camphor
/ˈkæmfə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कैम्फ़र
कपूर
Core word
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[U]
a white substance with a strong smell, used in medicines, to keep insects away from clothes, and burned in worship
कपूर
- The aarti ended with burning camphor.
- Mothballs made of camphor were kept in the cupboard.
- The smell of camphor filled the temple.
+ 2 more examples
- She dropped a piece of camphor into the lamp.
- Camphor oil is sometimes rubbed on the chest to ease a cold.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
camphor (uncountable noun)
Camphor is an uncountable substance; measure it with a piece of or a block of, and do not add -s.
Camphor uncountable पदार्थ है; इसे मापने के लिए a piece of या a block of का प्रयोग होता है, -s नहीं लगता।
- Burn a piece of camphor at the end of the aarti.
- Camphor evaporates quickly when left in the open.
camphor + noun
Camphor often works as a describing word: camphor oil, camphor balls, camphor tablets.
Camphor अक्सर वर्णन करने वाले शब्द की तरह आता है, जैसे camphor oil, camphor balls।
- Put camphor balls in the cupboard to keep moths away.
- The nurse rubbed camphor oil on his chest.
smell / smell of camphor
Use smell of (not smell like in formal writing) to say a place or thing carries the scent.
किसी स्थान या वस्तु में गंध होने को बताने के लिए 'smell of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The old trunk smelled of camphor.
- The temple was filled with the smell of camphor.
camphor + for + purpose
Use for to name what camphor is used to do.
Camphor का उपयोग किस काम के लिए होता है, यह बताने के लिए for लगता है।
- Camphor is used for worship in many homes.
- She applied camphor for relief from a cold.
+Collocations 4
camphor + noun
oilballstabletcreamsmell
- A strong camphor smell came from the winter clothes.
verb + camphor
burnlightrub onuseadd
- He lit camphor in front of the idol.
piece / block of camphor
a piece ofa block ofa few tablets ofa pinch of
- She dropped a few tablets of camphor into the trunk.
adjective + camphor
purestrongnaturalwhiterefined
- Pure camphor is used in aarti plates across India.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's mother placed camphor in the trunk to protect the woollens.
राधिका की माँ ने ऊनी कपड़ों को बचाने के लिए संदूक में कपूर रखा।
- The priest waved a lamp of camphor before the deity.
पुजारी ने देवता के सामने कपूर की आरती घुमाई।
- Camphor oil is often added to balms for cold and cough.
सर्दी-खाँसी के बामों में अक्सर camphor oil मिलाया जाता है।
- The room had the faint smell of camphor after the puja.
पूजा के बाद कमरे में कपूर की हल्की गंध थी।
- Doctors warn against swallowing camphor, as it is poisonous.
डॉक्टर कपूर निगलने के विरुद्ध चेताते हैं, क्योंकि यह विषैला होता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She bought two camphors from the shop.
✓ She bought two pieces of camphor from the shop.
Camphor is uncountable, so count it with a unit such as pieces of.
Camphor uncountable है, इसलिए इसे pieces of जैसी इकाई के साथ गिना जाता है।
✗ The camphor are kept in the cupboard.
✓ The camphor is kept in the cupboard.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।