Words Formed By Clipping
Definition Of Clipping Word:
Some words are formed by clipping a part of a larger word while retaining the meaning of the original word. If the front portion of the word is clipped away it is called front clipping . If the end part of the word is clipped away it is called back clipping . If it is done to both the ends it is called front and back clipping .
62 Clipped Words Used In Sentences
| advertisement | ad |
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| All company’s spend a lot of money on ads |
| hamburger | burger |
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| Burger does not suit old people |
| omnibus | bus |
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| The tourist bus broke down near Paris |
| helicopter | copter |
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| The copter forces landed in the disturbed areas to stem the communal violence |
| demonstration | demo |
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| BPL company conducted a demo at Paris corner of easy washing |
| ampere | amp |
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| It is an 40 amp bulb |
| motor bike | bike |
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| Ajith had just brought a very expensive bike. |
| suitcase | case |
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| There are bundles of currency notes inside the case. |
| pressure cooker | cooker |
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| Cookers are now available for even $20/- |
| discotheque | disco |
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| Disco is not a part of Italian culture |
| diskette | disc |
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| I saved all the word documents in a Compact disc |
| gasoline | gas |
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| Gas has become an expensive fuel for low income group families. |
| bridegroom | groom |
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| Groom is wanted for a 22 year old Cristian community girl drawing $8000/-PM in an MNC. |
| gymnasium | gym |
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| My uncle goes to the gym early morning. |
| killogram | kilo |
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| Get me a kilo of mangoes. |
| memorandum | memo |
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| The managing director issued a memo to the head clerk. |
| micro phone | mic |
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| This mic doesn’t work properly. |
| non-vegetarian | non-veg |
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| He is a non-veg. |
| spectacles | specs |
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| She cannot read without specs. |
| storehouse | store |
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| Jems works in a store. |
| fountain pen | pen |
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| Pen is mightier than sward |
| perambulator | param |
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| The mother took the child out in a param. |
| university | varsity |
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| London varsity has renovated its auditorium |
| vegetarian | veg |
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| She regularly eats her dinner in a veg mess. |
| veterinary surgeon | vet |
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| I took my cat to the vet. |
| fascimile | Fax |
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| I got a fax copy of the conference notice yesterday. |
| handkerchief | karchief |
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| I have lost my karchief yesterday. |
| aeroplane | plane |
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| Sarah was excited as she was to travel by plane for the first time. |
| laboratory | lab |
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| This college has five labs. |
| refrigerator | fridge |
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| Having firdge is not a luxury but a necessity. |
| pantaloons | pants |
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| The clown at the circus wore a very loose pants. |
| tubelight | tube |
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| The tube of our hall didn’t work from yesterday. |
| mathematics | maths |
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| She is our maths teacher. |
| centum | cent |
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| We have been living in the 21st cent. |
| bicycle | cycle |
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| David presented a cycle to John on his birthday. |
| alchemist | chemist |
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| We have a chemist on the corner of our street. |
| influenza | flu |
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| I was suffering from flu. |
| examination | exam |
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| She is preparing for her exam. |
| luncheon | lunch |
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| I invited my close friends for lunch. |
| photograph | photo |
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| My friend got my photo to keep it with herself. |
| signature | sign |
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| Akbar’s sign is totally illegible. |
| newscast | news |
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| Every day I watch news in the TV. |
| telephone | phone |
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| I contacted him over phone. |
| mummy | mum |
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| Where is your mum? |
| daddy | dad |
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| Where does your dad work? |
| identity | ID |
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| Please, show me your ID. |
| curiosity | curio |
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| We visited a curio shop. |
| demarcate | mark |
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| They marked the boundaries. |
| tram car | tram |
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| We travelled in a tram in London. |
| public house | pub |
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| The couple were found in a local pub. |
| fanatic | fan |
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| He is a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
| telephone | phone |
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| Our Principal contacted the chief guest over the phone. |
| taxicab | taxi |
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| I hired a taxi to go home. |
| topbrass | brass |
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| The meeting was attended by diplomats and the top military brass. |
| newsflash | flash |
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| We interrupt this programme to bring you a flash. |
| okay | ok |
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| Did the head office ok the proposal? |
| rehabilitate | rehab |
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| Lora saved all her money in order to send her husband for a rehab programme. |
| popmusic | pop |
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| Michael Jackson is the king of pop. |
| pathway | path |
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| The tourist chose the wrong path when they went for sight-seeing. |
| hitchhike | hitch |
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| Can you give me a hitch till Mount Road? |
| zoological park | zoo |
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| The little children love to visit a zoo. |
