gill
/ɡɪl/noun
उच्चारण गिल
गलफड़ा, क्लोम
Core word
- 1
[C, usually plural]
one of the openings on the side of a fish's head that it breathes through
गलफड़ा, क्लोम
- Fish take in oxygen through their gills.
- The vendor lifted the gill to show that the fish was fresh.
- The gills of the fish were bright red.
+ 2 more examples
- Water passes over the gills, and the fish takes in oxygen.
- Under a microscope, the gill looks like a tiny comb.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
gills (usually plural)
A fish has gills, a pair of organs, so the word is usually plural: the gills of a fish. A single gill is rare.
मछली के पास gills, यानी अंगों का जोड़ा, होता है, इसलिए शब्द प्रायः plural में आता है: the gills of a fish। एक अकेला gill कम प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Fish breathe through their gills.
- The gills of this fish are bright red.
breathe through / with gills
Use through for the organ used in breathing. Gills take oxygen from water.
साँस लेने वाले अंग के लिए through आता है। Gills पानी से oxygen लेते हैं।
- Tadpoles breathe through gills.
- A fish out of water cannot breathe with its gills.
green about the gills / to the gills (idioms)
Green about the gills means looking sick, and full to the gills means completely full. Both are informal fixed phrases.
Green about the gills का अर्थ बीमार दिखना और full to the gills का अर्थ पूरी तरह भरा हुआ है। दोनों informal स्थिर phrases हैं।
- He looked green about the gills after the boat ride.
- The bus was full to the gills.
gill (mushroom) + noun
Gills are also the thin ridges under a mushroom cap. Use under for the position.
Gills मशरूम की टोपी के नीचे की पतली धारियाँ भी हैं। स्थिति के लिए under आता है।
- The gills under the cap are pale brown.
gills vs lungs
Fish have gills for taking oxygen from water, while land animals have lungs for taking oxygen from air.
मछलियों में पानी से oxygen लेने के लिए gills होते हैं, जबकि स्थलीय जीवों में हवा से oxygen लेने के लिए lungs होते हैं।
- Whales are mammals, so they breathe with lungs, not gills.
+Collocations 5
adjective + gills
reddelicatefeatheryexternaldamaged
- The shark's gills are visible on both sides.
verb + gills
breathe throughflapclogprotectopen
- Pollution can clog the gills of fish.
gills + body part
of a fishof a tadpoleof a mushroomof a shark
- The gills of a shark take oxygen from the sea water.
idiom with gills
green about the gillsfull to the gillsstuffed to the gillsloaded to the gills
- The shop was stuffed to the gills with festival goods.
gill + parts
slitcoverfilamentarchraker
- The gill cover protects the delicate filaments.
“More examples 6
- Radhika drew the gills in her diagram of a fish.
राधिका ने मछली के चित्र में गलफड़े बनाए।
- Gills are rich in tiny blood vessels that take in oxygen.
गलफड़ों में छोटी रक्त-वाहिकाएँ भरपूर होती हैं जो oxygen ग्रहण करती हैं।
- Some animals, like frogs, have gills only as young tadpoles.
मेंढक जैसे कुछ जीवों में गलफड़े केवल बचपन की tadpole अवस्था में होते हैं।
- The cinema was packed to the gills for the first show.
पहले शो के लिए सिनेमा हॉल ठसाठस भरा था।
- The fisherman checked the fish's gills to see if it was fresh.
मछुआरे ने ताज़गी देखने के लिए मछली के गलफड़े जाँचे।
- A shark's gill slits are visible on the sides of its head.
शार्क के गलफड़ों की दरारें उसके सिर के किनारों पर दिखाई देती हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Fish breathe by lungs, not gills.
✓ Fish breathe through gills, not lungs.
Use through (or with) for the breathing organ, not by.
साँस लेने वाले अंग के लिए through (या with) आता है, by नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
green about the gills
(informal) looking as if you are going to be sick
बीमार-सा दिखना, मिचली से चेहरा उतरा होना
- After the boat ride he looked a bit green about the gills.
to the gills
(informal) completely full
पूरी तरह भरा, ठसाठस, लबालब
- The train was packed to the gills.
- I'm stuffed to the gills after that lunch.
§Grammar and usage
Packed to the gills means completely full, and green about the gills means looking ill.
Packed to the gills का अर्थ है पूरी तरह ठसाठस भरा, और green about the gills का अर्थ है बीमार दिखना।