kiln
/kɪln/noun
उच्चारण किलन
भट्ठा, भट्टी
Core word
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[C]
a large oven for baking clay and bricks, drying wood and grain, or making lime
भट्ठा, भट्टी
- The pots are fired in a kiln.
- Many workers live near the brick kilns outside the city.
- The potter placed the clay bowls inside the kiln.
+ 2 more examples
- A brick kiln stood at the edge of the village.
- The temperature in the kiln must stay steady for hours.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
kiln (countable noun)
A kiln is an object, so it is countable.
Kiln एक वस्तु है, इसलिए countable है।
- The potter fired the pots in a kiln.
- The village has four brick kilns.
in / from a kiln
Things are baked or dried 'in a kiln' and taken 'from a kiln'.
वस्तुएँ 'in a kiln' पकाई या सुखाई जाती हैं और 'from a kiln' निकाली जाती हैं।
- The bricks are baked in a kiln for several days.
- She took the cups out of the kiln.
kiln + noun / noun + kiln
Kiln combines with materials to name types: brick kiln, lime kiln, pottery kiln.
Kiln सामग्री के नाम के साथ मिलकर प्रकार बताता है: brick kiln, lime kiln, pottery kiln।
- Brick kiln workers often move from other states.
kiln-dried / kiln-fired
These compound adjectives describe wood or clay treated in a kiln.
ये यौगिक adjective kiln में सुखाई या पकाई गई लकड़ी या मिट्टी का वर्णन करते हैं।
- Kiln-dried timber does not warp easily.
kiln vs furnace vs oven
A kiln bakes or dries clay, bricks or wood; a furnace melts metal or makes heat for industry; an oven cooks food.
Kiln मिट्टी, ईंट या लकड़ी को पकाता या सुखाता है; furnace धातु पिघलाता है; oven भोजन पकाता है।
- The factory has a furnace for steel and a kiln for tiles.
+Collocations 5
type + kiln
brickpotterylimecementelectric
- The village depends on the brick kiln for work.
verb + kiln
fireloadheatbuildempty
- The potter loaded the kiln with clay pots.
kiln + noun
temperatureworkerownerchimneysmoke
- The kiln smoke blackened the sky.
adjective + kiln
hottraditionalwood-firedcoal-firedindustrial
- A traditional kiln needs days to cool.
kiln + process
firingdryingcoolingglazing
- Glazing is done before the second kiln firing.
“More examples 7
- Radhika visited a pottery kiln during the school trip to Khurja.
राधिका ने स्कूल की खुर्जा यात्रा के दौरान एक कुम्हार का भट्टा देखा।
- Bricks are baked in a kiln until they turn hard and red.
ईंटों को भट्टे में तब तक पकाया जाता है जब तक वे सख्त और लाल न हो जाएँ।
- The kiln must reach a very high temperature before the glaze melts.
ग्लेज़ पिघलने से पहले भट्टे को बहुत ऊँचे तापमान पर पहुँचना होता है।
- Children should not be employed at a brick kiln.
बच्चों को ईंट के भट्टे पर काम पर नहीं रखना चाहिए।
- The old lime kiln stood silent on the hillside.
पुराना चूने का भट्टा पहाड़ी पर शांत खड़ा था।
- The tiles came out of the kiln smooth and shining.
टाइलें भट्टे से चिकनी और चमकदार निकलीं।
- A traditional kiln may burn wood for three days before the pots are ready.
पारंपरिक भट्टे में बर्तन तैयार होने से पहले तीन दिन तक लकड़ी जलाई जा सकती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The bricks were burnt on a kiln.
✓ The bricks were burnt in a kiln.
A kiln is an enclosed oven, so use 'in'.
Kiln बंद भट्टा है, इसलिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।