elm
/elm/noun
उच्चारण एलम
एल्म (का पेड़ या लकड़ी)
Core word
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[C/U]
a tall tree with broad leaves, or the hard wood of this tree
एल्म (का पेड़ या लकड़ी)
- A row of old elms lined the village road.
- The chest was made of elm.
- We sat in the shade of an enormous elm in the park.
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- The table is made from solid elm.
- Many elms were lost to a disease that spread across Europe.
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elm (countable and uncountable)
As a tree, elm is countable (an elm, two elms). As wood, it is uncountable: 'a table made of elm'.
पेड़ के अर्थ में elm countable है (an elm, two elms)। लकड़ी के अर्थ में यह uncountable है: 'a table made of elm'।
- Two tall elms stand beside the village church.
- The old cart was made of elm, which does not split easily.
an elm tree / the elm
The word begins with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an'. It is common to say 'an elm tree' to make the meaning clear.
शब्द vowel sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'an' आता है। अर्थ स्पष्ट करने के लिए 'an elm tree' कहना आम है।
- An elm tree grows in the garden of the guest house.
- The elm has broad leaves with toothed edges.
elm + noun (compound)
Elm often stands before another noun to describe a thing made from the tree or near it, such as 'elm bark' or 'elm avenue'.
Elm प्रायः दूसरे noun से पहले आकर उस वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जो इस पेड़ से बनी हो या इसके पास हो, जैसे 'elm bark' या 'elm avenue'।
- The path ran along an elm avenue.
- Elm bark has been used in traditional medicine.
elm in comparison
The elm is often compared with the oak, the ash and the banyan as a large shade tree; the comparison is usually made with 'than' or 'like'.
Elm की तुलना प्रायः oak, ash और banyan से एक बड़े छायादार पेड़ के रूप में की जाती है; तुलना प्रायः 'than' या 'like' से होती है।
- The elm grows taller than the neem in this garden.
- The leaf of the elm looks like that of the beech.
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adjective + elm
tallancientdiseasedspreadingEnglishwych
- A diseased elm was cut down near the school gate.
elm + noun
treewoodleafbarkavenueseed
- The carpenter prefers elm wood for making coffins and chairs.
verb + elm
plantfellclimbpruneshelter under
- The villagers planted an elm to mark the school's fiftieth year.
made of / from elm
furniturechair seatsfloorboardsboxeswheels
- The floorboards of the old library are made of elm.
elm + in / of
a row of elmsa grove of elmsan elm in the parkthe shade of an elm
- A row of elms lined the road to the old fort.
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- In autumn the leaves of the elm turn yellow and fall in the courtyard.
पतझड़ में elm के पत्ते पीले होकर आँगन में गिर जाते हैं।
- Elm wood is hard, tough and resists water well.
Elm की लकड़ी कठोर, मज़बूत और पानी का अच्छी तरह सामना करने वाली होती है।
- Dutch elm disease killed millions of elms across Europe in the twentieth century.
बीसवीं सदी में Dutch elm रोग ने यूरोप में लाखों elm के पेड़ नष्ट कर दिए।
- Radhika read her notes under the elm in the college garden.
राधिका ने कॉलेज के बगीचे में elm के नीचे बैठकर अपने नोट्स पढ़े।
- Poets often write about the shade of an elm on a summer afternoon.
कवि प्रायः गर्मी की दोपहर में elm की छाया के बारे में लिखते हैं।
- The village elders held their meetings in the shade of an old elm.
गाँव के बुज़ुर्ग एक पुराने elm की छाया में अपनी बैठकें करते थे।