snakes and ladders
/ˌsneɪks ən ˈlædəz/noun
उच्चारण स्नेक्स अन लैडज़
साँप-सीढ़ी (खेल)
Basic word
noun
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[U]
a board game in which players move pieces up pictures of ladders to go forward or down pictures of snakes to go back
साँप-सीढ़ी (खेल)
- We played snakes and ladders during the power cut.
- Snakes and ladders is a game of luck, not skill.
- The children played snakes and ladders on the veranda.
+ 2 more examples
- I landed on a long snake and slid all the way down in snakes and ladders.
- Snakes and ladders teaches young kids to count.
§Grammar and usage
As the name of a game it takes a singular verb, as in 'Snakes and ladders is fun'.
खेल का नाम होने के कारण इसके साथ singular verb आता है, जैसे 'Snakes and ladders is fun'।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the old Indian game Moksha Patam, in which the ladders stood for virtues and the snakes for vices.
यह प्राचीन भारतीय खेल Moksha Patam से आया है, जिसमें सीढ़ियाँ सद्गुणों और साँप बुराइयों के प्रतीक थे।