mortarboard
/ˈmɔːtəbɔːd/noun
उच्चारण मॉर्टबॉर्ड
दीक्षांत टोपी (चौकोर सपाट ऊपरी भाग वाली)
Core word
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a black cap with a flat square top, worn by some students and teachers at formal ceremonies such as graduation
दीक्षांत टोपी (चौकोर सपाट ऊपरी भाग वाली)
- The graduates threw their mortarboards into the air.
- The proud father took a photograph of his son wearing a mortarboard and gown.
- The graduates wore gowns and mortarboards at the ceremony.
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- She kept her mortarboard as a souvenir of her convocation.
- Photographers asked everyone to hold their mortarboards high.
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a small square board with a handle underneath, used by builders for holding mortar
गारे की तख़्ती, मसाला-पट्टी
- The mason scooped cement from the mortarboard.
- The bricklayer put the mortarboard on the scaffold and mixed fresh cement.
- The labourer carried a mortarboard up the ladder.
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- The mason spread fresh mortar from the mortarboard onto the bricks.
Synonyms hawk
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a mortarboard (countable noun)
A mortarboard is a flat square cap worn at graduation ceremonies. It is countable.
'Mortarboard' चपटी चौकोर टोपी है जो दीक्षांत समारोह में पहनी जाती है। यह गणनीय संज्ञा है।
- She wore a black mortarboard at the convocation.
- The students threw their mortarboards in the air.
wear / throw a mortarboard
Typical verbs are wear, put on, throw, toss and adjust.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ wear, put on, throw, toss और adjust हैं।
- He adjusted his mortarboard before the photograph.
- The graduates tossed their mortarboards at the end.
mortarboard and gown
It is usually named together with the gown as part of academic dress: a cap and gown.
इसे प्रायः gown के साथ अकादमिक वेशभूषा के हिस्से के रूप में कहा जाता है: cap and gown।
- Graduates wore a gown and mortarboard.
- The photograph shows her in cap and gown.
mortarboard (second meaning)
A builder's mortarboard is a small flat board with a handle, used to hold mortar. This sense is technical and rare.
राजमिस्त्री का mortarboard हैंडल वाला छोटा चपटा तख्ता है जिस पर मसाला रखा जाता है। यह अर्थ तकनीकी और दुर्लभ है।
- The mason held mortar on a mortarboard.
- A wooden mortarboard lay beside the wall.
+Collocations 4
verb + mortarboard
wearthrowtossadjustborrowhire
- Students hire a mortarboard and gown for convocation day.
adjective + mortarboard
blacksquareflatacademictraditional
- A black square mortarboard is part of academic dress.
mortarboard + noun
tasselphotoceremonycap
- The mortarboard tassel is moved from one side to the other.
mortarboard + occasion
graduationconvocationdegree ceremonyprize day
- Parents clapped as graduates wore mortarboards on convocation day.
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- Radhika proudly wore her mortarboard on the day of her convocation.
दीक्षांत समारोह के दिन राधिका ने गर्व से अपनी mortarboard पहनी।
- The photographer asked the graduates to hold their mortarboards.
फोटोग्राफर ने स्नातकों से अपनी mortarboard पकड़ने को कहा।
- At the ceremony, the chancellor wore a gown and a mortarboard.
समारोह में कुलाधिपति ने gown और mortarboard पहनी थी।
- The students threw their mortarboards high into the air in joy.
विद्यार्थियों ने खुशी में अपनी mortarboards को ऊँचा हवा में उछाला।
- A mortarboard is a symbol of academic achievement.
Mortarboard शैक्षणिक उपलब्धि का प्रतीक है।
- The tassel on her mortarboard swung as she walked across the stage.
मंच पर चलते समय उसकी mortarboard का फुंदना हिल रहा था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She wore a mortarboard in her head.
✓ She wore a mortarboard on her head.
A cap sits on the head, so use on, not in.
टोपी सिर पर रहती है, इसलिए 'on' आता है, 'in' नहीं।