One Word Substitute

English One word Substitute/Substitution

Sr.ExplanationOne Word Substitution
1A bicycle for two or more peopleTandem
2A body of persons appointed to hear evidence or judge and give their verdict (decision)Jury
3A brief or a short stay at a placeSojourn
4A broad road bordered with treesBoulevard
5A building in which aircraft are housedHanger
6A building where an audience sitsAuditorium
7A child born after death of his fatherPosthumous
8A collection of slavesCoffle
9A decorative ring of flowers and leavesWreath
10A den for small animalsHutch
11A disease that affects a large number of people in an area at the same timeEpidemic
12A disease which is spread by direct contactContagious
13A doctor who specializes in the eye diseases of the eyesOphthalmologist
14A doctor who treats childrenPaediatrician
15A dramatic performanceMasque
16A drawing on transparent paperTransparency
17A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being that which it only resemblesSimile
18A fixed orbit in space in relation to earthGeo-stationary
19A former student of a school, college or universityAlumnus
20A four footed animalQuadruped
21A four-wheeled carriage for a baby, pushed by a person on footPram
22A game in which no one winsDraw
23A general pardon of offendersAmnesty
24A geometrical figure with eight sidesOctagon
25A government by officialsBureaucracy
26A group of girlsBevy
27A group of three powerful peopleTriumvirate
28A guide-post pointing out the way for a placefinger-post
29A heavy continuous fall of rainDownpour
30A humorous drawing dealing with current events or politicsCartoon
31A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotesWag
32A large number of fish swimming togetherShoal
33A large sleeping-room with many bedsDormitory
34A light sailing boat built specially for racingYacht
35A list of books and writings of one author or one subjectBibliography
36A list of books available in a libraryCatalogue
37A list of passengers and luggageWaybill
38A low-area storm with high winds rotating about a centre of low atmospheric pressureCyclone
39A man having no hair on scalpBald
40A man of lax moralLicentious
41A man who does not know how to read or writeIlliterate
42A man who knows a lot about things like food, music and artConnoisseur
43A man who waste his money on luxuryExtravagant
44A man with abnormal habitsEccentric
45A medicine to nullify the effect of poisonAntidote
46A method which never failsInfallible
47A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh oneEuphemism
48A mournful poem or a songElegy
49A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of landIsthmus
50A notice of a person’s deathObituary
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