diamond
/ˈdaɪəmənd/noun
उच्चारण डायमन्ड
हीरा; चतुष्कोण
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a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known; a shape with four straight sides of equal length, standing on one of its points
हीरा; चतुष्कोण
- a diamond ring
- diamond jubilee
- She wore a small diamond on her finger.
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- A diamond cuts glass because it is so hard.
- The baseball field is called a diamond because of its shape.
- He drew a diamond on the blackboard.
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diamond (countable and uncountable)
Diamond is uncountable as a material and countable as a stone or a shape: a diamond, diamonds.
पदार्थ के रूप में diamond अगणनीय है और रत्न या आकार के रूप में गणनीय: a diamond, diamonds।
- Diamond is the hardest natural substance.
- She wore a diamond in her ring.
diamond + noun
Diamond can come before a noun to mean made of diamonds or diamond-shaped, as in a diamond ring or diamond jubilee.
Diamond noun से पहले आकर हीरे से बना या हीरे के आकार का अर्थ देता है, जैसे diamond ring, diamond jubilee।
- He gave her a diamond ring.
- The school celebrated its diamond jubilee.
diamond (shape) and in games
A diamond is a four-sided shape standing on a point, and in cards one of the four suits; in baseball it is the playing field.
Diamond चार भुजाओं वाली आकृति है जो एक कोने पर खड़ी होती है; ताश में चार रंगों में से एक और baseball में खेल का मैदान।
- The kite was cut in the shape of a diamond.
- He played the king of diamonds.
a rough diamond
A rough diamond is a person with good qualities who lacks polish or manners.
'A rough diamond' ऐसा व्यक्ति है जिसमें अच्छे गुण हैं पर शिष्टता की कमी है।
- Our coach is a rough diamond with a kind heart.
+Collocations 4
adjective + diamond
roughuncutflawlessblueindustrial
- Surat is famous for cutting rough diamonds.
verb + diamond
cutpolishminewearsmuggle
- Workers cut and polish diamonds in Surat.
diamond + noun
ringnecklacejubileeminemerchant
- The diamond merchant showed us a rare stone.
diamond + anniversary
jubileeanniversaryweddingyear
- The couple celebrated their diamond wedding.
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- A diamond is made of pure carbon.
हीरा शुद्ध कार्बन से बना होता है।
- The groom gave the bride a diamond ring.
दूल्हे ने दुल्हन को हीरे की अंगूठी दी।
- Surat cuts and polishes most of the world's diamonds.
सूरत दुनिया के अधिकतर हीरे काटता और तराशता है।
- The diamond mine at Panna is in Madhya Pradesh.
पन्ना की हीरा खदान मध्य प्रदेश में है।
- The rectangle was turned to look like a diamond.
आयत को घुमाकर हीरे के आकार जैसा बना दिया गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The ring is made by diamond.
✓ The ring is made of diamond.
Made of names the material; made by names the maker.
'Made of' पदार्थ बताता है और 'made by' बनाने वाले को।
✗ She wore a diamonds ring.
✓ She wore a diamond ring.
A noun used as an adjective stays singular.
Adjective की तरह प्रयुक्त noun एकवचन में रहता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all name valuable or shiny stones, but they differ in kind.
ये nouns मूल्यवान या चमकदार पत्थरों के नाम हैं, पर प्रकार में अंतर है।
A clear, very hard precious stone of pure carbon.
शुद्ध कार्बन का पारदर्शी, बहुत कठोर बहुमूल्य रत्न।
- A diamond ring.
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a rough diamond / a diamond in the rough
a person who has many good qualities even though they may not seem polite, educated or well trained
बिना तराशा हीरा, ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसमें छिपी हुई प्रतिभा या गुण हों
- The new player is a rough diamond, but with good coaching he could become a star.
- Radhika saw that the shy village boy was a diamond in the rough.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A diamond in the rough or a rough diamond (a person with good qualities but not polished manners).
Idiom 'a diamond in the rough' या 'a rough diamond' (अच्छे गुणों वाला पर अपरिष्कृत व्यवहार वाला व्यक्ति)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: diamond and graphite are both forms of carbon (allotropes); diamond is the hardest natural substance.
विज्ञान GK में हीरा और graphite दोनों कार्बन के रूप (अपररूप) हैं; हीरा सबसे कठोर प्राकृतिक पदार्थ है।
The Kohinoor diamond came from Golconda; Panna (Madhya Pradesh) has India's only active diamond mine.
कोहिनूर हीरा गोलकुंडा से आया; पन्ना (मध्य प्रदेश) में भारत की एकमात्र सक्रिय हीरा खान है।