assortment
part of speech
noun (assortment, assortments)
meaning for a pupil
A mixture of different kinds of things. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used for sweets, shapes, tools and people. In maths problems, an assortment of coloured beads may come before a probability question. Phrases: «an assortment of», «a wide assortment».
examples
- She brought an assortment of biscuits. tree →
- The box held an assortment of crayons. tree →
- There was an odd assortment of people at the bus stop. tree →
- The shop sells an assortment of hats. tree →
- Pick one sweet from the assortment. tree →
- An assortment of shells lay on the beach. tree →
- There was a large assortment of rags, the fine ones in one heap, and the coarse ones in another, as they should be. tree →
note
Countable; «an assortment of» + plural noun. Similar: mixture, variety, selection.
Trees and pragmatics
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