glasshouse
/ˈɡlɑːshaʊs/noun
उच्चारण ग्लास्हाउस
काँच-घर, ग्रीनहाउस
Core word
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[C] British
a building with glass sides and a glass roof for growing plants in
काँच-घर, ग्रीनहाउस
- Tomatoes are grown in glasshouses in winter.
- The botanical garden has a Victorian glasshouse.
- Roses are grown in the glasshouse all year round.
+ 2 more examples
- The gardener keeps young plants in a warm glasshouse.
- A new glasshouse was built beside the research station.
Synonyms greenhouse hothouse
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a glasshouse (countable)
A glasshouse is a building made of glass, used for growing plants; in British English it is also called a greenhouse.
Glasshouse काँच की बनी इमारत है जिसमें पौधे उगाए जाते हैं; British English में इसे greenhouse भी कहते हैं।
- The glasshouse protects the tomatoes from frost.
- They built a small glasshouse behind the school.
in a glasshouse
Use in to say where the plants are grown.
पौधे कहाँ उगाए जाते हैं यह बताने के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Roses are grown in a glasshouse in winter.
glasshouse + noun
It combines with nouns such as effect, plants and gardening.
यह effect, plants और gardening जैसे nouns के साथ आता है।
- The glasshouse plants need regular watering.
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (proverb)
This proverb warns that people with their own faults should not criticise others; here glass house is written as two words.
यह कहावत चेतावनी देती है कि अपनी कमियों वाले लोगों को दूसरों की आलोचना नहीं करनी चाहिए; यहाँ glass house दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है।
- You blame him for being late, but you are late too; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
+Collocations 4
adjective + glasshouse
heatedlargecommercialunheatedVictorian
- A heated glasshouse allows flowers to grow all winter.
verb + glasshouse
buildheatgrow inwaterventilate
- The gardener ventilates the glasshouse on hot days.
glasshouse + noun
gasplantsvegetablesroof
- Glasshouse vegetables are sold in the city market.
grown in a glasshouse
tomatoesorchidscucumbersseedlings
- The seedlings are first raised in a glasshouse.
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- The college botany department has a small glasshouse for experiments.
कॉलेज के वनस्पति विज्ञान विभाग में प्रयोगों के लिए एक छोटा glasshouse है।
- Radhika visited a glasshouse full of orchids in Darjeeling.
राधिका ने दार्जिलिंग में ऑर्किड से भरा एक glasshouse देखा।
- Inside the glasshouse it was warm even in January.
Glasshouse के भीतर जनवरी में भी गरमाहट थी।
- Heat is trapped in a glasshouse, which helps the plants grow.
Glasshouse में गर्मी रुक जाती है, जिससे पौधों को बढ़ने में मदद मिलती है।
- The farmer started to grow flowers in a glasshouse.
किसान ने glasshouse में फूल उगाना शुरू किया।
- The gardener opened the glasshouse door and checked the seedlings.
माली ने glasshouse का दरवाज़ा खोला और पौधों की जाँच की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The plants are grown inside in a glasshouse.
✓ The plants are grown inside a glasshouse.
Inside already works as a preposition, so do not add in.
'Inside' स्वयं preposition है, इसलिए उसके साथ 'in' न जोड़ें।
✗ People who live in glass house should not throw stones.
✓ People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
In the proverb, house is plural.
कहावत में 'house' plural रूप में आता है।
¶Idioms 1
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
you should not criticise other people for faults that you have yourself
जिनके घर शीशे के हों, वे दूसरों पर पत्थर नहीं फेंकते (अपनी कमियाँ हों तो दूसरों की आलोचना न करो)
- He calls others lazy, but people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.