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mossy

/ˈmɒsi/adjective

उच्चारण मॉसी

काई से ढका, काईदार

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    covered with moss

    काई से ढका, काईदार

    • mossy stones beside the stream
    • The old temple walls were damp and mossy.
    • We sat on a mossy rock beside the waterfall.
    + 2 more examples
    • A mossy path led down to the river.
    • The mossy roof of the cottage looked green after the rains.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

mossy + noun

Mossy goes before a noun for something covered with moss: a mossy stone, a mossy roof.

'Mossy' संज्ञा से पहले आकर काई से ढकी चीज़ बताता है: a mossy stone, a mossy roof।

  • A mossy bench stood under the tree.
  • They climbed the mossy steps carefully.

be mossy (predicative)

It can follow be or look: the wall is mossy.

यह be या look के बाद भी आ सकता है: the wall is mossy।

  • The path was mossy and slippery.
  • The old well looks mossy.

mossy with + noun / comparative

Comparative and superlative forms are mossier and mossiest.

Comparative और superlative रूप mossier और mossiest हैं।

  • The north wall is mossier than the south wall.
  • This is the mossiest corner of the garden.

mossy in description

Mossy brings the sense of damp, green, quiet and old, and often appears in descriptive writing.

'Mossy' नम, हरे, शांत और पुराने होने का भाव देता है और वर्णनात्मक लेखन में आता है।

  • The mossy banks of the river were cool and quiet.
  • We sat on a mossy rock beside the waterfall.

mossy versus moss-covered

Mossy is shorter and more common; moss-covered or moss-grown stresses that moss covers the whole surface.

'Mossy' छोटा और अधिक प्रचलित है; 'moss-covered' या 'moss-grown' इस बात पर बल देता है कि पूरी सतह काई से ढकी है।

  • A mossy gate leaned against the wall.
  • A moss-covered stone marked the old boundary.
+Collocations 5

mossy + noun

stonerockbankwalllogpath

  • A frog sat on a mossy log by the stream.

adverb + mossy

thicklyveryslightlycompletelydarkly

  • The old tank was thickly mossy at the edges.

verb + mossy

becometurnlookfeelgrow

  • The stairs turn mossy in the rainy season.

mossy + place

mossy forestmossy cornermossy roofmossy well

  • Radhika loved the cool mossy forest.

comparison with other words

moss-coveredovergrowngreendamp

  • The moss-covered gate had not been opened for years.
“More examples 7
  • The temple had a mossy wall that looked many centuries old.

मंदिर की काई जमी दीवार कई सदियों पुरानी लगती थी।

  • Be careful, the stones near the waterfall are mossy and slippery.

सावधान रहिए, झरने के पास के पत्थर काई जमे और फिसलन वाले हैं।

  • We rested on a mossy rock after the long climb.

लंबी चढ़ाई के बाद हमने काई जमी चट्टान पर आराम किया।

  • The old well in the village is deep and mossy.

गाँव का पुराना कुआँ गहरा और काई से भरा है।

  • A mossy smell hung over the damp cellar.

नम तहखाने में काई जैसी गंध फैली हुई थी।

  • The mossy roof of the old school building shows how many monsoons it has seen.

पुरानी विद्यालय-इमारत की काई वाली छत बताती है कि उसने कितने monsoon देखे हैं।

  • The children walked along the mossy bank of the canal.

बच्चे नहर के काई जमे किनारे पर चल रहे थे।

◇Word family
moss noun