conditioner
part of speech
noun (conditioner, conditioners)
meaning for a pupil
1) A creamy liquid you put on your hair after shampoo to make it soft, smooth and easier to comb. tree →
2) Fabric conditioner (UK) or fabric softener (US): a liquid added in the washing machine to make clothes soft and smell nice. tree →
3) Any substance that improves something, such as soil conditioner for gardens or leather conditioner. tree →
4) Short for air conditioner: a machine that cools the air in a room. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and personal care, children learn «shampoo, then conditioner». In science lessons on materials, conditioners change how surfaces feel. In hot countries like Australia and the southern USA, «the air conditioner» or «the air con» cools houses and cars. Phrases: «hair conditioner», «leave-in conditioner», «fabric conditioner», «air conditioner».
examples
- Rinse out the shampoo and then put on some conditioner. tree →
- Conditioner helps get the knots out of my long hair. tree →
- Mum added fabric conditioner to the washing. tree →
- The air conditioner was humming all night during the heatwave. tree →
- We have run out of conditioner, so my hair is all frizzy. tree →
- Gardeners mix conditioner into the soil to help plants grow. tree →
note
Usually uncountable (some conditioner), but countable for kinds or bottles (two conditioners). Spelled with -er at the end. «Air conditioner» is the machine; «air conditioning» or «air con» is the system or the cool air.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «conditioner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.