birdcage
/ˈbɜːdkeɪdʒ/noun
उच्चारण बर्ड्केज
पिंजरा, चिड़िया का पिंजरा
Basic word
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a cage for keeping a bird in
पिंजरा, चिड़िया का पिंजरा
- A parrot sat in a birdcage on the veranda.
- She cleaned the birdcage and filled the water bowl.
- The birdcage hung from a hook near the window.
+ 1 more example
- He opened the door of the birdcage and the bird flew out.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
birdcage (countable noun)
A birdcage is a cage for keeping birds, usually small ones like parrots or budgerigars. It is countable and written as one word or two (bird cage).
'Birdcage' पक्षियों को रखने का पिंजरा है। यह countable है और एक या दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है।
- A brass birdcage hung from the ceiling.
- She cleaned the birdcage every Sunday.
in a birdcage / out of a birdcage
Birds are kept in a birdcage and released from it.
पक्षी birdcage में रखे जाते हैं और उससे छोड़े जाते हैं।
- The parrot has lived in a birdcage for ten years.
- He opened the door and the bird flew out of the birdcage.
birdcage + noun
As a modifier: birdcage door, birdcage cover, birdcage floor.
Modifier के रूप में: birdcage door, birdcage cover।
- Cover the birdcage with a cloth at night.
a gilded / golden birdcage (figurative)
A birdcage can stand for a comfortable but restricting life.
Birdcage किसी आरामदायक किन्तु बंधनपूर्ण जीवन का प्रतीक हो सकता है।
- She felt that the big house was just a gilded birdcage.
+Collocations 5
adjective + birdcage
woodenbrassspacioustinyempty
- The wooden birdcage was empty after the bird flew away.
verb + birdcage
cleanhangcoveropenbuy
- He hung the birdcage on a hook near the window.
birdcage + noun
doorcoverperchtrayswing
- A small swing hung inside the birdcage.
birdcage + preposition
in the birdcageof the birdcageabove the birdcagebeside the birdcage
- A water bowl was kept inside the birdcage.
verb + the door of the birdcage
openshutlatchleave opentie
- She left the door of the birdcage open, and the finch hopped out.
“More examples 6
- Radhika begged her uncle to set the parrot free from the birdcage.
राधिका ने अपने चाचा से तोते को birdcage से आज़ाद करने की विनती की।
- The birdcage was too small for the two parakeets.
birdcage दोनों तोतों के लिए बहुत छोटा था।
- Many animal lovers believe that birds should not be kept in a birdcage.
कई पशुप्रेमी मानते हैं कि पक्षियों को birdcage में नहीं रखना चाहिए।
- Grandmother covered the birdcage with a shawl on cold nights.
दादी ने ठंडी रातों में birdcage को शॉल से ढक दिया।
- A shopkeeper in the market sold colourful birdcages made of cane.
बाज़ार में एक दुकानदार बेंत के बने रंगीन birdcages बेच रहा था।
- After his retirement, Mr Verma bought a large birdcage but decided to keep it empty.
सेवानिवृत्ति के बाद श्री वर्मा ने एक बड़ा birdcage ख़रीदा, पर उसे ख़ाली रखने का निर्णय किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The parrot is in the birdcages.
✓ The parrot is in the birdcage.
One parrot is in one cage, so the singular is needed.
एक तोता एक पिंजरे में है, इसलिए singular आएगा।