bushel
/ˈbʊʃl/noun
उच्चारण बुशल
बुशल (अनाज मापने की इकाई)
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a unit for measuring grain and fruit, equal in volume to 8 gallons
बुशल (अनाज मापने की इकाई)
- a bushel of wheat
- At the market, the farmer sold grain by the bushel in the old American style.
- Years ago a farmer in America might sell two bushels of corn for a few dollars.
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- The recipe calls for a bushel of apples, which is a great many.
- A bushel of wheat weighs about sixty pounds.
¶Idioms 1
hide your light under a bushel
to not let people know that you are good at something
अपनी प्रतिभा छिपाना
- She sings beautifully but hides her light under a bushel.
AaSpelling
bush·el
With -el (not 'bushell').
अंत में -el ('bushell' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the old measures together: bushel (grain), gallon (liquids), acre (land), furlong (distance), fathom (depth of water), carat (gold and gems).
पुरानी मापों को साथ याद रखिए: bushel (अनाज), gallon (तरल), acre (भूमि), furlong (दूरी), fathom (पानी की गहराई), carat (सोना और रत्न)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hide your light under a bushel (be too modest about your abilities).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: hide your light under a bushel (अपनी क्षमताओं के बारे में अत्यधिक विनम्र होना)।