almond

«almond» in Mova's school dictionary: An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an almond, almonds)

meaning for a pupil

1) An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking. tree →

2) The tree that the nut grows on, with pink or white blossom. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday and food: almond milk, almond cake, marzipan is made from almonds. Safety: some children have a nut allergy, so almonds may be banned in school lunches. Phrases: almond milk, ground almonds, almond-shaped eyes.

examples

• She put almonds on her porridge. tree →
• Almond milk is made from almonds and water. tree →
• Marzipan is made from ground almonds and sugar. tree →
• My friend is allergic to almonds, so we don't share snacks. tree →
• The almond tree had pink blossom. tree →
• The bag contained 30 almonds shared among 5 children. tree →
• On the left, just where the heart is, the gingerbread man had an almond stuck in to represent it, but the maiden was honey cake all over. tree →

note

Pronounced AH-mund (UK, the l is often silent) or AH-mund / AL-mund (US). Countable. Allergy safety: check labels for nuts.

In the corpora

• Apples, almonds, strawberries and coffee all need pollinators.
• And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.
• And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «almond» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.