feather
/ˈfeðə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेदर
पंख, पर
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one of the many soft light parts covering a bird's body
पंख, पर
- a peacock feather
- A soft white feather floated down from the pigeon's wing.
- A bright blue feather lay on the garden path.
+ 3 more examples
- The pillow was stuffed with soft feathers.
- Peacocks shed their long feathers once a year.
- She tucked a feather into her hat.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a feather / feathers
Feather is countable: one feather, two feathers; without a, it describes plumage in general.
'Feather' countable है; 'a' के बिना यह सामान्य पंखों के लिए आता है।
- The peacock dropped a feather on the path.
- The pillow is filled with goose feathers.
feather + noun
Used before nouns such as duster, pillow, boa and bed.
'Feather' duster, pillow, boa और bed जैसे noun से पहले आता है।
- She cleaned the shelves with a feather duster.
feather one's nest
To feather your nest means to make yourself rich, often at others' cost.
'Feather one's nest' का अर्थ प्रायः दूसरों की कीमत पर अपने को धनी बनाना है।
- The contractor feathered his nest with public funds.
feather (verb): to cover or turn
As a verb, feather can mean to fit with feathers or to turn an oar blade flat.
Verb के रूप में 'feather' का अर्थ पंख लगाना या चप्पू का फल सपाट घुमाना हो सकता है।
- The rower feathered his oar between strokes.
of a feather (birds of a feather)
Birds of a feather flock together means people with similar tastes stay together.
'Birds of a feather flock together' का अर्थ समान स्वभाव के लोग साथ रहते हैं।
- Radhika and Meera are birds of a feather.
+Collocations 5
adjective + feather
softcolourfulwhitetaildowny
- He picked up a colourful feather from the forest floor.
verb + feather
pluckshedrufflepreencollect
- The parrot preened its feathers.
feather + noun
dusterpillowbedboaquill
- The writer used an old feather quill.
feather + of + bird
of a peacockof a henof an eagleof a parrotof a crow
- The feather of a peacock is a national symbol of beauty.
preposition + feathers
in featherswith feathersof feathersunder the feathersamong the feathers
- The owl sat with its feathers fluffed up.
“More examples 5
- The child kept a peacock feather inside the book.
बच्चे ने मोरपंख किताब के अंदर रख लिया।
- Birds shed their feathers once a year.
पक्षी साल में एक बार अपने पंख झाड़ते हैं।
- The pillow is as light as a feather.
तकिया पंख जितना हल्का है।
- Winning the award was a feather in the school's cap.
पुरस्कार जीतना विद्यालय के सम्मान में एक और पंख था।
- The cold wind ruffled the feathers of the sparrow.
ठंडी हवा ने गौरैया के पंख बिखेर दिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The bird has beautiful feather.
✓ The bird has beautiful feathers.
Feather is countable; use the plural for a bird's plumage.
'Feather' countable है; पक्षी के पंखों के लिए बहुवचन आता है।
✗ A peacock has colourful wings of feather.
✓ A peacock has colourful feathers.
Say feathers directly; wings of feather is unnatural.
सीधे 'feathers' कहें; 'wings of feather' अस्वाभाविक है।
✗ The feathers of a peacock is very beautiful.
✓ The feathers of a peacock are very beautiful.
The plural subject feathers takes are.
Plural subject 'feathers' के साथ 'are' आता है।
¶Idioms 5
a feather in your cap
an action that you can be proud of
गर्व करने योग्य उपलब्धि, सम्मान की बात
- Clearing the CGL exam in her first attempt was a real feather in Radhika's cap.
- Winning the national award is another feather in the school's cap.
- Winning the national award was a feather in Radhika's cap.
show the white feather
to show that you are afraid; to behave like a coward
कायरता दिखाना, डरकर पीछे हट जाना
- A true soldier never shows the white feather.
- He showed the white feather when it was time to face the bully.
(as) light as a feather
very light
पंख जैसा हल्का
- The new laptop is as light as a feather.
- She lifted the child as if he were as light as a feather.
you could have knocked me down with a feather
used to say that you were very surprised
मैं तो हैरान रह गया
- When they told me I'd won, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
- You could have knocked me down with a feather when he apologized.
birds of a feather (flock together) / birds of same feather
people who have similar characters, interests or habits tend to spend time together
एक ही थैली के चट्टे-बट्टे, एक जैसे लोग साथ रहते हैं
- Those two lazy boys are always together; birds of a feather flock together.
- The new members and the old ones got on well because they were birds of a feather.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep the bird-covering words: feather, plume (a large decorative feather), quill (a large feather once used as a pen), down (very soft feathers), plumage (all the feathers of a bird).
पक्षी के आवरण के शब्द याद रखिए: feather, plume (बड़ा सजावटी पंख), quill (कभी कलम के रूप में प्रयुक्त बड़ा पंख), down (बहुत नरम पंख), plumage (पक्षी के सभी पंख)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Birds of a feather flock together (people with similar interests spend time together), a feather in your cap (an achievement to be proud of), as light as a feather (very light), ruffle sb's feathers (annoy somebody), you could have knocked me down with a feather (I was very surprised).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: birds of a feather flock together (समान रुचि वाले लोग साथ रहते हैं, चोर-चोर मौसेरे भाई), a feather in your cap (गर्व की उपलब्धि), as light as a feather (बहुत हल्का), ruffle sb's feathers (किसी को खिझाना), you could have knocked me down with a feather (मैं बहुत चकित था)।