cookie
/ˈkʊki/noun
उच्चारण कुकी
कुकी, बिस्कुट
Basic word
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(AmE) a small flat sweet cake (British biscuit); a computer file that a website stores on your device to record information about your visits
कुकी, बिस्कुट
- chocolate chip cookies
- Accept cookies?
- The children baked cookies for the school sale.
+ 3 more examples
- She dipped a cookie in her milk.
- The website asks you to accept cookies before you can read the article.
- You can delete the cookies stored in your browser at any time.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cookie (AmE) = biscuit (BrE)
In American English a cookie is a small sweet baked item; British English calls it a biscuit. Indian English follows British usage, so exams prefer 'biscuit' for this sense.
American English में cookie छोटी मीठी बेक की हुई वस्तु है; British English उसे biscuit कहता है। भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी British प्रयोग का अनुसरण करती है, इसलिए परीक्षा में इस अर्थ के लिए 'biscuit' अधिक मान्य है।
- She baked chocolate chip cookies for the party.
- In Britain you would ask for a biscuit with your tea.
cookie (computing) - usually plural
A cookie is a small file that a website stores in your browser to remember you. It is usually used in the plural.
Cookie वह छोटी फ़ाइल है जो वेबसाइट आपके browser में आपको याद रखने के लिए रखती है। यह प्रायः बहुवचन में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- This website uses cookies to improve your experience.
- Clear the cookies from your browser.
cookie (informal: a person)
In informal AmE, a cookie can describe a person, usually with an adjective: 'a smart cookie', 'a tough cookie'.
अनौपचारिक AmE में cookie किसी व्यक्ति का वर्णन भी कर सकता है, प्रायः adjective के साथ: 'a smart cookie', 'a tough cookie'।
- Radhika is a smart cookie and solves puzzles quickly.
- The coach is a tough cookie.
that's the way the cookie crumbles
This idiom accepts that events turn out as they do and cannot be changed.
यह मुहावरा मानता है कि घटनाएँ जैसी हुईं वैसी ही होंगी और बदली नहीं जा सकतीं।
- We lost the final by one run, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
cookie cutter (adjective use)
'Cookie-cutter' describes something that looks the same as many others, without anything original. It is usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
'Cookie-cutter' उस चीज़ को बताता है जो अन्य कई चीज़ों जैसी ही हो और जिसमें मौलिकता न हो। Noun से पहले इसे प्रायः hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- The city is full of cookie-cutter apartment blocks.
+Collocations 4
type + cookie
chocolate chipoatmealbuttergingerfortune
- A fortune cookie contains a slip of paper with a message.
verb + cookie
bakedunknibbleacceptdelete
- Please accept the cookies to continue to the site.
cookie + noun
jardoughsheetcutterpolicybanner
- The kitchen has a cookie jar on the top shelf.
adjective + cookie
smarttoughcrumblytastythird-party
- Third-party cookies track you across several sites.
“More examples 6
- The little girl reached into the cookie jar.
छोटी बच्ची ने cookie के डिब्बे में हाथ डाला।
- Radhika accepted the cookies on the shopping site.
राधिका ने खरीदारी वाली साइट पर cookies स्वीकार कर लीं।
- Grandmother baked cookies for Diwali guests.
दादी ने दीवाली के मेहमानों के लिए cookies बनाईं।
- He is a tough cookie who never gives up.
वह कठोर इरादे वाला व्यक्ति है जो कभी हार नहीं मानता।
- The browser deletes cookies when you close it.
browser बंद करने पर वह cookies मिटा देता है।
- The shop sells fresh cookies with a cup of masala chai.
दुकान मसाला चाय के साथ ताज़ी cookies बेचती है।
¶Idioms 1
a tough/smart cookie
(informal) a person who is clever and successful and not easily influenced by other people
बहुत चतुर और मज़बूत इरादों वाला व्यक्ति
- Radhika is a tough cookie; she won't give up easily.
- She's a smart cookie who knows the market well.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Tough or smart cookie (a strong or clever person), that's the way the cookie crumbles (that is life; nothing can be done).
Idioms: tough या smart cookie (मज़बूत या चतुर व्यक्ति), that's the way the cookie crumbles (ज़िंदगी ऐसी ही है; कुछ नहीं किया जा सकता)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Computer GK: a cookie is a small data file stored by a website in your browser.
Computer GK में cookie वेबसाइट द्वारा आपके browser में संग्रहीत छोटी data file है।