wardrobe
part of speech
noun (a wardrobe, wardrobes)
meaning for a pupil
1) A wardrobe is a tall cupboard where you hang clothes. tree →
2) Your wardrobe is also all the clothes you own. tree →
3) In a theatre, the wardrobe is the department that keeps and makes the costumes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means the place where royal clothes are stored, or the keeper of such a room. In the primary lessons: In everyday life a wardrobe is part of bedroom furniture; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand a «wardrobe» is common, while Americans often say «closet» for a built-in one. In stories it is famous from «The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe», where children walk through a wardrobe into Narnia. Phrases: «in the wardrobe», «a winter wardrobe», «wardrobe malfunction», «wardrobe door».
examples
- Please hang your coat in the wardrobe. tree →
- The wardrobe has two doors and a mirror. tree →
- Lucy stepped into the wardrobe and found snow. tree →
- She needs a new winter wardrobe because she grew. tree →
- My dad's wardrobe is mostly jeans and T-shirts. tree →
- The actors got their costumes from the wardrobe department. tree →
- Never climb on a wardrobe; it could tip over. tree →
- We put the spare blankets on top of the wardrobe. tree →
- The princesses began at once to open their wardrobes and boxes. tree →
note
Countable: a wardrobe, wardrobes. US English often uses «closet»; UK «cupboard» is usually smaller. Safety: tall furniture like wardrobes should be fixed to the wall so it cannot fall on a child.
In the corpora
- Two weeks before his birthday, Ethan in Denver found his presents at the top of Mum's wardrobe and peeked.
- A half-truth, like a clear floor with everything stuffed in the wardrobe, is still a trick.
- He sticks it inside his wardrobe door.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wardrobe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.