cornet
/ˈkɔːnɪt/noun
उच्चारण कॉर्निट
कॉर्नेट (तुरही जैसा एक छोटा पीतल का वाद्य)
Core word
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[C]
a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet
कॉर्नेट (तुरही जैसा एक छोटा पीतल का वाद्य)
- He plays the cornet in the school band.
- A cornet solo opened the concert and silenced the noisy hall.
- The cornet sounds softer and warmer than the trumpet.
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- A young man played the cornet at the end of the parade.
- She has been learning the cornet for two years.
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[C] British, old-fashioned
a thin crisp biscuit shaped like a cone, that you put ice cream in
आइसक्रीम कोन
- two strawberry ice-cream cornets
- Children queued at the stall for a mango ice-cream cornet.
- He bought a vanilla cornet from the vendor on the beach.
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- The ice cream melted and ran down the cornet onto my hand.
- Would you like a single or double scoop in your cornet?
Synonyms cone
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a cornet (countable noun)
Cornet names a small brass instrument like a trumpet. It is countable.
'Cornet' trumpet जैसा एक छोटा पीतल का वाद्य है; यह countable है।
- He plays the cornet in the school band.
- Two cornets led the procession.
play the cornet
Musical instruments take the before them after the verb play.
'Play' के बाद वाद्य-यंत्र से पहले 'the' लगता है।
- Radhika's uncle used to play the cornet at weddings.
a cornet of ice cream
In British English a cornet is also a cone-shaped wafer holding ice cream, or the ice cream in it.
British English में 'cornet' शंकु के आकार का वह wafer भी है जिसमें ice cream रखी जाती है, या स्वयं वह ice cream।
- He bought a vanilla cornet for each child.
- We ate our ice cream cornets on the beach.
cornet vs. trumpet
A cornet is shorter and its tube is wound more tightly than a trumpet. Its tone is softer and warmer.
Cornet trumpet से छोटा होता है और उसकी नली अधिक कसकर लिपटी होती है; उसका स्वर नरम और गर्म होता है।
- He moved from the cornet to the trumpet when he joined a jazz group.
+Collocations 5
verb + cornet
playblowlearnpractisetune
- He has been learning to play the cornet since he was ten.
cornet + noun
playersolobandmusicsection
- The cornet solo was the best part of the concert.
ice-cream cornet
strawberrychocolatedouble-scoopvanillakulfi
- The children queued up for a chocolate cornet in the heat.
adjective + cornet
brassshinyoldcrispmelting
- The shiny brass cornet hung on the wall of his room.
cornet + preposition
a cornet in B flata cornet in the banda solo on the corneta piece for cornet
- The band performed a piece for cornet and piano.
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- The cornet looks like a short trumpet with a rounder sound.
Cornet एक छोटे trumpet जैसा दिखता है और उसकी ध्वनि अधिक गोल होती है।
- A brass band usually has several cornets.
ब्रास बैंड में आमतौर पर कई cornet होते हैं।
- Arjun dropped his ice-cream cornet on the pavement.
अर्जुन की ice cream वाली cornet फ़ुटपाथ पर गिर गई।
- The cornet player stepped forward for the national anthem.
राष्ट्रगान के लिए cornet बजाने वाला आगे आया।
- She keeps her cornet in a velvet-lined case.
वह अपना cornet मखमल लगी पेटी में रखती है।
- Radhika's brother joined the school band as a cornet player.
राधिका का भाई cornet वादक के रूप में विद्यालय के band में शामिल हुआ।
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✗ He plays cornet in the band.
✓ He plays the cornet in the band.
A musical instrument after play needs the definite article.
Play के बाद वाद्य-यंत्र से पहले definite article 'the' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both are brass instruments played by blowing, but they differ in shape and tone.
दोनों फूँककर बजाए जाने वाले पीतल के वाद्य हैं, पर उनके आकार और स्वर में अंतर है।
Shorter, with a mellow, rounded tone; common in brass bands.
छोटा, कोमल और गोल स्वर वाला; brass band में आम।
- The cornet gave the march a soft tone.
Longer and straighter, with a brighter, sharper tone; common in orchestras and jazz.
अधिक लंबा और सीधा, तेज़ और चमकीले स्वर वाला; orchestra और jazz में आम।
- The trumpet sounded the start of the parade.