BINDI

Etymology 1

Noun

bindi (plural bindis)

The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.

Synonyms: kumkum, pottu, sindoor, tika, tilak, tilakam

Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.

Etymology 2

Shortening of bindi-eye.

Noun

bindi (plural bindis)

(Australia) The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America.

(Australia) A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.

(Australia) Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.

(Australia) Any of a various plants of the genus Sclerolaena.

Source: Wiktionary



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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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