mullet
/ˈmʌlɪt/noun
उच्चारण मलिट
मलेट (एक समुद्री मछली)
Core word
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[C, U]
a sea fish that is used for food
मलेट (एक समुद्री मछली)
- Fried mullet is popular along the coast of Kerala.
- The fisherman caught a large mullet in the net near the harbour.
- Grilled mullet was served with lemon and rice.
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- Mullet are found in shallow coastal waters.
- The market stall had fresh mullet in ice.
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[C] informal
a hairstyle in which the hair is short at the front and sides and long at the back
मलेट (आगे से छोटे और पीछे से लंबे बालों की कटिंग)
- He had a mullet in his college photos.
- The singer's mullet made him look like a rock star from the eighties.
- The footballer's mullet was a talking point in the eighties.
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- He cut off his mullet before the interview.
- A mullet is short at the front and long at the back.
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mullet (fish: countable and uncountable)
As a fish, mullet has the same form in the plural: three mullet. As food it is uncountable: grilled mullet.
मछली के अर्थ में mullet का बहुवचन वही रहता है: three mullet। भोजन के रूप में यह uncountable है: grilled mullet।
- Fishermen caught several mullet near the river mouth.
- We ate fried mullet in Goa.
mullet (hairstyle)
A mullet is a haircut with short hair at the front and sides and long hair at the back. It is a countable noun.
Mullet एक hairstyle है जिसमें आगे और बग़ल के बाल छोटे और पीछे के लंबे होते हैं। यह countable noun है।
- He grew a mullet in the 1980s.
- A mullet is back in fashion among some college boys.
have / wear / grow a mullet
Use have or wear for the hairstyle, and grow when it is being allowed to lengthen.
Hairstyle के लिए have या wear, और लंबा होने देने के लिए grow का प्रयोग करें।
- The actor wore a mullet in the old film.
mullet vs other fish names
Many fish names such as mullet, salmon and carp keep one form for plural; compare 'a mullet' and 'five mullet'.
Mullet, salmon और carp जैसे कई मछलियों के नामों का बहुवचन वही रहता है; 'a mullet' और 'five mullet' की तुलना करें।
- The market sold ten mullet and five carp by noon.
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fish + mullet
grey mulletred mulletstriped mulletfresh mulletgrilled mullet
- Red mullet is served with lemon at the beach restaurant.
verb + mullet
catchfrygrillsellcook
- She grilled the mullet with spices.
hair + mullet
a bad mulleta long mulletan 80s mulleta mullet haircut
- The old photographs showed Dad with a long mullet.
mullet + noun
mullet fishingmullet roemullet hairstylemullet cut
- Mullet fishing is common along the Konkan coast.
cooking terms
steamed mulletsmoked mulletbaked mulletmullet curry
- A mullet curry with coconut milk is a Kerala favourite.
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- The fish stall had fresh mullet brought in that morning.
मछली की दुकान पर उसी सुबह लाई गई ताज़ी mullet थी।
- Grey mullet lives in shallow coastal waters and river mouths.
Grey mullet उथले तटीय जल और नदी के मुहानों में रहती है।
- Radhika laughed at her father's old photo with a mullet.
राधिका अपने पिता की mullet वाली पुरानी तस्वीर देखकर हँस पड़ी।
- The barber refused to give him a mullet because it looked outdated.
नाई ने उसे mullet देने से मना कर दिया क्योंकि वह पुराना लगता था।
- Mullet is a popular food fish in the lagoons of Kerala.
केरल की झीलों में mullet एक लोकप्रिय खाद्य मछली है।
- The mullet were jumping near the boat at sunrise.
सूर्योदय के समय नाव के पास mullet उछल रही थीं।
- Fashion shows in the 1980s made the mullet a symbol of rebellion.
1980 के दशक में फ़ैशन शो ने mullet को विद्रोह का प्रतीक बना दिया।