mackintosh
/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/noun
उच्चारण मैकिन्टॉश
बरसाती कोट, रेनकोट
Core word
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[C] British, old-fashioned
a coat made of material that keeps out the rain
बरसाती कोट, रेनकोट
- He put on his mackintosh and went out into the rain.
- an old grey mackintosh
- Take a mackintosh with you; it may rain this evening.
+ 2 more examples
- The old man walked home in a long dark mackintosh.
- A mackintosh kept him dry in the downpour.
Synonyms raincoat mac waterproof
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a mackintosh (countable)
A mackintosh is a coat, so it takes an article; the plural is mackintoshes.
'Mackintosh' कोट है, इसलिए इसके साथ article आता है; बहुवचन mackintoshes है।
- He wore a mackintosh in the rain.
short form: mac
In British English, mac is the short informal form of mackintosh.
British English में 'mac' mackintosh का संक्षिप्त अनौपचारिक रूप है।
- Take your mac, it may rain.
spelling: mackintosh / macintosh
The word has two common spellings; mackintosh is standard in British English.
इस शब्द की दो आम वर्तनी हैं; British English में mackintosh मानक है।
- A macintosh keeps the rain out.
mackintosh in fashion
A mackintosh was once an everyday coat in Britain and is now often a stylish trench coat.
Mackintosh कभी Britain में रोजमर्रा का कोट था और अब प्रायः फैशनदार trench coat है।
- She wore a smart cream mackintosh to the interview.
+Collocations 5
verb + mackintosh
wearput ontake offbutton upcarry
- She put on her mackintosh before leaving.
adjective + mackintosh
oldwaterprooflongblackbelted
- He wore a long waterproof mackintosh.
mackintosh + context
in the rainin the monsoonin a stormon the walk
- A mackintosh is handy in the monsoon.
similar garments
raincoatovercoattrench coatponcho
- A raincoat is a general word for a mackintosh.
mackintosh + accessories
umbrellagumbootshatscarf
- With a mackintosh and gumboots, he walked through the puddles.
“More examples 6
- The old gentleman wore a mackintosh and carried an umbrella.
बुजुर्ग सज्जन ने mackintosh पहना था और छाता लिया था।
- Radhika bought a mackintosh for the monsoon.
राधिका ने मानसून के लिए एक mackintosh खरीदा।
- The mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor.
Mackintosh का नाम उसके स्कॉटिश आविष्कारक पर रखा गया है।
- He hung his wet mackintosh behind the door.
उसने अपना गीला mackintosh दरवाजे के पीछे टाँग दिया।
- The detective in the novel always wears a mackintosh.
उपन्यास का जासूस हमेशा mackintosh पहनता है।
- The waterproof mackintosh kept him dry through the downpour.
जलरोधक mackintosh ने उसे मूसलाधार बारिश में सूखा रखा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She wore mackintosh in the rain.
✓ She wore a mackintosh in the rain.
A countable singular noun needs an article.
गणनीय singular noun के साथ article चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are rain garments, differing in length and style.
ये बरसात के वस्त्र हैं, लंबाई और शैली में भिन्न।
General word for a coat against rain.
बारिश से बचाने वाले कोट का सामान्य शब्द।
- A yellow raincoat.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
⌂Word origin and word building
From the name of Charles Macintosh, the Scottish chemist who invented a waterproof cloth in the 1820s.
यह शब्द स्कॉटलैंड के रसायनज्ञ Charles Macintosh के नाम से बना है, जिन्होंने 1820 के दशक में waterproof कपड़ा बनाया था।