flatware
/ˈflætweə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लैट्वेअर
छुरी-काँटे और चम्मच (खाने के बर्तन)
Core word
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[U] North American English
knives, forks and spoons used for eating
छुरी-काँटे और चम्मच (खाने के बर्तन)
- She set the table with silver flatware.
- The restaurant bought new flatware.
- The wedding gift was a set of stainless steel flatware.
+ 2 more examples
- The flatware was laid neatly on both sides of the plate.
- He polished the flatware before the guests arrived.
Synonyms cutlery
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[U] technical
flat dishes such as plates and saucers
चपटे बर्तन (जैसे थाली, तश्तरी)
- The shop sells flatware in many colours.
- Flatware is easier to stack than deep bowls.
- The potter made flatware as well as cups.
+ 1 more example
- Flatware is wrapped separately for the move.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flatware (uncountable noun)
Flatware means knives, forks and spoons, mainly in American English. It is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Flatware' का अर्थ छुरी, काँटे और चम्मच है, मुख्यतः अमेरिकी English में। यह uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
- The flatware is in the top drawer.
- She polished the silver flatware before the party.
flatware vs cutlery vs crockery
Cutlery is the British word for knives, forks and spoons; crockery is plates and dishes. In some usage flatware also means flat dishes.
Cutlery छुरी-काँटे-चम्मच के लिए ब्रिटिश शब्द है; crockery प्लेट और बर्तन हैं। कुछ प्रयोगों में flatware का अर्थ चपटे बर्तन भी है।
- Americans say flatware where the British say cutlery.
a set of flatware / a piece of flatware
Because it is uncountable, count it with a set of or a piece of.
Uncountable होने के कारण इसे a set of या a piece of से गिना जाता है।
- They received a set of stainless steel flatware as a wedding gift.
flatware + noun
It can modify nouns: flatware drawer, flatware set.
यह दूसरे nouns का वर्णन कर सकता है: flatware drawer, flatware set।
- The flatware drawer was sticking.
+Collocations 5
adjective + flatware
silverstainless-steelplasticantiquegold-plated
- The restaurant uses heavy stainless-steel flatware.
verb + flatware
set outpolishwashcountpack
- The waiter set out the flatware for sixty guests.
a + of flatware
a set ofa piece ofa drawer ofa box of
- A box of flatware arrived by courier.
flatware + noun
setdrawertraypatterncollection
- She chose a simple pattern for the flatware set.
flatware + preposition
flatware in the drawerflatware on the tableflatware for twelveflatware from the set
- She laid flatware for twelve guests.
“More examples 6
- Radhika laid the flatware beside each plate for dinner.
राधिका ने रात के खाने के लिए हर प्लेट के पास छुरी-काँटे रखे।
- The caterer brought extra flatware for the wedding.
केटरर शादी के लिए अतिरिक्त छुरी-काँटे लाया।
- Her mother kept the best flatware for festivals.
उसकी माँ सबसे अच्छे चम्मच-काँटे त्योहारों के लिए रखती थीं।
- Plastic flatware is handy for picnics.
प्लास्टिक के चम्मच-काँटे पिकनिक के लिए सुविधाजनक होते हैं।
- He counted the flatware after the party to make sure none was lost.
पार्टी के बाद उसने गिना कि कोई चम्मच-काँटा खोया तो नहीं।
- The hotel lost half its silver flatware during the renovation.
नवीनीकरण के दौरान होटल का आधा चाँदी का छुरी-काँटा खो गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ There are many flatwares on the table.
✓ There is a lot of flatware on the table.
Flatware is uncountable and has no plural.
'Flatware' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ She bought two flatware for the kitchen.
✓ She bought two sets of flatware for the kitchen.
Count an uncountable noun with a unit such as sets of.
Uncountable noun को 'sets of' जैसी इकाई से गिना जाता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
AaSpelling
flat·ware
§Grammar and usage
British and American: In British English, cutlery is the usual word for knives, forks and spoons.
British and American: ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में छुरी-काँटे और चम्मच के लिए सामान्य शब्द cutlery है।