coot
/kuːt/noun
उच्चारण कूट
कूट, जलमुर्गी (माथे पर सफ़ेद चिह्न वाली काली जलपक्षी)
Core word
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[C]
a black bird with a white mark on its forehead, that lives on or near water
कूट, जलमुर्गी (माथे पर सफ़ेद चिह्न वाली काली जलपक्षी)
- A pair of coots were swimming among the reeds.
- A coot dived and came up with a piece of weed.
- Coots are common on lakes and ponds across northern India.
+ 2 more examples
- The coot built its nest of reeds near the water's edge.
- We watched a coot chase another bird away from its territory.
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[C] informal, especially North American
a stupid or strange person, especially an old man
सनकी या मूर्ख व्यक्ति (विशेषकर बूढ़ा)
- Don't listen to that old coot.
- The old coot next door grumbles about everything.
- The old coot refused to let anyone touch his garden gate.
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- Everyone called him a cranky old coot, but the children loved him.
- Don't mind that old coot; he complains about the weather every day.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
coot (bird) - countable noun
A coot is a small black water bird with a white patch on the forehead. The plural is 'coots' (or sometimes 'coot' for a flock).
Coot पानी का छोटा काला पक्षी है जिसके माथे पर सफ़ेद निशान होता है। बहुवचन 'coots' है (झुंड के लिए कभी-कभी 'coot' भी)।
- A coot swam among the reeds of the lake.
- Several coots fed near the bank.
coot - habitat words
It is described with place words: on a lake, in a marsh, among reeds, near a pond.
इसका वर्णन स्थान-सूचक शब्दों से होता है: on a lake, in a marsh, among reeds, near a pond।
- Coots build floating nests among water plants.
an old coot (informal)
In informal English, an old coot is a foolish or odd old man. It can sound rude.
अनौपचारिक अंग्रेज़ी में old coot का अर्थ सनकी या मूर्ख बूढ़ा आदमी है। यह अशिष्ट लग सकता है।
- The old coot grumbled about the noise.
(as) bald as a coot
A simile for a completely bald head, because the bird's white forehead looks bald.
यह पूरी तरह गंजे सिर के लिए उपमा है, क्योंकि पक्षी का सफ़ेद माथा गंजा-सा दिखता है।
- My uncle went as bald as a coot by forty.
coot vs moorhen vs duck
A coot has a white forehead and bill; a moorhen has a red and yellow bill; a duck is a larger bird with a flat bill. Exam passages sometimes list these water birds.
Coot का माथा और चोंच सफ़ेद होती है; moorhen की चोंच लाल-पीली होती है; duck बड़ा पक्षी है जिसकी चोंच चपटी होती है। परीक्षा के गद्यांशों में ये जलपक्षी कभी-कभी साथ आते हैं।
- We saw a coot, a moorhen and three ducks on the same pond.
+Collocations 5
adjective + coot
commonblackoldsillycrazy
- The common coot is found on many Indian wetlands.
coot + verb
swimdivefeednestpaddle
- A coot dived and came up with a weed.
habitat + coot
lake cootmarsh cootpond cootriver coot
- Bird watchers spotted a coot on the pond.
simile
bald as a cootdaft as a coot
- He is as bald as a coot.
coot + noun (parts)
billforeheadfeetnestchick
- The coot chick follows its parent across the pond.
“More examples 6
- Radhika photographed a coot at the bird sanctuary.
राधिका ने पक्षी अभयारण्य में एक कूट की तस्वीर ली।
- The coot has long toes with lobes that help it swim.
कूट की लंबी उँगलियों पर खाल की गद्दियाँ होती हैं जो उसे तैरने में मदद करती हैं।
- Winter brings many coots to the wetlands.
सर्दियों में आर्द्रभूमि पर बहुत से कूट आते हैं।
- The grumpy old coot refused to lend us his ladder.
चिड़चिड़े बूढ़े ने हमें अपनी सीढ़ी देने से इनकार कर दिया।
- The coot's white forehead is easy to see from far away.
कूट का सफ़ेद माथा दूर से आसानी से दिख जाता है।
- The coot's call is a short, sharp note that carries across the water.
कूट की पुकार एक छोटा, तीखा स्वर है जो पानी के पार दूर तक जाता है।
¶Idioms 1
(as) bald as a coot
(British, informal) completely bald
बिल्कुल गंजा
- By the age of forty he was as bald as a coot.