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outhouse

/ˈaʊthaʊs/noun

उच्चारण आउट्हाउस

बाहरी कोठरी, उपगृह

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noun
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    a small building that is outside the main building, such as a shed; (AmE) a toilet in a small building outside a house

    बाहरी कोठरी, उपगृह

    • Tools are kept in the outhouse.
    • The farmer stored sacks of grain in an outhouse behind the main building.
    • The gardener keeps his spades and buckets in the outhouse.
    + 2 more examples
    • Behind the bungalow there was an old outhouse where the family stored furniture.
    • The cottage has a large outhouse that serves as a workshop.

    Synonyms shed outbuilding annexe hut privy

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

an outhouse (countable noun)

An outhouse is a small separate building near the main house, used for storage or as a shed. It is countable.

'Outhouse' मुख्य घर के पास बनी छोटी अलग इमारत है, जिसका उपयोग भंडारण या शेड के रूप में होता है। यह countable है।

  • The tools are kept in an outhouse behind the main house.
  • The old bicycle is in the outhouse.

outhouse in American English

In American English, an outhouse is an outdoor toilet in a small shed. In British English it normally means a storage shed.

अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'outhouse' छोटी झोपड़ी में बना बाहरी शौचालय है। ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में यह सामान्यतः भंडारण शेड है।

  • The farm had an outhouse in the garden.

in/at/behind the outhouse

Locate it with in or behind. The outhouse is usually described as being at the back or side of a larger building.

इसका स्थान बताने के लिए in या behind का प्रयोग होता है। 'Outhouse' प्रायः बड़ी इमारत के पीछे या बगल में होता है।

  • The firewood was stored in the outhouse.

outhouse + noun

Outhouse can act as a modifier, as in outhouse roof or outhouse door.

'Outhouse' modifier की तरह भी आता है, जैसे outhouse roof या outhouse door।

  • The outhouse door was left open in the storm.

outbuilding / outhouse

Outbuilding is a more general word for any separate small building on the grounds of a main house.

'Outbuilding' मुख्य घर के परिसर में बनी किसी भी अलग छोटी इमारत के लिए अधिक सामान्य शब्द है।

  • The farm has a barn and two outbuildings.
+Collocations 5

adjective + outhouse

smalloldwoodenseparatestone

  • An old wooden outhouse stood near the well.

verb + outhouse

builduseconvertrepairstore in

  • They converted the outhouse into a study room.

outhouse + preposition

behindnearbesideat the back of

  • The cow was tied beside the outhouse.

used as

used as storeroomused as workshopused as garageused as shed

  • The outhouse is used as a storeroom for old furniture.

outhouse + noun

doorroofwallkeywindow

  • The outhouse key is on the nail near the kitchen.
“More examples 6
  • The farmer keeps his ploughs in the outhouse.

किसान अपने हल बाहरी कमरे में रखता है।

  • Radhika's grandfather turned an outhouse into a small library.

राधिका के दादाजी ने बाहरी कमरे को छोटे पुस्तकालय में बदल दिया।

  • The old scooter was kept in the outhouse during the monsoon.

मानसून में पुरानी स्कूटर बाहरी कमरे में रखी गई।

  • There was a lamp burning in the outhouse at night.

रात को बाहरी कमरे में एक दीया जल रहा था।

  • In American films you may see an outhouse as an outdoor toilet.

अमेरिकी फ़िल्मों में outhouse बाहरी शौचालय के रूप में दिख सकता है।

  • The gardener's tools are locked in the outhouse at the back.

माली के औज़ार पिछली ओर बने बाहरी कमरे में बंद रखे हैं।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

out·house

?Which word?

Keep the small-building words together: outhouse or outbuilding (a building outside the main house), shed (for storing tools), annexe (an extra building joined to a larger one), hut (a small simple building), cabin.

छोटे भवन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: outhouse या outbuilding (मुख्य घर के बाहर भवन), shed (औज़ार रखने के लिए), annexe (बड़े भवन से जुड़ा अतिरिक्त भवन), hut (छोटा सादा भवन, झोंपड़ी), cabin।

Keep the out- words: outhouse, outskirts (the outer areas of a city), outpost, outlet, outlook.

Out- शब्द याद रखिए: outhouse, outskirts (शहर के बाहरी क्षेत्र), outpost, outlet, outlook।