bumpy

«bumpy» in Mova's school dictionary: not smooth but has lumps and holes — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (bumpy, bumpier, bumpiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Bumpy describes a surface that is not smooth but has lumps and holes. tree →

2) A bumpy ride or flight is one where you are shaken up and down. tree →

3) Bumpy can mean full of problems, as in «a bumpy start». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: bumpy roads, bumpy paths, a bumpy plane ride in strong wind. In science (friction) bumpy surfaces have more friction than smooth ones, so toy cars slow down faster on them. In stories and life: «a bumpy start» or «a bumpy road ahead» means things will be hard.

examples

• The road to the farm is very bumpy. tree →
• The plane ride got bumpy over the mountains. tree →
• A toad has bumpy skin. tree →
• The toy car went slower on the bumpy carpet. tree →
• Our new class had a bumpy start, but now we all get on. tree →
• Hold on tight, it's going to be bumpy! tree →
• He learned to jump by chasing hares in a bumpy field. tree →

note

Comparative: bumpier, bumpiest (y → i). From «bump». Opposite: smooth, flat, even. In science, rough or bumpy surfaces mean more friction.

In the corpora

• A warthog's «warts» are thick bumpy pads that protect its face in fights.
• Toads walk more than they hop and have drier, bumpier skin than frogs.

Trees and pragmatics

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