daisy
/ˈdeɪzi/noun
उच्चारण डेज़ी
गुलबहार, डेज़ी (का फूल)
Core word
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[C]
a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals
गुलबहार, डेज़ी (का फूल)
- The lawn was covered with daisies.
- The children made a chain of daisies.
- She picked a daisy and tucked it behind her ear.
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- Daisies open in the morning sun.
- Wild daisies grew along the path to the river.
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[C]
any of several garden plants with large flowers like a daisy
डेज़ी जैसे बड़े फूलों वाला पौधा
- She grows tall white daisies along the fence.
- Gerbera daisies brighten the front garden in winter.
- The flower bed was full of pink and yellow daisies.
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- A vase of fresh daisies stood on the windowsill.
- Large daisies were planted in a row beside the gate.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a daisy / daisies (plural with -ies)
Daisy is countable; the plural is daisies, formed by changing y to ies.
Daisy countable है; इसका plural 'daisies' है, जिसमें y बदलकर ies हो जाता है।
- A daisy was growing between the stones.
- The meadow was covered with daisies.
daisy + chain / wheel / pattern
In compounds, daisy names garlands and designs; a daisy chain is a string of daisies linked by their stems.
Compound शब्दों में 'daisy' मालाओं और डिज़ाइनों के नाम बताता है; daisy chain डंठलों से जुड़े daisies की माला है।
- The girls made daisy chains in the garden.
- A daisy wheel printer was once common in offices.
(as) fresh as a daisy / pushing up daisies
Fresh as a daisy means looking clean, rested and full of energy; pushing up daisies is a humorous way of saying dead and buried.
'Fresh as a daisy' का अर्थ साफ़, तरोताज़ा और ऊर्जा से भरा दिखना है; 'pushing up daisies' मृत और दफ़न होने का विनोदपूर्ण कथन है।
- After a good night's sleep, Radhika felt as fresh as a daisy.
- If you drive so recklessly, you'll be pushing up daisies.
daisy in names and phrases
Daisy is also a girl's name, and oops-a-daisy is a cheerful phrase said when someone trips or drops something, especially to a child.
Daisy एक लड़की का नाम भी है, और 'oops-a-daisy' वह प्रसन्न वाक्यांश है जो किसी के लड़खड़ाने या कुछ गिरा देने पर, खासकर बच्चे से, कहा जाता है।
- Oops-a-daisy! Let me pick up your toy.
- Daisy is the youngest girl in our class.
+Collocations 5
adjective + daisy
wildwhiteyellowtinycommon
- A wild daisy opened its white petals in the morning sun.
verb + daisies
pickplantgrowweavescatter
- She wove the daisies into a crown.
daisy + noun
chainpetalslawnfieldpattern
- The daisy field turned white in spring.
a daisy + expression
fresh as a daisypushing up daisiesoops-a-daisydaisy chain
- She arrived at work fresh as a daisy after the holiday.
daisy + related flowers
buttercupcloverdandelionpoppylily
- The lawn was full of daisies and buttercups.
“More examples 7
- The child counted the petals of a daisy one by one.
बच्चे ने एक daisy की पंखुड़ियाँ एक-एक करके गिनीं।
- Radhika sketched a daisy for her art assignment.
राधिका ने अपने कला कार्य के लिए एक daisy का चित्र बनाया।
- Daisies close their petals at night and open again in the morning.
Daisies रात में अपनी पंखुड़ियाँ बंद कर लेते हैं और सुबह फिर खोलते हैं।
- The old poem compares the girl's smile to a daisy in the sun.
पुरानी कविता में उस लड़की की मुस्कान की तुलना धूप में खिले daisy से की गई है।
- The lawn was dotted with white daisies after the rain.
बारिश के बाद लॉन सफ़ेद daisies से भरा हुआ था।
- Radhika made a small crown of daisies for her little sister.
राधिका ने अपनी छोटी बहन के लिए daisies का एक छोटा मुकुट बनाया।
- Spring arrives when daisies start to appear on the grass.
जब घास पर daisies दिखने लगते हैं तब वसंत आता है।
¶Idioms 2
(as) fresh as a daisy
full of energy and not tired
बिल्कुल तरोताज़ा
- After a good night's sleep she woke up as fresh as a daisy.
- How do you look as fresh as a daisy after such a long journey?
be pushing up (the) daisies
to be dead
मर चुका होना, दुनिया में न रहना
- I will still be working when I am pushing up daisies.
- By then we will all be pushing up the daisies.