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 clothes are kept. | Wardrobe |
| A woman whose husband is dead. | Widow |
| The science of animal life. | Zoology |
| A basket in which a fisherman puts his fish. | Greel |
| A book containing information on all branches of knowledge. | Encyclopaedia |
| A book containing the words of a language with their definitions,in alphabetical order. | Dictionary |
| A book in which the events of each day are recorded. | Diary |
| A book of accounts showing debits and credits. | Ledger |
| A book of names and addresses. | Directory |
| A bride’s outfit. | Trousseau |
| A chairman’s hammer. | Gavel |
| A child whose parents are dead. | Orphan |
| A covered stall at a fair,horse races,etc. | Booth |
| A disease affecting many persons at the same time. | Epidemic |
| A figure with many angles or sides. | Polygon |
| A forecast of the result of a disease or illness. | Prognosis |
| A general pardon of political offenders. | Amnesty |
| A lady’s handbag or workbag. | Reticule |
| A language that is no longer spoken. | Dead |
| A list of goods despatched with quantity and price to the purchaser. | Invoice |
| A list or table of duties payable on exports or imports. | Tariff |
| A man or a woman with skin or hair of auburn colour. | Blonde |
| A man whose wife is dead. | Widower |
| A medicine for producing sleep. | Narcotic/Opiate |
| A medicine to counteract poison. | Antidote |
| A messenger sent in great haste. | Courier |
| A person set out on a mission. | Emissary |
| A person who collects fare on a public vehicle. | Conductor |
| A person who is insensible to kind thoughts or feelings. | Callous |
| A person who is liked by others. | Popular |
| A person who lives by himself. | Recluse |
| A person who self flowers. | Florist |
