compost
/ˈkɒmpɒst/noun
उच्चारण कॉम्पॉस्ट
खाद, कम्पोस्ट, जैविक खाद
Core word
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[U, C]
a mixture of decayed plants, food waste and other natural material that is added to soil to help plants grow
खाद, कम्पोस्ट, जैविक खाद
- Radhika makes compost from kitchen waste in her garden.
- a compost pit
- Add a spadeful of compost to each plant every month.
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- Farmers in the village use compost instead of chemical fertiliser.
- Fresh compost smells like rich, damp earth.
Synonyms fertilizer manure humus mulch
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[T]
to make something into compost
खाद बनाना
- Vegetable peels can be composted.
- We compost kitchen waste in a bin at the back of the garden.
- The school gardener composts fallen leaves every autumn.
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- Eggshells and tea leaves can also be composted.
- We have started composting our food waste at home.
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[T]
to put compost on or in something
(मिट्टी में) खाद डालना
- Compost the flower beds before planting.
- Farmers composted the soil with cow dung and dry leaves before sowing.
- He composted the vegetable beds before the rains began.
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- Gardeners usually compost the rose bushes in early spring.
- She composted the soil around the mango sapling.
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compost (uncountable noun)
Compost is a mass noun, so use some or a bag of compost and never a compost or composts for general use.
'Compost' mass noun है, इसलिए some या a bag of compost कहें; सामान्य अर्थ में a compost या composts नहीं।
- Add some compost to the soil.
- We buy a bag of compost every spring.
compost (verb) + waste
As a verb, compost means to turn waste into compost or to put compost on land.
क्रिया के रूप में 'compost' का अर्थ कचरे को खाद बनाना या ज़मीन में खाद डालना है।
- Radhika composts vegetable peels in her garden.
- The society composts all its kitchen waste.
compost heap / bin / pit
A compost heap or bin is where waste decays; these are countable compounds.
Compost heap या bin वह जगह है जहाँ कचरा सड़कर खाद बनता है; ये countable यौगिक हैं।
- He dug a compost pit behind the house.
- Leaves go into the compost bin.
compost vs. manure vs. fertiliser
Compost is rotted plant waste; manure is animal waste; fertiliser is usually a chemical or processed product.
'Compost' सड़ा हुआ पौधों का कचरा है; 'manure' पशु-मल की खाद है; 'fertiliser' प्रायः रासायनिक या संसाधित उत्पाद है।
- Farmers mix cow dung manure with compost.
- Organic farming avoids chemical fertiliser.
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adjective + compost
organicgardenrichhomemadekitchenmushroom
- Homemade compost makes roses grow well.
verb + compost
makeaddspreadturnusebuy
- Turn the compost once a week to help it rot.
compost + noun
heapbinpitteapiletoilet
- The school has a compost pit near the garden.
compost + from
from leavesfrom food wastefrom cow dungfrom garden waste
- Compost from dry leaves keeps the soil soft.
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- Fruit peels and tea leaves can be turned into compost.
फलों के छिलके और चायपत्ती को खाद में बदला जा सकता है।
- The gardener spread compost around the tomato plants.
माली ने टमाटर के पौधों के चारों ओर खाद फैलाई।
- Many housing societies in Pune now compost their wet waste.
पुणे की कई हाउसिंग सोसाइटियाँ अब अपना गीला कचरा खाद बनाती हैं।
- Compost improves the soil and holds water longer.
खाद मिट्टी को बेहतर बनाती है और पानी को अधिक देर तक रोकती है।
- Radhika learned to make compost in her school's eco club.
राधिका ने अपने स्कूल के इको क्लब में खाद बनाना सीखा।
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✗ Add a compost to the soil.
✓ Add some compost to the soil.
Compost is uncountable; use some, not a.
'Compost' uncountable है; a के बजाय some का प्रयोग करें।
✗ We put many composts in the garden.
✓ We put a lot of compost in the garden.
Uncountable compost takes a lot of or much, not many.
Uncountable 'compost' के साथ 'a lot of' या 'much' आता है, 'many' नहीं।