bookcase
/ˈbʊkkeɪs/noun
उच्चारण बुक्केस
किताबों की अलमारी, बुककेस
Basic word
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[C]
a piece of furniture with shelves for keeping books on
किताबों की अलमारी, बुककेस
- Radhika arranged her exam books neatly in the bookcase.
- There is a tall wooden bookcase in the study.
- The bookcase in the hall is full of old novels.
+ 2 more examples
- Arjun built a small bookcase from spare wood.
- A glass-fronted bookcase stood against the wall.
Synonyms bookshelf
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bookcase (countable noun)
A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves for keeping books.
Bookcase अलमारी जैसा फ़र्नीचर है, जिसमें किताबें रखने के लिए shelves होती हैं।
- The bookcase in the study is full of reference books.
- He bought a new bookcase for his room.
in / on the bookcase
Use in for books inside the shelves and on for objects standing on top.
Shelves के भीतर रखी किताबों के लिए 'in' और ऊपर रखी वस्तुओं के लिए 'on' आता है।
- The dictionary is in the bookcase; the clock is on the bookcase.
bookcase + material or size
Describe a bookcase by the material or the number of shelves.
Bookcase का वर्णन उसकी सामग्री या shelves की संख्या से किया जाता है।
- A teak bookcase with five shelves stood against the wall.
bookcase vs bookshelf vs almirah
A bookcase is a whole piece of furniture, a bookshelf is a single shelf or one of its levels, and an almirah is a cupboard for clothes or valuables.
Bookcase पूरा फ़र्नीचर है, bookshelf एक shelf या उसका खाना है, और almirah कपड़े या क़ीमती चीज़ों की अलमारी है।
- The bookcase has five bookshelves, but my clothes are in the almirah.
a bookcase with + feature
Use with to describe doors, glass or lockable parts.
दरवाज़े, काँच या ताले जैसी विशेषताएँ बताने के लिए 'with' आता है।
- She bought a bookcase with sliding glass doors.
+Collocations 5
adjective + bookcase
woodenglass-frontedtallbuilt-inoverflowing
- A glass-fronted bookcase protects books from dust.
verb + bookcase
fillbuildassembledustmove
- It took two hours to assemble the bookcase.
bookcase + noun
shelfdoorlockunit
- The bookcase door was jammed.
bookcase + position
against the wallin the cornerby the windowbehind the door
- The bookcase stands against the north wall.
bookcase + material
teakrosewoodsteelplywoodbamboo
- A teak bookcase lasts for generations.
“More examples 8
- Radhika arranged her textbooks by subject in the bookcase.
राधिका ने अपनी पाठ्यपुस्तकें विषय के अनुसार bookcase में सजाईं।
- The old bookcase groaned under the weight of encyclopaedias.
पुरानी bookcase विश्वकोशों के वज़न से चरमरा रही थी।
- Grandfather made the bookcase from a single teak plank.
दादाजी ने bookcase सागौन के एक तख़्ते से बनाई थी।
- We placed a bookcase between the two windows.
हमने दोनों खिड़कियों के बीच एक bookcase रखी।
- The secret door was hidden behind a bookcase.
गुप्त दरवाज़ा एक bookcase के पीछे छिपा था।
- Radhika's father keeps legal journals in a locked bookcase.
राधिका के पिता क़ानूनी पत्रिकाएँ ताले वाली bookcase में रखते हैं।
- A tall bookcase divides the study into two parts.
ऊँची bookcase अध्ययन-कक्ष को दो भागों में बाँटती है।
- She dusted the bookcase every Sunday morning.
वह हर रविवार सुबह bookcase की धूल साफ़ करती थी।