willow
/ˈwɪləʊ/noun
उच्चारण विलो
विलो वृक्ष, बेंत
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as idiom, one-word substitution
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[C, U]
a tree with long thin branches and long thin leaves that often grows near water; its wood, used for making cricket bats
विलो वृक्ष, बेंत
- cricket bats made of willow
- The cricket bat was made from fine willow.
- A willow tree drooped over the pond.
+ 2 more examples
- Good cricket bats are made from English willow.
- Children played in the shade of the old willow by the stream.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
willow (uncountable) / a willow (countable)
Willow is the wood and the tree; as wood it is uncountable, and as a tree it takes a.
Willow लकड़ी भी है और पेड़ भी; लकड़ी के रूप में uncountable है और पेड़ के रूप में a लेता है।
- Cricket bats are made of willow.
- A willow grows beside the pond.
a weeping willow
A weeping willow is a willow with long hanging branches, often near water.
Weeping willow लंबी लटकती शाखाओं वाला willow है, जो प्रायः पानी के पास होता है।
- A weeping willow leaned over the lake in Srinagar.
willow + noun
As a modifier it describes things made of willow wood or twigs.
Modifier के रूप में यह willow की लकड़ी या टहनियों से बनी वस्तुओं का वर्णन करता है।
- Kashmiri craftsmen weave willow baskets.
- The willow bat gave a sharp crack on impact.
willow in sport: the willow
In cricket writing, the willow means the bat, as in wield the willow.
क्रिकेट लेखन में the willow का अर्थ बल्ला है, जैसे wield the willow।
- The captain wielded the willow with great skill.
willow (adjective): willowy
Willowy describes a person who is tall, slim and graceful, like a willow branch.
'Willowy' उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जो विलो की शाखा की तरह लंबा, पतला और सुंदर हो।
- The dancer was tall and willowy.
+Collocations 4
adjective + willow
weepingEnglishKashmirtallold
- Kashmir willow is prized for making cricket bats.
willow + noun
treebranchbasketbatwood
- A willow basket hung from the shopkeeper's door.
verb + willow
plantweaveswaybendshade
- The willows swayed gently in the breeze.
willow + preposition
beneath the willowbeside a willowamong the willows
- Children played beneath the willow near the river.
“More examples 6
- The willow branches trailed in the cool water of the lake.
विलो की शाखाएँ झील के ठंडे पानी में झुकी हुई थीं।
- Radhika's brother bought a new willow bat for the school tournament.
राधिका के भाई ने स्कूल टूर्नामेंट के लिए एक नया विलो बल्ला ख़रीदा।
- Cricket bats are made from a special kind of willow.
क्रिकेट बल्ले एक विशेष प्रकार के विलो से बनते हैं।
- The villagers planted willows along the river bank to hold the soil.
ग्रामीणों ने मिट्टी को थामने के लिए नदी किनारे विलो के पेड़ लगाए।
- In winter the bare willow looked like a drawing in pencil.
सर्दी में सूखा विलो पेंसिल के रेखाचित्र जैसा दिखता था।
- The branches of the willow bend so low that they touch the water.
विलो की शाखाएँ इतनी झुकी हैं कि पानी को छूती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ His bat is made of wilow.
✓ His bat is made of willow.
Willow is spelt with a double l.
Willow की वर्तनी में l दोहरा आता है।
✗ A weeping willows stood by the pond.
✓ A weeping willow stood by the pond.
After a, the noun must be singular.
A के बाद noun singular होना चाहिए।
¶Idioms 1
wear the willow / wear the green willow
to be sad because the person you love has left you or does not love you
प्रेम में निराश होकर शोक मनाना, विरह का दुख सहना
- After she rejected him, the poor young man went about wearing the willow.
- In old ballads, lovers wear the green willow when their love is not returned.
AaSpelling
wil·low
?Which word?
Keep the tree words together: willow (near water, for bats), weeping willow (with drooping branches), banyan (India's national tree), neem (medicinal), teak (strong wood for furniture), deodar (a cedar of the Himalayas).
पेड़ों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: willow (पानी के पास, बल्लों के लिए), weeping willow (झुकी शाखाओं वाला), banyan (भारत का राष्ट्रीय वृक्ष), neem (औषधीय), teak (फ़र्नीचर के लिए मज़बूत लकड़ी), deodar (हिमालय का देवदार)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Cricket bats are made of willow wood; Kashmir willow and English willow are the two main types.
क्रिकेट बल्ले विलो की लकड़ी से बनते हैं; Kashmir willow और English willow दो मुख्य प्रकार हैं।