wool
/wʊl/noun
उच्चारण वुल
ऊन
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the soft fine hair that covers the body of sheep, goats and some other animals; long thick threads made from animal hair, used for knitting
ऊन
- a sweater made of wool
- Merino wool is warm and soft, so it is popular in winter.
- The shepherds sell wool to traders in the town.
+ 3 more examples
- My mother knitted a cap from soft grey wool.
- She bought two balls of red wool for the scarf.
- This coat is made of pure wool and keeps you warm.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
wool (uncountable noun)
Wool is uncountable; say a ball of wool or a kilo of wool, not a wool.
Wool uncountable है; 'a ball of wool' या 'a kilo of wool' कहें, 'a wool' नहीं।
- Mother bought a ball of wool.
- Merino sheep give very fine wool.
wool + noun / made of wool
Wool before a noun, or made of wool, names the material of clothes and carpets.
Noun के पहले wool या 'made of wool' कपड़ों और कालीनों की सामग्री बताता है।
- He wore a wool jacket in Kashmir.
- The shawl is made of pure wool.
woollen (adjective, British spelling)
The adjective for things made of wool is woollen in British English, with a double l.
Wool से बनी वस्तुओं का adjective British English में woollen है, जिसमें double l आता है।
- Woollen clothes are sold in the winter market.
- Grandmother knits woollen socks.
pull the wool over sb's eyes
This idiom means to deceive someone by hiding the truth.
यह मुहावरा सच छिपाकर किसी को धोखा देने का अर्थ देता है।
- Don't try to pull the wool over my eyes.
- The dealer pulled the wool over the buyer's eyes.
wool vs wool-like words
Do not use wool for the cloth of every warm garment; acrylic and fleece are different materials.
हर गर्म वस्त्र के कपड़े के लिए wool का प्रयोग न करें; acrylic और fleece अलग सामग्रियाँ हैं।
- This sweater is acrylic, not wool.
+Collocations 5
adjective + wool
puresoftfinerawmerino
- He bought pure wool from the Kullu weavers.
wool + noun
sweatershawlblanketmarketindustry
- The wool industry gives jobs to many shepherds.
verb + wool
knitspinsheardyeweave
- They spin wool by hand in the village.
wool + of + animal
sheepgoatalpacacamel
- Pashmina comes from the wool of a mountain goat.
wool + verb
shrinkitchkeep warmunravel
- Cheap wool can itch against the skin.
“More examples 6
- Sheep are sheared in spring, and their wool is sold in the market.
बसंत में भेड़ों का ऊन उतारा जाता है, और ऊन बाज़ार में बिकता है।
- Radhika's grandmother knitted her a thick wool cap.
राधिका की दादी ने उसके लिए मोटी ऊनी टोपी बुनी।
- Wool keeps the body warm in cold weather.
ऊन ठंड के मौसम में शरीर को गर्म रखता है।
- The salesman tried to pull the wool over our eyes with a false offer.
विक्रेता ने झूठी योजना से हमें धोखा देने की कोशिश की।
- Kullu shawls are woven from fine wool.
कुल्लू की शालें बारीक ऊन से बुनी जाती हैं।
- Wash wool in cold water so that it does not shrink.
ऊन को ठंडे पानी में धोइए ताकि वह सिकुड़े नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are natural cloth fibres from different sources.
ये अलग-अलग स्रोतों से मिलने वाले प्राकृतिक कपड़े के रेशे हैं।
Soft hair from sheep and some other animals, used to make cloth and yarn.
भेड़ और कुछ अन्य पशुओं के कोमल बाल, जिनसे कपड़ा और धागा बनता है।
- Wool is warm.
A soft plant fibre used for light cloth.
हल्के कपड़े के लिए प्रयुक्त पौधे का कोमल रेशा।
- Cotton is cool.
¶Idioms 1
pull the wool over sb's eyes
to try to deceive sb in order to gain an advantage
आँखों में धूल झोंकना, धोखा देना
- Don't try to pull the wool over my eyes; I know you weren't at the library.
- The fraudster pulled the wool over the investors' eyes for years.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Pull the wool over sb's eyes (deceive somebody: 'You can't pull the wool over my eyes'), dyed-in-the-wool (having very fixed opinions that will not change: 'a dyed-in-the-wool traditionalist'), wrapped in cotton wool (protected too much).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: pull the wool over sb's eyes (किसी को धोखा देना, आँखों में धूल झोंकना: 'You can't pull the wool over my eyes'), dyed-in-the-wool (न बदलने वाली बहुत पक्की राय वाला: 'a dyed-in-the-wool traditionalist'), wrapped in cotton wool (अत्यधिक सुरक्षित रखा गया)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Pashmina wool comes from the Changthangi goat of Ladakh; Rajasthan is the largest wool-producing state in India.
पश्मीना ऊन लद्दाख की चांगथांगी बकरी से आती है; राजस्थान भारत का सबसे बड़ा ऊन-उत्पादक राज्य है।