beach
part of speech
noun (beach, beaches); verb (beach, beaches, beached — run or pull a boat or whale onto land)
meaning for a pupil
1) The area of sand or small stones next to the sea or a lake. tree →
2) As a verb, to bring a boat onto a beach, or for a whale to get stuck on land: "a beached whale". tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and geography, beaches are made by waves breaking up rocks and shells into sand; tides go in and out. In safety: swim between the red and yellow flags (Australia, NZ, UK) or near the lifeguard; look for rip currents; wear sunscreen and a hat; watch for jellyfish. Phrases: at the beach, on the beach, beach ball, beach towel, seaside.
examples
- We built sandcastles on the beach. tree →
- Swim between the flags at the beach. tree →
- The beach was crowded on Saturday. tree →
- We found shells on the beach. tree →
- Wear a hat at the beach. tree →
- A whale was beached on the sand. tree →
- Waves wash up seaweed onto the beach. tree →
- Let's have a picnic at the beach. tree →
- The beach is disgracefully crowded this season. tree →
note
Plural "beaches" (add -es after ch). "Beach" sounds like "beech" (a kind of tree) — homophones. "At the beach" and "on the beach" are both fine.
In the corpora
- Warmer sand gives more girl hatchlings and cooler sand more boys, and bright beach lights can lead hatchlings the wrong way.
- Many female sea turtles come back to lay eggs on the beach where they hatched; scientists think they remember its magnetic signature.
- Bright beach lights confuse turtle hatchlings, which crawl towards the lights instead of the moonlit sea.
- Picture a beach after a storm: among the seaweed lies a black leathery pouch with curly corners.
- Picture a beach where hermit crabs line up by size beside one big empty shell.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «beach» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.