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curler

/ˈkɜːlə(r)/noun

उच्चारण कर्लर

कर्लर (बाल घुँघराले बनाने की नली)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a small plastic or metal tube that you wrap wet hair around to make it curly

    कर्लर (बाल घुँघराले बनाने की नली)

    • She went to bed with her hair in curlers.
    • She removed the curlers and brushed her hair.
    • She used heated curlers to style her hair for the wedding.
    + 2 more examples
    • Foam curlers are easy to sleep in.
    • She kept a box of curlers on her dressing table.

    Synonyms roller

  2. 2

    [C]

    a person who plays the sport of curling

    कर्लिंग खेल का खिलाड़ी

    • The curlers swept the ice in front of the stone.
    • The Olympic curler practised sliding the stone for hours.
    • The curler sent the stone gliding smoothly across the ice.
    + 2 more examples
    • A team of four curlers practises every evening.
    • The curler shouted to her teammates to sweep harder.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

curler (hair): in curlers / put curlers in

Curlers are tubes for waving hair; the usual phrases are in curlers (wearing them) and put in curlers.

Curlers बालों को लहरदार बनाने की नलियाँ हैं; सामान्य प्रयोग 'in curlers' (पहने हुए) और 'put in curlers' हैं।

  • She opened the door with her hair in curlers.
  • Radhika put in curlers before the wedding.

curler (person): a curler = a player of curling

A curler is also a person who plays the winter sport of curling.

'Curler' शीतकालीन खेल curling खेलने वाले व्यक्ति को भी कहते हैं।

  • The curler slid the stone along the ice.
  • The Canadian curlers won the gold medal.

eyelash curler / hair curler

A noun before curler tells what is being curled, such as an eyelash curler.

Curler से पहले का noun बताता है कि क्या मोड़ा जा रहा है, जैसे eyelash curler।

  • An eyelash curler is a small tool in her make-up kit.

curler vs straightener vs tongs

A curler adds curls, a straightener removes them, and tongs are the heated tool that does the curling.

Curler घुँघराले बनाता है, straightener उन्हें सीधा करता है, और tongs गरम उपकरण है जिससे बाल मोड़े जाते हैं।

  • She used a curler for the wedding and a straightener for school.
  • The hairdresser heated the tongs.
+Collocations 5

type + curler

haireyelashfoamheatedplastic

  • She uses foam curlers at night to get soft waves.

verb + curlers

put intake outwearuseheat

  • She took out the curlers before the guests came.

curler + noun

setclippintube

  • The curler set came with a few clips.

sport + curler

skilledOlympicclubteam

  • The Olympic curler trained on ice for years.

curler used for

wedding hairstyleparty lookphoto shootstage show

  • She used curlers for her stage show in college.
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  • My aunt wore curlers all evening before the party.

मेरी मौसी पार्टी से पहले पूरी शाम बालों में curlers लगाए रहीं।

  • The salon gave each bride a set of hot curlers.

सैलून ने हर दुल्हन को गरम curlers का एक सेट दिया।

  • A curler sweeps the ice in front of the moving stone.

एक curler चलते पत्थर के आगे की बर्फ़ पर झाड़ू लगाता है।

  • She found an old curler under the dressing table.

उसे श्रृंगार-मेज़ के नीचे एक पुराना curler मिला।

  • Do not sleep with hot curlers in your hair.

बालों में गरम curlers लगाकर न सोएँ।

  • The little girl played with her mother's old plastic curlers.

छोटी बच्ची अपनी माँ के पुराने प्लास्टिक curlers से खेल रही थी।

  • Canada has more than a thousand curling clubs, and each has its own curlers.

कनाडा में एक हज़ार से अधिक curling क्लब हैं, और हर क्लब के अपने curlers हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The curlers is on the dressing table.

✓ The curlers are on the dressing table.

Plural subject curlers needs the plural verb are.

Plural subject 'curlers' के साथ plural verb 'are' आती है।

✗ She had her hair on curlers.

✓ She had her hair in curlers.

Hair is held in curlers, not on them.

बाल curlers 'in' होते हैं, 'on' नहीं।