floorboard
/ˈflɔːbɔːd/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लॉर्बॉर्ड
फ़र्श का तख़्ता, फ़र्श की पट्टी
Basic word
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a long flat piece of wood in a wooden floor
फ़र्श का तख़्ता, फ़र्श की पट्टी
- The old floorboards creaked as she walked across the room.
- He hid the letters under a loose floorboard.
- A loose floorboard creaked under his feet.
+ 2 more examples
- The carpenter replaced the rotten floorboard.
- Dust had collected between the floorboards.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
floorboard (countable)
A floorboard is one plank; the floor is made of floorboards, and the word is often used in the plural.
Floorboard एक तख़्ता है; फर्श कई floorboards से बनता है और यह शब्द प्रायः plural में आता है।
- One floorboard creaked under his foot.
- The old floorboards needed to be replaced.
under / beneath the floorboards
Use under or beneath to talk about things hidden below.
नीचे छिपी चीज़ों के लिए 'under' या 'beneath' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The thief hid the jewels under the floorboards.
floorboard + verb
It is often the subject of creak, squeak, rot, warp or lift.
यह प्रायः creak, squeak, rot, warp या lift क्रियाओं का कर्ता होता है।
- The floorboards creaked every time she crossed the room.
floorboard (car, the floor)
In American English the floorboard is also the floor of a car where passengers rest their feet.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में floorboard कार का वह फर्श भी है जहाँ यात्री अपने पैर रखते हैं।
- He pressed the pedal to the floorboard.
+Collocations 5
adjective + floorboard
creakylooserottenpolishedbare
- The creaky floorboard gave away his footsteps.
verb + floorboard
liftreplacepolishnail downsand
- The carpenter lifted a floorboard to check the pipes.
floorboard + verb
creaksqueakrotwarpshake
- The floorboards squeaked under the heavy bag.
floorboard + preposition
under the floorboardsbetween the floorboardson the floorboards
- A coin had fallen between the floorboards.
floorboard + material
teakoakpinebambootimber
- The heritage house has teak floorboards that are over a hundred years old.
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- The cat slipped through a gap in the floorboards.
बिल्ली floorboards के बीच की एक दरार से निकल गई।
- Radhika stepped carefully because a loose floorboard might creak.
राधिका सावधानी से चली क्योंकि कोई ढीला तख़्ता आवाज़ कर सकता था।
- Rainwater had made the floorboards swell and warp.
बारिश के पानी से floorboards फूलकर टेढ़े हो गए थे।
- They polished the floorboards before the guests arrived.
मेहमानों के आने से पहले उन्होंने floorboards पर पॉलिश की।
- In the story, the diary was hidden under a floorboard.
कहानी में डायरी एक तख़्ते के नीचे छिपाई गई थी।
- The detective found a hidden letter under a loose floorboard.
जासूस को एक ढीले तख़्ते के नीचे छिपा पत्र मिला।
- A nail was sticking out of a floorboard, so the children were kept away.
एक तख़्ते से कील बाहर निकली थी, इसलिए बच्चों को दूर रखा गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The floorboard of the house are old.
✓ The floorboards of the house are old.
The subject must agree with the plural verb: use floorboards.
Plural verb के साथ कर्ता भी plural होना चाहिए: 'floorboards'।