blanket
/ˈblæŋkɪt/noun
उच्चारण ब्लैंकिट
कंबल; मोटी परत
Basic word
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[C]
a large cover, often made of wool, used especially on beds to keep people warm; a thick layer or covering of something
कंबल; मोटी परत
- a woollen blanket
- a blanket of fog
- Meera pulled the blanket over her head and went to sleep.
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- A thick blanket of snow covered the hills.
- We donated blankets to the shelter before winter.
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[only before noun]
including or affecting all possible cases, situations or people
सर्वव्यापी, सब पर लागू
- a blanket ban
- The government announced a blanket ban on plastic bags.
- The school has a blanket rule against mobile phones.
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- A blanket statement like that is rarely true.
Synonyms total complete comprehensive across-the-board universal
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a blanket (countable noun)
A blanket is one cover; the plural is blankets.
Blanket एक ओढ़ने का कंबल है; बहुवचन 'blankets' है।
- She pulled a blanket over her head.
- Each family received two blankets.
a blanket of sth (figurative)
It describes a thick, even layer covering a surface.
यह किसी सतह पर फैली मोटी और समान परत को बताता है।
- A blanket of fog covered the road.
- A blanket of snow lay on the hills.
blanket + noun (adjective use)
Before a noun, it means covering all cases without exception.
Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ बिना अपवाद सभी मामलों को शामिल करना है।
- The college announced a blanket ban on mobile phones.
- There is no blanket rule for every exam.
blanket sb / sth in / with sth (verb)
As a verb it means to cover a place completely.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ किसी स्थान को पूरी तरह ढँकना है।
- Snow blanketed the valley overnight.
wet blanket (idiom)
A wet blanket is a person who spoils other people's fun by being gloomy.
Wet blanket ऐसा व्यक्ति है जो उदास रहकर दूसरों का आनंद बिगाड़ देता है।
- Don't be a wet blanket; come to the picnic.
- His complaints made him a wet blanket at the party.
+Collocations 5
adjective + blanket
woollenthickwarmelectriccotton
- A thick woollen blanket kept him warm.
verb + blanket
spreadfoldwrap inpull upthrow off
- She folded the blanket and kept it in the cupboard.
blanket + noun
bancoverageapprovalstatementpolicy
- The minister refused to issue a blanket approval.
blanket of + noun
snowfogcloudsdarknesssilence
- A blanket of darkness covered the village.
blanket + in sentence
blanket coverageblanket refusalblanket ruleblanket denial
- The school made a blanket refusal to all leave requests.
“More examples 6
- Distribute blankets to the poor before winter begins.
सर्दी शुरू होने से पहले गरीबों को कंबल बाँटिए।
- Radhika wrapped herself in a blanket on the train.
राधिका ने रेलगाड़ी में खुद को कंबल में लपेट लिया।
- A blanket statement like 'all teachers are strict' is never true.
'सभी शिक्षक कठोर होते हैं' जैसा सामान्यीकृत कथन कभी सही नहीं होता।
- The company introduced a blanket ban on overtime.
कंपनी ने ओवरटाइम पर पूर्ण प्रतिबंध लगा दिया।
- Smoke blanketed the city on the morning after Diwali.
दीवाली के अगले सवेरे धुएँ ने शहर को ढँक लिया।
- A blanket of mist covered the tea gardens at sunrise.
सूर्योदय के समय चाय बागानों पर कोहरे की चादर बिछी थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She covered the child by a blanket.
✓ She covered the child with a blanket.
The material used to cover takes 'with'.
ढँकने के साधन के लिए 'with' आता है।
✗ I bought two blanket for the winter.
✓ I bought two blankets for the winter.
A countable noun after 'two' takes the plural.
'Two' के बाद countable noun बहुवचन में आता है।
¶Idioms 1
a wet blanket
a person who is not enthusiastic about anything and who stops other people from enjoying themselves
रंग में भंग डालने वाला, उत्साह ठंडा करने वाला व्यक्ति
- Don't be such a wet blanket; come to the party with us.
- He's a wet blanket who complains about every plan.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
blan·ket
?Which word?
Keep the cover-everything words together: blanket ('a blanket ban'), comprehensive, sweeping (having a wide effect: 'sweeping changes'), across-the-board (affecting everyone equally), wholesale, all-inclusive.
सब पर लागू होने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: blanket ('a blanket ban'), comprehensive, sweeping (व्यापक प्रभाव वाला: 'sweeping changes'), across-the-board (सब पर समान प्रभाव वाला), wholesale, all-inclusive।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A blanket ban (a ban that covers everything), blanket coverage, a wet blanket (a person who spoils other people's fun).
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: a blanket ban (सब पर लागू प्रतिबंध), blanket coverage, a wet blanket (दूसरों का मज़ा बिगाड़ने वाला व्यक्ति)।