driftwood
/ˈdrɪftwʊd/noun
उच्चारण ड्रिफ़्ट्वुड
बहकर आई लकड़ी, बहती लकड़ी
Core word
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wood that the sea or a river carries onto the land, or that floats on the water
बहकर आई लकड़ी, बहती लकड़ी
- The children collected driftwood on the beach to make a fire.
- a lamp made from a piece of driftwood
- We built a small campfire from driftwood.
+ 2 more examples
- The river left a heap of driftwood on the bank after the flood.
- An artist made a sculpture from pieces of driftwood.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
driftwood (uncountable noun)
Driftwood is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes no a/an. Say a piece of driftwood to count it.
'Driftwood' uncountable noun है; इसका plural नहीं बनता और a/an नहीं लगता। गिनने के लिए 'a piece of driftwood' कहें।
- The beach was covered with driftwood after the cyclone.
- Radhika picked up a piece of driftwood to use in her art project.
driftwood + singular verb
Because it is uncountable, driftwood takes a singular verb.
Uncountable होने के कारण 'driftwood' के साथ singular verb आती है।
- The driftwood was washed ashore at Puri.
- Driftwood makes a good fuel for a beach fire.
made of / from driftwood
Use made of or made from when an object is built from this material.
जब कोई वस्तु इस सामग्री से बनी हो, तब 'made of' या 'made from' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The shop sells small boats made of driftwood.
+Collocations 5
adjective + driftwood
bleachedsmoothdrytwistedweathered
- She decorated the room with smooth, weathered driftwood.
verb + driftwood
collectgatherburncarvewash up
- The children collected driftwood along the shore.
driftwood + noun
sculpturefirelampframefurniture
- He made a lamp out of a driftwood branch.
noun + of driftwood
a piecea loga brancha heapa bit
- A heap of driftwood lay at the mouth of the river.
driftwood + verb
floatdrift ashorepile uprotburn
- Driftwood piled up at the bend of the river after the flood.
“More examples 6
- After the flood, the river left logs of driftwood across the fields.
बाढ़ के बाद नदी ने खेतों में लकड़ी के लट्ठे छोड़ दिए।
- The artist turned a bleached piece of driftwood into a bird.
कलाकार ने समुद्र में सफेद हुई लकड़ी के टुकड़े को पक्षी का रूप दे दिया।
- Fishermen light a fire with driftwood on cold evenings.
मछुआरे ठंडी शामों में बहकर आई लकड़ी से आग जलाते हैं।
- Driftwood from the mountain forests often reaches the plains in the monsoon.
पहाड़ी जंगलों की बहकर आई लकड़ी अक्सर मानसून में मैदानों तक पहुँच जाती है।
- The geography teacher explained how rivers carry driftwood to the sea.
भूगोल के शिक्षक ने समझाया कि नदियाँ बहती लकड़ी को समुद्र तक कैसे ले जाती हैं।
- The tourists photographed the old boat made of driftwood near Goa.
पर्यटकों ने गोवा के पास बहकर आई लकड़ी से बनी पुरानी नाव की तस्वीर खींची।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We found many driftwoods on the beach.
✓ We found a lot of driftwood on the beach.
Driftwood is uncountable and has no plural form.
'Driftwood' uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural रूप नहीं बनता।
✗ The driftwood were lying near the rocks.
✓ The driftwood was lying near the rocks.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb 'was' आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both are wood found in water or near it, but they differ in origin.
दोनों पानी में या उसके पास मिलने वाली लकड़ी हैं, पर उनके स्रोत में अंतर है।
Wood carried by water and left on a shore or bank.
पानी द्वारा बहाकर किनारे पर छोड़ी गई लकड़ी।
- The beach was full of driftwood.
Wood prepared for building; it is cut deliberately and not found by chance.
निर्माण के लिए तैयार की गई लकड़ी; वह जानबूझकर काटी जाती है, संयोग से नहीं मिलती।
- The builder ordered timber for the roof.