BANDH

Etymology

Noun

bandh (plural bandhs)

(India) A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.

Anagrams

• bhand

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

coffee icon