grasshopper
/ˈɡrɑːshɒpə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ग्रास्हॉपर
टिड्डा
Basic word
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an insect with long back legs, that can jump very high and that makes a sound with its legs
टिड्डा
- a grasshopper in the grass
- A grasshopper jumped onto my notebook.
- The boy caught a grasshopper in a glass jar.
+ 1 more example
- Grasshoppers can damage crops when they appear in large numbers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a grasshopper / grasshoppers (countable)
Grasshopper is a normal countable noun with a regular -s plural.
'Grasshopper' सामान्य countable noun है जिसका plural -s लगाकर बनता है।
- A grasshopper jumped onto my notebook.
- Swarms of grasshoppers can destroy a whole crop.
grasshopper + verb of movement
Grasshoppers are described with verbs such as jump, hop, leap and chirp.
Grasshopper के लिए jump, hop, leap और chirp जैसी क्रियाओं का प्रयोग होता है।
- The grasshopper leapt from leaf to leaf.
- We heard grasshoppers chirping in the evening.
the ant and the grasshopper (fable)
The pair is known from a moral story in which the grasshopper plays all summer and starves in winter.
यह जोड़ी एक नैतिक कथा से प्रसिद्ध है जिसमें grasshopper गर्मियों में खेलता है और सर्दियों में भूखा रह जाता है।
- The story of the ant and the grasshopper teaches us to plan ahead.
grasshopper as a symbol or comparison
The word can describe a restless person or a quick jump in an informal comparison.
इस शब्द का प्रयोग अनौपचारिक तुलना में बेचैन व्यक्ति या तेज़ छलांग के लिए हो सकता है।
- He leaps from one idea to the next like a grasshopper.
+Collocations 6
adjective + grasshopper
greenbrowntinygiantnoisy
- A green grasshopper was sitting on the leaf of the plant.
verb + grasshopper
catchspotchasestudywatch
- The children tried to catch a grasshopper with a jar.
grasshopper + noun
plagueswarmwinglegsong
- A grasshopper swarm destroyed the standing crop in the village.
grasshopper + habitat
meadowfieldgardengrassland
- Every meadow in the monsoon is full of grasshoppers.
grasshopper + body part
antennahind legswingseyesjaws
- A grasshopper's hind legs are long and strong for jumping.
grasshopper + action
hopleapchirpfeedescape
- The grasshopper chirped all evening near the pond.
“More examples 8
- A grasshopper can jump many times the length of its own body.
Grasshopper अपने शरीर की लंबाई से कई गुना ऊँचा कूद सकता है।
- Radhika drew a grasshopper in her biology notebook and labelled its legs.
राधिका ने अपनी biology की कॉपी में grasshopper बनाया और उसके पैरों पर नाम लिखे।
- Locusts are a kind of grasshopper that travel in huge swarms.
Locust एक प्रकार के grasshopper हैं जो विशाल झुंडों में यात्रा करते हैं।
- The male grasshopper makes a sound by rubbing its legs against its wings.
नर grasshopper अपने पैर पंखों से रगड़कर आवाज़ निकालता है।
- In the fable, the grasshopper begged the ant for food in the winter.
कथा में grasshopper ने सर्दियों में चींटी से भोजन माँगा।
- A grasshopper landed on Radhika's shoulder during the school picnic.
स्कूल की पिकनिक के दौरान एक grasshopper राधिका के कंधे पर आ बैठा।
- In the bush, the grasshopper's green colour hides it from birds.
झाड़ी में grasshopper का हरा रंग उसे पक्षियों से छिपाता है।
- The boy placed a grasshopper gently on a leaf and let it go.
लड़के ने grasshopper को पत्ते पर धीरे से रखा और छोड़ दिया।
¶Idioms 1
knee-high to a grasshopper
very small; very young (informal, humorous)
(मज़ाक़ में) बहुत छोटा; बच्चा-सा
- I've known him since he was knee-high to a grasshopper.
- She was knee-high to a grasshopper when we moved here.
§Grammar and usage
Story: 'The Ant and the Grasshopper' teaches the value of hard work and planning.
कहानी 'The Ant and the Grasshopper' परिश्रम और योजना का महत्व सिखाती है।