pigeon
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/noun
उच्चारण पिजिन
कबूतर
Basic word
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a fat grey and white bird with short legs, common in cities; a similar wild bird, the dove
कबूतर
- Pigeons were once used to carry messages.
- A pigeon was sitting on the window sill.
- Pigeons gather near the old fort to eat grain.
+ 1 more example
- Someone has put food out for the pigeons in the square.
Synonyms dove rock dove homing pigeon
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
dove rock dove homing pigeon
AaSpelling
pi·geon
§Grammar and usage
Animal sound: pigeons and doves coo.
जानवर की आवाज़: pigeons और doves coo (गुटरगूँ)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Put or set the cat among the pigeons (say or do something that causes trouble), that's not my pigeon (old-fashioned British, that is not my responsibility), pigeonhole (put somebody into a category unfairly; a small box for letters).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: put या set the cat among the pigeons (मुसीबत पैदा करने वाली बात कहना या करना), that's not my pigeon (पुराना British, यह मेरी ज़िम्मेदारी नहीं), pigeonhole (किसी को अनुचित रूप से श्रेणी में डालना; पत्रों का छोटा खाना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
History: carrier pigeons carried messages in wars; the Odisha Police pigeon service was one of the last in the world.
इतिहास में संदेशवाहक कबूतर युद्धों में संदेश ले जाते थे; ओडिशा पुलिस की कबूतर सेवा दुनिया की अंतिम सेवाओं में से एक थी।