रंगों पर आधारित अंग्रेजी शब्दावली [71 Words] [Vocabulary Based on Colours]
| WORD | MEANING | |
| 1. BLACK AND BLUE | Discoloured from coagulation of blood below the surface of the skin | |
| 2. BLACK AND WHITE | A)print or in writing B)explicit, unmistakable terms | |
| 3. BLACK BELT | The rank of an expert in a system of self-defense such as judo or karate | |
| 4. BLACK BOOK | A record of public liable to punishment | |
| 5. BLACK BOX | A flight-recorder | |
| 6. BLACK DEATH | A form of plague that was pandemic throughout Europe and much of Asia in the 14th century | |
| 7. BLACK DIAMOND | (Informal) coal | |
| 8. BLACK DOG | A melancholy state or mood; depression | |
| 9. BLACK GOLD | Crude oil | |
| 10. BLACKHEART | A disease of potatoes and other plants, in which the inner tissues darken | |
| 11. BLACKLIST | A list of persons or organizations to be disapproved of, boycotted, or suspected of disloyalty | |
| 12. BLACKOUT | A temporary loss of consciousness or vision. A suppression or stoppage, as of news for political reasons | |
| 13. BLACK SHEEP | A person considered undesirable or disgraceful by his family or peer group | |
| 14. BLACK WIDOW | A spider, of which the extremely venomous female is black with red markings | |
| 15. BLUE BABY | An infant born with bluish skin caused by inadequate supply of oxygen indicative of a congenital malfunction of the heart | |
| 16. BLUEBEARD | A man thought to be a wife-slayer or a killer of women | |
| 17. BLUEBOOK | An official publication of the British Government. So named from its blue covers | |
| 18. BLUE CHIP | A stock that sells at a high price because of public confidence in its profit-making ability and safety | |
| 19. BLUE COLLAR | Of or pertaining to wage-earners in jobs performed in clothing such as overalls and often involving manual labour | |
| 20. BLUE-EYED BOY | The male favorite of a person or group | |
| 21. BLUE FLIER | The full grown female red kangaroo | |
| 22. BLUE FUNK | A state of panic | |
| 23. BLUE GUM | A tall timber tree, native to Australia having aromatic leaves that yield a medicinal oil | |
| 24. BLUE PENCIL | Edit, revise or correct with; to censor | |
| 25. BLUEPRINT | And carefully designed plan or model | |
| 26. BLUES | A state of depression or melancholy | |
| 27. BLUE STOCKING | A serious intellectual or scholarly woman | |
| 28. BLUE VITRIOL | The blue hydrated crystalline form of copper sulphate | |
| 29. INTO THE BLUE | Into the remote distance, out of sight and knowledge | |
| 30. BROWN COAL | Lignite (a type of coal) | |
| 31. BROWNED OFF | Bored, unhappy or annoyed; fed up | |
| 32. BROWN FIELD | Refers to an area of land in a city that was used by offices or an industry in the past and that is now, perhaps acquired and cleared for new building development | |
| 33. BROWN-NOSE | To ingratiate oneself with; behave in a demeaning manner towards | |
| 34. BROWNSHIRT | A nazi militia | |
| 35. BROWN STUDY | A state of deep thought | |
| 36. BROWN SUGAR | A)unrefined or partially refined sugar B) a coarse, low-grade variety of heroin from south east Asia | |
| 37. GREENBACK | (in US currency) a dollar bill | |
| 38. GREEN BAN | (Australian) a refusal by a trade union to do work that may harm the environment | |
| 39. GREEN BELT | An area of parks, farmland or uncultivated land surrounding a town or city | |
| 40. GREEN BOTTLE | A common insect related to flies that has a green metallic colouring and lays its eggs in decaying flesh | |
| 41. GREEN CARD | A)international insurance document for motorists B)a us permit for foreigners, allowing unconditional residence | |
| 42. GREEN-EYED | Jealous(green with envy) | |
| 43. GREEN FINGERS | The ability to grow plants successfully | |
| 44. GREEN GROCER | A retailer of fresh fruit and vegetables | |
| 45. GREEN HORN | A)an inexperienced or immature person B)a gullible person | |
| 46. GREEN KEEPER | A person who looks after the greens of golf courses | |
| 47. GREEN PAPER | (Britain)a government document published to allow consultation among interested parties before legislative proposals are finalized | |
| 48. RED BLOODED | Strong, brave or virile | |
| 49. RED BRIGADE | A terrorist group formed in Italy in1969 and committed to the abolition of capitalist society | |
| 50. CATCH RED-HANDED | Catch in the act of committing or having just committed a crime | |
| 51. RED HERRING | Something that draws attention away from the matter or issue at hand | |
| 52. RED-LETTER | Memorable, “a red -letter day” | |
| 53. WHITE COAL | Water regarded as a source of power | |
| 54. WHITE COLLAR | Of, pertaining to, or designating those workers, usually salaried whose work usually does not involve manual labour and who may be expected to dress with some degree of formality | |
| 55. WHITE DAMP | A poisonous gas, consisting primarily of carbon monoxide, that occurs in coal mines | |
| 56. WHITE ELEPHANT | A) a rare whitish or light-grey form of the Asian elephant, often regarded as special venerations in regions of south-eastern Asia B)something that is large, costly and perhaps impressive but expensive to maintain; unproductive and consequently unwanted C)an expensive project or venture which comes to nothing or turns out to be a failure | |
| 57. WHITE FACE | Completely white make-up, as worn by a clown | |
| 58. WHITE FEATHER | A sign of cowardice | |
| 59. WHITE GOLD | An alloy of gold and nickel or palladium and sometimes containing small amounts of silver, copper or zinc, having the colour of platinum | |
| 60. WHITE-HOT | So hot as to glow with a bright white light; broadly, hotter than red-hot | |
| 61. WHITE LIE | A diplomatic or well-intentioned untruth | |
| 62. WHITE MAGIC | Magic used for good purposes or against evil | |
| 63. WHITE NOISE | Acoustical or electrical noise in which the intensity is the small at all frequencies within a given band | |
| 64. WHITE PAPER | an official statement or report published by a government, providing issue and presenting the government’s own policy | |
| 65. WHITE PLAQUE | Tuberculosis of the lungs | |
| 66. YELLOW FEVER | (Also called “yellow jack”)an acute infections disease of sub-tropical and tropical areas caused by a virus transmitted by a mosquito | |
| 67. YELLOW FLAG | A)yellow B)a yellow flag hoisted to warn of disease on-board a ship | |
| 68. YELLOW METAL | A)a form of brass containing about 60% copper and 40% zinc B)gold | |
| 69. YELLOW PERIL | The threat or the alleged threat that oriental races, especially the Chinese, will invade or destroy Europe or western civilized countries | |
| 70. YELLOW SPOT | A part of the human retina | |
| 71. YELLOW STREAK | A proneness to cowardice and disloyalty |
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