hairbrush
/ˈheəbrʌʃ/noun
उच्चारण हेअर्ब्रश
बालों का ब्रश, हेयरब्रश
Basic word
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a brush with a handle that you use for making your hair tidy
बालों का ब्रश, हेयरब्रश
- She pulled the hairbrush through her long hair.
- My hairbrush is on the dressing table.
- She used a hairbrush to remove the knots from her hair.
+ 2 more examples
- Please don't borrow my hairbrush without asking.
- He packed a comb and a hairbrush in his bag.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a hairbrush (countable noun)
Hairbrush is a countable noun written as one word. You can say a hairbrush, two hairbrushes, my hairbrush. Do not write it as two separate words.
'Hairbrush' गिनी जाने वाली countable noun है और एक शब्द के रूप में लिखी जाती है; इसका plural 'hairbrushes' बनता है।
- Radhika packed a hairbrush and a small mirror in her hostel bag.
- There are two hairbrushes on the shelf, one for each child.
brush + hair (with a hairbrush)
The verb brush takes hair as its object, and with introduces the tool you use. The tool itself is a noun, so no verb form of hairbrush is needed.
'Brush' क्रिया का object 'hair' होता है और औज़ार बताने के लिए 'with' आता है; 'hairbrush' स्वयं क्रिया के रूप में प्रयोग नहीं होती।
- She brushed her long hair with a soft hairbrush.
- He brushes his hair with a hairbrush before leaving for school.
hairbrush + for + purpose
Use for to say what kind of hair or job a hairbrush is made for.
यह बताने के लिए कि hairbrush किस प्रकार के बाल या काम के लिए बना है, 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- This is a hairbrush for thick, curly hair.
- She bought a small hairbrush for travelling.
hairbrush as a modifier
Hairbrush can sit before another noun to describe it, as in hairbrush handle or hairbrush bristles. The first noun stays singular.
'Hairbrush' किसी दूसरी noun से पहले आकर उसका वर्णन कर सकती है; ऐसे में पहली noun singular ही रहती है।
- The hairbrush handle broke when it fell on the floor.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hairbrush
softwoodenplasticroundtravel-sizednew
- Her grandmother still uses an old wooden hairbrush every morning.
verb + hairbrush
usepick uploseborrowwashpack
- Could I borrow your hairbrush for a minute?
hairbrush + noun
bristleshandlecleanerholder
- The bristles of the hairbrush were full of loose hair.
hairbrush + preposition
in the bagon the tablethrough hairwith a handle
- She ran the hairbrush through her damp hair.
“More examples 5
- Radhika could not find her hairbrush, so she used a comb instead.
राधिका को अपना hairbrush नहीं मिला, इसलिए उसने उसकी जगह कंघी का प्रयोग किया।
- A good hairbrush spreads natural oil along the hair.
एक अच्छा hairbrush बालों में प्राकृतिक तेल को फैलाता है।
- Please wash your hairbrush once a week to remove dust.
धूल हटाने के लिए कृपया अपना hairbrush सप्ताह में एक बार धोएँ।
- The hostel warden asked the girls to keep their hairbrushes in the cupboard.
हॉस्टल की वार्डन ने लड़कियों से कहा कि वे अपने hairbrush अलमारी में रखें।
- He gave his sister a silver hairbrush on her wedding day.
उसने अपनी बहन को उसकी शादी के दिन चाँदी का hairbrush उपहार में दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She brushed her hair by a hairbrush.
✓ She brushed her hair with a hairbrush.
The instrument you use is introduced by with, not by.
जिस औज़ार से काम किया जाए, उसके पहले 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ I forgot my hairbrush at home, so I borrowed one hairbrush of my friend.
✓ I forgot my hairbrush at home, so I borrowed one from my friend.
Borrow takes from before the person who lends the thing.
'Borrow' के बाद देने वाले व्यक्ति से पहले 'from' आता है, 'of' नहीं।