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 person who spends his money recklessly. | Spendthrift |
A person whose only motive is to make money. | Mercenary |
A person’s own handwriting. | Autograph |
A physician who assists women at childbirth. | Obstetrician |
A physician who attends to infants and children during sickness. | Pediatrician |
A place fitted up for making medicines. | Dispensary |
A place fitted up for scientific experiments. | Laboratory |
A place for burial of dead bodies. | Cemetery |
A place for the treatment of sick people. | Hospital |
A place for washing. | Bathroom |
A place where aeroplanes are kept. | Hangar |
A place where any manufacture is carried on. | Factory |
A place where clothes are washed and ironed. | Laundry |
A place where milk is converted into butter and cheese. | Dairy |
A place where people lunch on payment. | Restaurant |
A place where prayers are said. | Temple/Church/Mosque |
A place where soldiers are quartered. | Cantonment |
A place where treasures,stores,ammunition are hidden. | Cache |
A place where young plants are reared. | Nursery |
A portable case for holding papers,drawings etc. | Portfolio |
A professional rider in horse races. | Jockey |
A room where food is cooked. | Kitchen |
A school for infants and young children. | Kindergarten |
A speech made without preparation. | Extempore |
A state in which government is carried on nominally and usually in fact also by the people or their elected representatives without a monarch. | Republic |
A substance that kills insects. | Insecticide |
A tank for fish or water plants. | Aquarium |
A temporary release allowed on certain conditions. | Parole |
A word having the same meaning as another. | Synonym |
A word opposite in meaning. | Antonym |
A yearly return of date. | Anniversary |
Able to adopt oneself readily to many situations. | Versatile |