hairline
/ˈheəlaɪn/noun
उच्चारण हेअर्लाइन
(माथे पर) बालों की रेखा, हेयरलाइन
Core word
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the line around the top of your face where your hair starts growing
(माथे पर) बालों की रेखा, हेयरलाइन
- He has a receding hairline.
- The cut was just below her hairline.
- Sweat ran down from his hairline in the afternoon heat.
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- Her hairline is high, so she wears a fringe.
- The hair stylist said the new treatment would not change his hairline.
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[C]
a very thin crack or line
बाल जितनी पतली दरार या रेखा
- The X-ray showed a hairline fracture of the wrist.
- There was a hairline crack in the glass.
- A hairline in the dam wall worried the engineers.
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- The old plate had a hairline running across its middle.
- There is a hairline fracture in his left foot, so he cannot play.
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[only before noun]
very thin; very narrow
बहुत पतला, बाल जैसा बारीक
- a hairline fracture
- The match was decided by a hairline margin.
- The bridge had a hairline crack that the inspector noticed at once.
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- India lost by a hairline difference of two runs.
- She won the race by a hairline margin.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hairline (noun, countable)
As a noun, hairline means the line along the forehead where hair begins to grow. It is countable and usually singular.
Noun के रूप में 'hairline' माथे पर वह रेखा है जहाँ से बाल उगना शुरू होते हैं; यह countable है और प्रायः singular में आती है।
- His hairline has moved back over the years.
- She has a low hairline, so her forehead looks small.
receding / low / high + hairline
Adjectives describe where the hairline sits. A receding hairline means the hair is slowly moving back.
Adjectives बताते हैं कि hairline कहाँ है; 'receding hairline' का अर्थ है कि बाल धीरे-धीरे पीछे हट रहे हैं।
- A receding hairline often starts in the thirties.
hairline crack / fracture
As an adjective, hairline means extremely thin and fine. It is used before crack, fracture and fault, often in medical or building contexts.
Adjective के रूप में 'hairline' का अर्थ बहुत पतली और महीन है; यह crack, fracture, fault से पहले आता है।
- The X-ray showed a hairline fracture in his wrist.
- A hairline crack ran across the wall.
hairline margin / victory
Figuratively, hairline can describe a very small difference, as in a hairline margin or a hairline escape.
आलंकारिक रूप में 'hairline' बहुत छोटे अंतर को बताता है, जैसे hairline margin।
- The team won by a hairline margin of one run.
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adjective + hairline
recedinglowhighstraightwidow's-peaknatural
- He was worried about his receding hairline.
hairline + noun
crackfracturefaultmarginscratch
- The doctor found a hairline fracture in the bone.
verb + hairline
recedeshapereshapecolourcover
- Her hairline began to recede after the illness.
hairline + preposition
along the foreheadabove the templesat the front
- The grey hair first appeared along the hairline.
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- The old bridge has a hairline crack that engineers are watching.
पुराने पुल में एक बाल जैसी महीन दरार है जिस पर इंजीनियर नज़र रखे हुए हैं।
- Radhika coloured her hairline at the salon to hide the grey.
राधिका ने सफ़ेद बाल छिपाने के लिए salon में अपनी hairline को रंगवाया।
- The cricket match ended with a hairline decision by the third umpire.
क्रिकेट मैच का अंत तीसरे अंपायर के बहुत सूक्ष्म अंतर वाले फ़ैसले से हुआ।
- The footballer suffered a hairline fracture and missed the final.
फ़ुटबॉल खिलाड़ी को हल्का फ्रैक्चर हुआ और वह फ़ाइनल नहीं खेल सका।
- A hairline scratch on the phone screen was hard to see.
फ़ोन की स्क्रीन पर एक बाल जैसी खरोंच दिखाई देना कठिन था।
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✗ The doctor found a hairline in his leg bone.
✓ The doctor found a hairline fracture in his leg bone.
In the medical sense hairline is an adjective and needs fracture or crack after it.
चिकित्सा के अर्थ में 'hairline' adjective है और उसके बाद fracture या crack चाहिए।