. |
Chandler |
| One who drives a motor-car. |
Chauffeur |
| One skilled in the care of hands and feet. |
Chiropodist |
| One who mends shoes. |
Cobbler |
| One who works in a coal-mine. |
Collier |
| One who makes or deals in cutting instruments,e.g. Knives. |
Cutler |
| A person in charge of a museum. |
Curator |
| One who performs tricks by sleight of hand. |
Conjuror |
| One who makes barrels,tubs,etc. |
Cooper |
| One who writes for the newspapers, magazines, TV news channel. |
Correspondent |
| One who deals in cloth and other fabric. |
Draper |
| One who draws plans. |
Draughtsman |
| One who manages or attends to an engine. |
Engineer |
| One versed in the science of human races and their origin. |
Ethnologist |
| One who sells fish. |
Fishmonger |
| One who deals in flowers. |
Florist |
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