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mushroom

/ˈmʌʃrʊm/noun

उच्चारण मश्रुम

कुकुरमुत्ता, मशरूम

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a fungus with a round flat head and short stem, some types of which can be eaten

    कुकुरमुत्ता, मशरूम

    • mushroom curry
    • Add chopped mushroom to the rice.
    • Some wild mushrooms are poisonous, so never pick them yourself.
    + 2 more examples
    • We had mushroom soup for dinner.
    • The pizza had onions and mushrooms on it.

    Synonyms fungus toadstool

verb
  1. 1

    [I]

    to rapidly grow or increase in number

    तेज़ी से बढ़ना

    • Coaching centres mushroomed.
    • New shopping malls have mushroomed across the city.
    • Private schools mushroomed in the town after 2000.
    + 1 more example
    • The crowd mushroomed to ten thousand within an hour.

    Synonyms multiply spread boom proliferate

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: mushroom (verb) means grow quickly in number ('Malls mushroomed in the city').

प्रयोग में mushroom (verb) का अर्थ संख्या में तेज़ी से बढ़ना है ('Malls mushroomed in the city')।