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threshing floor

US/ˈθɹɛ.ʃiŋ ˌfloɹ/

threshing floor noun: the floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.

threshing floor: the floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed
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Noun

threshing floor (plural threshing floors)

  1. (historical) The floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.

threshing floor meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

threshing floor in Tamil

floor of a threshing house
களம் kaḷam

threshing floor in Bengali

floor of a threshing house
খামার khamar

threshing floor in Telugu

floor of a threshing house
కళ్లము kaḷlamu, కళ్లం kaḷlaṁ

threshing floor in Malayalam

floor of a threshing house
കളം kaḷaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
threshing floor in Odia
ଖଳା khaḷā, ଖଳ khaḷa
threshing floor in Sanskrit
खल khala
threshing floor in Arabic
جُرْن jurn, جَرِين jarīn, بَيْدَر baydar, أَنْدَر ʔandar
threshing floor in Persian
خرمن xarman, xerman

Synonyms of threshing floor

Forms of threshing floor

pluralthreshing floors
alternative formthrashing floor
alternative formthrashing-floor
alternative formthreshing-floor

Questions about threshing floor

What does threshing floor mean?
Threshing floor means the floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.
What is threshing floor in Tamil?
Threshing floor in Tamil is களம் (kaḷam). See Threshing floor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is threshing floor?
Threshing floor is a noun.
How do you pronounce threshing floor?
Threshing floor is pronounced /ˈθɹɛ.ʃiŋ ˌfloɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of threshing floor?
The plural of threshing floor is threshing floors.

Words near threshing floor in the dictionary

  1. threshhold
  2. threshholds
  3. threshing
  4. threshing board
  5. threshing boards
  6. threshing floor
  7. threshing floors
  8. threshing machine
  9. threshing machines
  10. threshing out
  11. threshing roller

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