cutlery
/ˈkʌtləri/noun
उच्चारण कट्लरी
छुरी-काँटे-चम्मच, कटलरी
Basic word
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[U] especially British
knives, forks and spoons, used for eating and serving food
छुरी-काँटे-चम्मच, कटलरी
- Please put the cutlery in the drawer after washing it.
- a set of steel cutlery
- Laying the table, she counted out the cutlery.
+ 2 more examples
- The cutlery drawer is next to the sink.
- Guests had to bring their own cutlery to the picnic.
Synonyms silverware flatware
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cutlery (uncountable, with a singular verb)
Cutlery is uncountable and takes a singular verb, so say some cutlery or a set of cutlery, never a cutlery or cutleries.
'Cutlery' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है, इसलिए 'some cutlery' या 'a set of cutlery' कहें, 'a cutlery' या 'cutleries' नहीं।
- The cutlery is in the drawer.
- We need a set of cutlery for the picnic.
a piece / item of cutlery
To count it, use a piece of or an item of cutlery.
इसे गिनने के लिए 'a piece of' या 'an item of cutlery' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Each guest was given three pieces of cutlery.
- Every item of cutlery was polished.
knife, fork and spoon
Cutlery means knives, forks and spoons together; plates and glasses are crockery.
Cutlery का अर्थ चाकू, काँटे और चम्मच हैं; प्लेट और गिलास crockery कहलाते हैं।
- Cutlery and crockery were washed after the party.
cutlery + noun
Cutlery can also come before a noun: cutlery drawer, cutlery set, cutlery tray.
Cutlery noun से पहले भी आ सकता है: cutlery drawer, cutlery set, cutlery tray।
- The cutlery drawer is next to the sink.
cutlery vs crockery
Cutlery is for eating (knives, forks, spoons), while crockery is plates, cups and bowls; the two are often listed together.
Cutlery खाने के औज़ार (चाकू, काँटे, चम्मच) हैं, जबकि crockery प्लेट, कप और कटोरे हैं; दोनों प्रायः साथ गिनाए जाते हैं।
- The cups are crockery, but the spoons are cutlery.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cutlery
silverstainless-steelplasticwoodenplain
- The hotel used silver cutlery for the banquet.
verb + cutlery
lay outwashpolishsetclatter
- Radhika laid out the cutlery before dinner.
cutlery + noun
setdrawertrayboxstand
- A wooden cutlery tray kept the spoons in order.
cutlery and + noun
cutlery and crockerycutlery and napkinscutlery and glassescutlery and plates
- The caterer brought the cutlery and crockery in a van.
cutlery + occasion
wedding cutlerypicnic cutlerydinner cutleryrestaurant cutlery
- The caterer arranged the wedding cutlery on long tables.
“More examples 6
- The restaurant lays the cutlery on a white napkin.
रेस्तरां सफ़ेद नैपकिन पर cutlery रखता है।
- She bought a new set of cutlery for her wedding.
उसने अपनी शादी के लिए cutlery का नया सेट ख़रीदा।
- The cutlery clattered to the floor and everyone looked.
Cutlery ज़मीन पर खनकती हुई गिरी और सब देखने लगे।
- Plastic cutlery is banned at the school canteen.
स्कूल की कैंटीन में प्लास्टिक cutlery पर प्रतिबंध है।
- In many Indian homes, people eat with their hands and keep little cutlery.
कई भारतीय घरों में लोग हाथ से खाते हैं और cutlery कम रखते हैं।
- Guests at the buffet picked up their cutlery from the end of the table.
बुफ़े में मेहमानों ने मेज़ के सिरे से अपनी cutlery उठाई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The cutlery are kept in the drawer.
✓ The cutlery is kept in the drawer.
Cutlery is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Cutlery' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
✗ We bought three cutleries for the picnic.
✓ We bought three sets of cutlery for the picnic.
Cutlery has no plural; count it with sets of or pieces of.
'Cutlery' का plural नहीं होता; उसे sets of या pieces of से गिनें।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Cutlery is an uncountable noun, so say 'a piece of cutlery' or 'some cutlery' (not 'a cutlery' or 'cutleries').
Cutlery एक uncountable noun है, इसलिए 'a piece of cutlery' या 'some cutlery' कहें ('a cutlery' या 'cutleries' गलत है)।
British and American: British English says cutlery, while American English usually says silverware or flatware.
British और American में British English में cutlery कहा जाता है, जबकि American English में आमतौर पर silverware या flatware कहा जाता है।