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headboard

/ˈhedbɔːd/noun

उच्चारण हेड्बॉर्ड

(पलंग के सिरहाने की) पट्टी, हेडबोर्ड

Basic word

noun
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    a board fixed to the end of a bed where you put your head

    (पलंग के सिरहाने की) पट्टी, हेडबोर्ड

    • The bed has a carved wooden headboard.
    • She sat up in bed, leaning against the headboard.
    • He fixed a shelf above the headboard.
    + 2 more examples
    • The headboard of the old bed was beautifully carved.
    • She stuck a poster behind her headboard.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a headboard (countable noun)

A headboard is a board fixed to the end of a bed where you put your head.

Headboard बिस्तर के उस सिरे पर लगा तख़्ता है जहाँ आप सिर रखते हैं।

  • The bed has a carved wooden headboard.
  • She leaned against the headboard to read.

against / on / above the headboard

Use against for leaning, on for something fixed to it and above for something higher.

टेक लगाने के लिए 'against', उस पर जड़ी वस्तु के लिए 'on' और ऊपर के लिए 'above' आता है।

  • He placed a pillow against the headboard.
  • A shelf above the headboard held her books.

headboard + noun

It combines with: headboard cushion, headboard design, headboard shelf.

यह इनके साथ जुड़ता है: headboard cushion, headboard design, headboard shelf।

  • She chose a padded headboard cushion.

headboard vs footboard

The headboard is at the head of the bed; the footboard is at the foot.

Headboard बिस्तर के सिर वाले सिरे पर और footboard पैर वाले सिरे पर होता है।

  • The footboard of the bed was plain.
+Collocations 4

adjective + headboard

carvedpaddedwoodenmetaltallupholstered

  • The hotel room had a tall padded headboard.

verb + headboard

lean againstbangfixpaintpolish

  • He leaned against the headboard and read his notes.

headboard + noun

storagelightshelfdesigncushion

  • The headboard storage held her books and a lamp.

headboard + material

wooden headboardleather headboardcane headboardiron headboard

  • A cane headboard is common in many Indian homes.
“More examples 5
  • He sat up in bed with his back against the headboard.

वह बिस्तर में headboard से पीठ टिकाकर बैठ गया।

  • Radhika's grandmother has a beautiful carved headboard on her old bed.

राधिका की दादी के पुराने पलंग पर बहुत सुंदर नक़्क़ाशी वाला headboard है।

  • The carpenter fitted a new headboard with built-in shelves.

बढ़ई ने बनी हुई अलमारियों वाला नया headboard लगाया।

  • She hung a framed picture above the headboard.

उसने headboard के ऊपर चौखटे में लगी तस्वीर टाँगी।

  • A padded headboard is more comfortable for reading in bed.

बिस्तर में पढ़ने के लिए गद्देदार headboard अधिक आरामदायक होता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words name parts of a bed.

ये शब्द बिस्तर के भागों के नाम हैं।

headboard

The upright board at the head end of a bed.

बिस्तर के सिर वाले सिरे पर खड़ा तख़्ता।

  • She leaned on the headboard.

footboard

The upright board at the foot end of a bed.

बिस्तर के पैर वाले सिरे पर खड़ा तख़्ता।

  • The footboard had a carved design.

bedstead

The whole frame of a bed, without the mattress.

गद्दे के बिना बिस्तर का पूरा ढाँचा।

  • An iron bedstead stood in the room.