eggbeater
/ˈeɡbiːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण एग्बीटर
अंडा फेंटने का यंत्र, एग-बीटर
Basic word
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[C]
a kitchen tool with turning metal parts, used for beating eggs and mixing other foods
अंडा फेंटने का यंत्र, एग-बीटर
- She whisked the eggs with an old hand eggbeater.
- Use an eggbeater to mix the batter until it is smooth.
- Mix the cream with an eggbeater until it is fluffy.
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- The eggbeater is in the second drawer.
- She bought an electric eggbeater to save time.
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[C] North American, informal
a helicopter
हेलीकॉप्टर (बोलचाल में)
- An eggbeater circled low over the village.
- The old soldiers laughed and called the helicopter an eggbeater.
- An eggbeater hovered above the flooded fields, dropping food packets.
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- The villagers heard the noise of an eggbeater overhead.
Synonyms helicopter chopper
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
an eggbeater (countable)
A kitchen tool, so it takes a or an and has the plural eggbeaters. It may also be written as two words, egg beater.
यह रसोई का औज़ार है, इसलिए इसके साथ a/an लगता है और plural 'eggbeaters' होता है। इसे दो शब्दों में 'egg beater' भी लिखा जाता है।
- Mother used an eggbeater to whisk the batter.
- The shop sells hand eggbeaters.
with an eggbeater
'With' names the tool used for a task.
'With' से बताया जाता है कि काम किस औज़ार से किया गया।
- Beat the eggs with an eggbeater until they are fluffy.
eggbeater = helicopter (informal)
In informal American speech, it is also a joking name for a helicopter because of its whirling blades.
अनौपचारिक अमेरिकी बोलचाल में घूमते पंखों के कारण यह helicopter का मज़ाकिया नाम भी है।
- Soldiers called the helicopter an eggbeater.
eggbeater + noun
It can act as a modifier in a few compounds.
यह कुछ compounds में modifier की तरह आ सकता है।
- He fixed the eggbeater handle with glue.
eggbeater vs whisk
A whisk is a wire loop held in the hand and moved around; an eggbeater has a handle that turns blades.
Whisk तार का गुच्छा है जिसे हाथ से घुमाया जाता है; eggbeater में हैंडल से ब्लेड घूमते हैं।
- She used a whisk for the eggs and an eggbeater for the cream.
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adjective + eggbeater
hand-crankedelectricold-fashionedmetalrotary
- The hand-cranked eggbeater was a gift from her grandmother.
verb + eggbeater
useturnwashbuyclean
- Wash the eggbeater carefully after use.
eggbeater + parts
handlebladegearwhisk
- The blade of the eggbeater was bent.
kitchen tools nearby
whiskladlespatulagraterrolling pin
- A whisk and an eggbeater do the same job.
eggbeater + task
whip creammix batterbeat eggsfroth milkblend sauce
- The eggbeater can whip cream in minutes.
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- Radhika used an eggbeater to make a cake for her sister's birthday.
राधिका ने बहन के जन्मदिन के लिए केक बनाने में eggbeater का उपयोग किया।
- The old eggbeater squeaked every time she turned the handle.
जब भी वह हैंडल घुमाती, पुराना eggbeater चरमराता था।
- An electric eggbeater saves a lot of effort.
बिजली का eggbeater बहुत मेहनत बचाता है।
- The eggbeater stood among the spoons in the kitchen drawer.
Eggbeater रसोई की दराज़ में चम्मचों के बीच रखा था।
- From far away, the army helicopter looked like a flying eggbeater.
दूर से सेना का helicopter उड़ता हुआ eggbeater जैसा लगता था।
- Her grandmother still prefers the old eggbeater to the electric mixer.
उसकी दादी आज भी बिजली के mixer की जगह पुराना eggbeater पसंद करती हैं।
- A chef at the cooking contest held up a shiny eggbeater and smiled.
खाना पकाने की प्रतियोगिता में एक रसोइये ने चमकता हुआ eggbeater उठाकर मुस्कराया।
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✗ She made an omelette by the eggbeater.
✓ She made an omelette with the eggbeater.
A tool or instrument is introduced by 'with', not 'by'.
औज़ार या साधन के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।