cracker
part of speech
noun (cracker, crackers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A cracker is a thin, dry, crisp biscuit, often eaten with cheese. tree →
2) A Christmas cracker is a paper tube that bangs when two people pull it, with a small gift inside (UK, Ireland, Australia). tree →
3) A firecracker is a small firework that bangs. tree →
sense in the lessons
a thing counted, eaten and shared among friends, often next to cakes; phrases: «cheese and crackers», «pull a cracker», «animal crackers»
examples
- Matthew had 24 crackers. tree →
- He gave equal numbers of crackers to his 3 friends. tree →
- Each friend ate 5 crackers. tree →
- How many crackers did he have left? tree →
- I like crackers with cheese. tree →
- We pulled crackers at the party and got paper hats. tree →
- Animal crackers are shaped like animals. tree →
- Firecrackers are loud, so keep away from them. tree →
- Bang! answered the Crackers, who were enjoying themselves immensely. tree →
note
Countable: a cracker, crackers. A thing counted. «gave equal numbers to friends» divides. Trap: crackers and cakes may be shared at the same time; keep them apart.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cracker» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.