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binder

/ˈbaɪndə(r)/noun

उच्चारण बाइन्डर

फ़ाइल-कवर, बाइंडर

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a hard cover for holding sheets of paper, magazines or documents together

    फ़ाइल-कवर, बाइंडर

    • Keep all your notes in a ring binder.
    • She put the certificates in a plastic binder.
    • She keeps her class notes in a ring binder.
    + 2 more examples
    • The teacher gave each student a binder for the project.
    • He kept bills and receipts in a thick binder.

    Synonyms folder file

  2. 2

    [C/U]

    a substance that makes things stick or hold together

    बंधक पदार्थ, जोड़ने वाला पदार्थ

    • Egg is used as a binder in the mixture.
    • Clay acts as a binder when it is mixed with straw.
    • Cement is used as a binder in concrete.
    + 2 more examples
    • Cooks use flour as a binder in veggie burgers.
    • The paint contains a binder that helps it stick to the wall.
  3. 3

    [C]

    a person or machine that binds books

    जिल्दसाज़, जिल्द बाँधने वाला

    • The old manuscripts were sent to a binder for repair.
    • The binder stitched the loose pages back into the book.
    • The library sends its torn books to the binder every year.
    + 2 more examples
    • A skilled binder can make a book last for centuries.
    • The binder used a strong thread and leather for the cover.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a binder (ring binder / file)

A binder is a hard cover for holding loose sheets; in India a file or ring file is used for the same thing.

Binder खुले काग़ज़ों को रखने के लिए कठोर आवरण है; भारत में इसी के लिए file या ring file शब्द चलता है।

  • She kept her notes in a blue binder.
  • Put the printouts into the binder.

binder (a substance that holds things together)

In cooking and building, a binder is something such as egg or cement that sticks other materials together.

खाना पकाने और निर्माण में binder वह पदार्थ है, जैसे अंडा या सीमेंट, जो अन्य सामग्री को आपस में चिपकाता है।

  • Egg acts as a binder in the cutlets.
  • Cement is the binder in concrete.

binder (person or machine that binds books)

In publishing, a binder is the person or machine that sews and covers pages into a book.

प्रकाशन में binder वह व्यक्ति या मशीन है जो पन्नों को सिलकर और आवरण चढ़ाकर पुस्तक बनाती है।

  • The book was sent to the binder after printing.

binder + noun / in a binder

Use in for what is held inside, and binder works as a modifier in binder clip and binder paper.

भीतर रखी वस्तु के लिए 'in' आता है, और binder, binder clip और binder paper में modifier का काम करता है।

  • Radhika arranged her previous year papers in a binder.

binder vs folder vs file

A binder has rings or clips and holds sheets firmly; a folder is a thin cover, and file is the common Indian word for both.

Binder में छल्ले या clips होते हैं और वह काग़ज़ों को मज़बूती से पकड़ता है; folder पतला आवरण है, और file दोनों के लिए भारत में प्रचलित शब्द है।

  • Meena kept loose sheets in a folder and chapters in a binder.
+Collocations 5

adjective + binder

ringplasticthickleatherheavy

  • He carried a thick ring binder to the exam hall.

verb + binder

filllabelopensnaporganise

  • She labelled the binder by subject.

binder + noun

clippapercoverrings

  • A binder clip held the loose sheets together.

binder in cooking

eggbreadcrumbsflourstarch

  • Breadcrumbs work as a binder in veg patties.

preposition + binder

in a binderfrom the binderinto a binderinside the binder

  • She took the question paper from the binder.
“More examples 6
  • I keep my notes for every subject in a separate binder.

मैं हर विषय के नोट्स अलग binder में रखता हूँ।

  • Mashed potato is the binder in this tikki.

इस टिक्की में मसला हुआ आलू binder का काम करता है।

  • The binder at the press stitched the pages by hand.

प्रेस के binder ने पन्नों को हाथ से सिला।

  • Open the binder to the third section.

Binder को तीसरे खंड पर खोलिए।

  • Radhika bought a new binder and dividers for her class notes.

राधिका ने अपने कक्षा-नोट्स के लिए नया binder और dividers ख़रीदे।

  • Tape the sample page to the front of the binder.

नमूना पृष्ठ को binder के आगे चिपका दीजिए।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ She put the papers on the binder.

✓ She put the papers in the binder.

A binder holds papers inside, so use in.

Binder के भीतर काग़ज़ रखे जाते हैं, इसलिए 'in' आता है।

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bind verbbinding noun