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pall - Dictionary definition and meaning for pall

PALL

(noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
synonyms : curtain , drape , drapery , mantle
A thick blue pall covered the casement window. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
synonyms : cerement , shroud , winding-clothes , winding-sheet
His body lay in the coffin, covered in a black velvet pall. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a sudden numbing dread
synonyms : chill
As soon as the news about the murder broke out, a numbing pall blanketed the entire community. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
synonyms : fatigue , jade , tire , weary
Although John is a great entertainer, his jokes begin to pall after a while. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
"the course palled on her"
(verb) become less interesting or attractive
synonyms : dull
(verb) lose sparkle or bouquet
"wine and beer can pall"
synonyms : become flat , die
(verb) cause to become flat
"pall the beer"
(verb) cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
"Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
synonyms : cloy
(verb) cover with a pall
(verb) cause to lose courage
"dashed by the refusal"
synonyms : dash , daunt , frighten away , frighten off , scare , scare away , scare off
We should never let any failure daunt our courage. -added by editor1

Mnemonics for pall

(Tag: Hindi) A Song from Lage Raho Munna Bhai "Pall Pall Pall Pall Har pal Har Pal Kaise katega pal" If you are bored then you say "Kaise Katega Pall Har Pall"
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(Tag: ) Appall::- one is appalled by boring things.
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(Tag: ) pal+l...so your pals are becoming boring day per day.
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(Tag: ) Alsoe Pale :: as something becomes plae after much use, a jocke beacomes Boring after u have heard it many times. tahts the meaning:: to become less interesting
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