eaves
/iːvz/noun
उच्चारण ईव्ज़
ओलती, छज्जा, छप्पर का किनारा
Core word
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[plural]
the lower edges of a roof that stick out beyond the walls
ओलती, छज्जा, छप्पर का किनारा
- Sparrows had built a nest under the eaves.
- Rainwater dripped from the eaves.
- The swallows return every year to nest under the eaves of our house.
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- Long eaves keep the walls dry during the heavy monsoon.
- He stood under the eaves and waited for the rain to stop.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
eaves (plural noun)
Eaves is always plural in form and takes a plural verb; it names the lower edges of a roof that stick out beyond the walls.
'Eaves' रूप में हमेशा plural है और plural verb लेता है; यह छत के उन निचले किनारों का नाम है जो दीवारों से बाहर निकले रहते हैं।
- The eaves of the old house were covered in moss.
- Swallows built nests under the eaves.
under / beneath the eaves
Use under or beneath for places sheltered by the overhanging roof.
छत के बाहर निकले हिस्से के नीचे सुरक्षित स्थानों के लिए under या beneath का प्रयोग होता है।
- We stood under the eaves to avoid the rain.
- A bee-hive hung beneath the eaves.
eaves + noun
Before a noun it names a part or fitting, such as eaves board or eaves trough.
Noun से पहले यह किसी भाग या fitting का नाम बताता है, जैसे eaves board।
- The eaves gutter was blocked with leaves.
- An eaves board holds the lower tiles.
water / rain dripping from the eaves
A common picture is rain dripping from the eaves.
एक सामान्य दृश्य छत के किनारों से टपकती बारिश का है।
- Rain dripped steadily from the eaves.
- The eaves dripped all night.
eaves of + building
Use of to say which building the eaves belong to: the eaves of the temple, of the cottage, of the barn.
कौन-सी इमारत के छज्जे हैं, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है: the eaves of the temple, the cottage।
- Bells hung from the eaves of the temple.
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adjective + eaves
lowwideoverhangingtiledwoodenbroken
- The wide eaves keep the walls dry during the monsoon.
verb + eaves
drip fromshelter undernest underrepaircleanoverhang
- Sparrows nest under the eaves of the school.
eaves + noun
gutterboardtroughtiledrain
- He cleared the eaves gutter before the rains.
creatures at eaves
swallowssparrowspigeonsbeesbats
- Pigeons settled on the eaves at dusk.
eaves + problems
leakrotsagcrackcollapse
- The wooden eaves began to rot after years of heavy rain.
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- Rainwater poured from the eaves into a bucket.
बारिश का पानी छत के किनारों से एक बाल्टी में गिर रहा था।
- Radhika sat under the eaves and watched the rain.
राधिका छज्जे के नीचे बैठकर बारिश देखती रही।
- A string of dried chillies hung from the eaves.
छज्जे से सूखी मिर्चों की एक माला लटक रही थी।
- The house has deep eaves to keep out the summer sun.
घर में गहरे छज्जे हैं ताकि गर्मी की धूप भीतर न आए।
- Swallows return to the same eaves every year.
अबाबील हर वर्ष उन्हीं छज्जों में लौट आती हैं।
- A bird flew in and out of the eaves, carrying twigs for its nest.
एक पक्षी तिनके लेकर छज्जे के भीतर-बाहर उड़ता रहा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The eaves is leaking.
✓ The eaves are leaking.
Eaves takes a plural verb.
'Eaves' के साथ plural verb आती है।
◇Word family
⌂Word origin and word building
From eaves: to eavesdrop, that is, to listen secretly to other people's conversations, originally meant to stand under the eaves of a house to hear what was said inside.
Eaves से ही eavesdrop बना है, जिसका अर्थ दूसरों की बातें छिपकर सुनना है और मूल रूप से इसका मतलब घर के छज्जे के नीचे खड़े होकर अंदर की बातें सुनना था।