lump

noun/lʌmp/CEFR B1

দলা, চাকা

Meaning

A solid piece of something with no regular shape.

Example sentences

He added a lump of sugar to his tea.সে তার চায়ে এক দলা চিনি দিল।
There was a lump of clay on the table.টেবিলের উপর এক দলা কাদা ছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: chunk, piece

Similar words, and what each means

chunk
বড় টুকরা, খণ্ড
A thick, solid piece of something.
piece
টুকরা, খণ্ড
A part or a bit that has been separated from a whole.
swelling
ফোলা, ফোলাভাব, স্ফীতি
A part of the body that has become larger, often after an injury.

Other English words for “দলা, চাকা”

wheel
A round part that turns to let a vehicle move.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

lumpyadjectiveদলা-দলাযুক্ত, দানাদার

“lump” elsewhere on EnglishBD

But when the feeling is grief, the two languages land on exactly the same spot: গলা ধরে আসা is “a lump in my throat”, word for word.
English Idioms about Feelings and Emotions →
"There must be a great lump of gold inside the bird," he said to himself.
The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs →
The lump was benign.
benign — dictionary →

Where this word is used

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“lump” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • নির্ঘণ্ট, সূচি
- • কিয়স্ক, ছোট বিক্রয়কেন্দ্র
- • পাঞ্চ, ফলের রস মিশিয়ে তৈরি মিশ্র পানীয়
- • দলা, চাকা
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দলা, চাকা — lump (noun) — দলা, চাকা. A solid piece of something with no regular shape.
Which word is closest in meaning to “lump”?
- • downfall
- • feat
- • gullet
- • chunk
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chunk — chunk — বড় টুকরা, খণ্ড. A thick, solid piece of something.

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