clay
/kleɪ/noun
उच्चारण क्ले
मिट्टी, चिकनी मिट्टी
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom, one-word substitution
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[U]
a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks
मिट्टी, चिकनी मिट्टी
- clay pots
- Potters in Kutch shape clay on a spinning wheel.
- The children made small animals out of wet clay.
+ 2 more examples
- The riverbank is full of red clay, which farmers use to repair walls.
- Clay holds water better than sandy soil does.
Synonyms earth mud loam terracotta adobe
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
clay (uncountable)
Clay is a material and is uncountable; use a lump or a piece of clay to count it.
'Clay' एक सामग्री है और uncountable है; गिनने के लिए 'a lump of clay' या 'a piece of clay' कहते हैं।
- The potter took a lump of clay.
- The soil near the river is rich in clay.
made of / from clay
Use made of when the material is still visible in the object, as in a clay pot.
जब वस्तु में सामग्री अब भी दिखती है, तब 'made of' आता है, जैसे मिट्टी का बर्तन।
- Diyas are made of clay.
- The statues were made from wet clay.
clay + noun (pot, model, tablet, court)
Clay is used before nouns to name the material; a clay court is a tennis surface.
Noun से पहले 'clay' सामग्री का नाम बताता है; 'clay court' टेनिस की सतह है।
- The summer water is kept cool in a clay pot.
feet of clay (idiom)
This idiom says a respected person has a hidden weakness.
यह मुहावरा बताता है कि किसी सम्मानित व्यक्ति में कोई छिपी कमज़ोरी है।
- The hero of the village turned out to have feet of clay.
clay vs soil vs mud
Clay is a fine, sticky earth that can be shaped; soil is the general earth in which plants grow, and mud is wet, soft earth.
'Clay' महीन, चिपचिपी मिट्टी है जिसे आकार दिया जा सकता है; 'soil' वह सामान्य मिट्टी है जिसमें पौधे उगते हैं, और 'mud' गीली, नरम मिट्टी है।
- Potters prefer clay, farmers care about soil, and children enjoy playing in mud.
+Collocations 4
adjective + clay
wetsoftredbakedheavy
- Wet clay sticks to the potter's hands.
verb + clay
mouldkneadshapebakedig
- The children moulded clay into little animals.
clay + noun
potmodeloventoypigeon
- The village cook still uses a clay oven.
noun + clay
modellingpotchinapotter's
- The art teacher gave each student modelling clay.
“More examples 6
- The potter spun the wheel and the clay slowly became a vase.
कुम्हार ने चाक घुमाया और मिट्टी धीरे-धीरे फूलदान बन गई।
- Heavy rain turned the clay road into a sticky mess.
भारी बारिश ने चिकनी मिट्टी की सड़क को चिपचिपे कीचड़ में बदल दिया।
- Radhika made a clay Ganesha for the festival.
राधिका ने त्योहार के लिए मिट्टी की गणेश प्रतिमा बनाई।
- Farmers in this area say that clay soil holds water for a long time.
इस क्षेत्र के किसान कहते हैं कि चिकनी मिट्टी पानी को लंबे समय तक रोके रखती है।
- Bricks are made by baking clay in a kiln.
ईंटें मिट्टी को भट्ठे में पकाकर बनाई जाती हैं।
- Archaeologists found a clay seal from the Harappan age.
पुरातत्वविदों को हड़प्पा काल की एक मिट्टी की मुहर मिली।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Clay are used to make diyas.
✓ Clay is used to make diyas.
Clay is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Clay' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
✗ The pot is made by clay.
✓ The pot is made of clay.
For the material, use made of or from, not by.
सामग्री के लिए 'made of' या 'from' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ The clay is very sticky, so it stick to my hands.
✓ The clay is very sticky, so it sticks to my hands.
A singular subject needs -s on the simple present verb.
Singular subject के साथ simple present verb में '-s' लगता है।
¶Idioms 1
feet of clay
a fault in the character of somebody who is admired
(आदरणीय व्यक्ति की) कमज़ोरी
- The famous leader turned out to have feet of clay.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Feet of clay (a hidden weakness in a respected person).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: feet of clay (सम्मानित व्यक्ति की छिपी कमज़ोरी)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who makes pots from clay is a potter; pottery made of baked clay terracotta.
मिट्टी के बर्तन बनाने वाला potter; पकी मिट्टी के बर्तन terracotta।
General knowledge
Science: clay soil holds water well but drains poorly; sandy soil drains quickly; loamy soil (a mix of sand, silt and clay) is best for farming.
विज्ञान में चिकनी मिट्टी पानी अच्छी तरह रोकती है पर धीरे निकालती है; रेतीली मिट्टी जल्दी निकालती है; दोमट मिट्टी (रेत, गाद और चिकनी मिट्टी का मिश्रण) खेती के लिए सबसे अच्छी है।
Harappan sites have many terracotta figurines.
हड़प्पा स्थलों पर कई terracotta मूर्तियाँ मिली हैं।