breadbox
/ˈbredbɒks/noun
उच्चारण ब्रेड्बॉक्स
डबलरोटी रखने का ढक्कनदार डिब्बा, ब्रेड बॉक्स
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a container with a lid in which bread is kept to stay fresh
डबलरोटी रखने का ढक्कनदार डिब्बा, ब्रेड बॉक्स
- Put the loaf back in the breadbox.
- Radhika keeps the sandwich bread in the breadbox.
- An old metal breadbox stood next to the stove.
+ 2 more examples
- The rolls stay soft for days if you keep them in a breadbox.
- Is there any bread left in the breadbox?
Synonyms bread bin
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a breadbox (countable noun)
A breadbox is a container with a lid for keeping bread fresh. It is the American spelling and word; British English uses breadbin.
Breadbox ढक्कन वाला डिब्बा है जिसमें ब्रेड ताज़ा रखी जाती है। यह अमेरिकी शब्द है; British English में breadbin कहा जाता है।
- She put the loaf in the breadbox.
- A tin breadbox sat on the counter.
in the breadbox
Use in with the bread kept inside, and into when the bread is being placed inside it.
भीतर रखी ब्रेड के लिए 'in' और रखने की क्रिया के लिए 'into' का प्रयोग होता है।
- There is some bread in the breadbox.
- He placed two rolls into the breadbox.
bigger than a breadbox (idiom, American)
In American English, 'Is it bigger than a breadbox?' is a classic question in the guessing game Twenty Questions.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'Is it bigger than a breadbox?' Twenty Questions नामक अनुमान-खेल का एक जाना-माना प्रश्न है।
- 'Is it bigger than a breadbox?' asked the child.
breadbox + noun/adjective
It is also a size comparison: roughly the size of a loaf box.
इसे आकार की तुलना के लिए भी प्रयोग करते हैं: लगभग ब्रेड-डिब्बे जितना।
- The parcel was about the size of a breadbox.
+Collocations 4
adjective + breadbox
metalwoodenplasticvintageairtightsteel
- She stored the muffins in a vintage metal breadbox.
verb + breadbox
openclosefillwipekeep bread in
- Wipe the breadbox weekly to prevent mould.
breadbox + contents
loafbunsbagelscookiestoast
- He grabbed two buns from the breadbox.
breadbox + position
on the counterin the pantryunder the shelfbeside the stove
- The breadbox stays beside the stove.
“More examples 5
- The recipe says to store the cake in a breadbox for two days.
रेसिपी में लिखा है कि केक को दो दिन तक breadbox में रखें।
- Radhika packed her tiffin from the breadbox before leaving for school.
राधिका ने स्कूल जाने से पहले breadbox से अपना टिफ़िन पैक किया।
- An American film often shows a loaf on the counter next to the breadbox.
अमेरिकी फ़िल्म में अक्सर काउंटर पर breadbox के बगल में ब्रेड रखी दिखती है।
- The breadbox kept the bread soft, even in the summer heat.
Breadbox ने गर्मी में भी ब्रेड को मुलायम बनाए रखा।
- Our new kitchen has a built-in breadbox drawer.
हमारी नई रसोई में बना-बनाया breadbox दराज़ है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both words name the same container, but one is British and the other American.
दोनों शब्द एक ही डिब्बे के नाम हैं, पर एक British है और दूसरा अमेरिकी।
The American English word for the container.
डिब्बे के लिए अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी का शब्द।
- She keeps the bagels in the breadbox.
The British English word; in Indian exam papers prefer the British form.
British English का शब्द; भारतीय परीक्षाओं में British रूप को वरीयता दें।
- She keeps the toast in the breadbin.
§Grammar and usage
British and American: breadbox is American English; British English says bread bin.
British and American: breadbox American English का शब्द है; British English में bread bin कहते हैं।