digestive
part of speech
adjective (digestive); noun (a digestive, digestives — a biscuit, UK/Ireland)
meaning for a pupil
1) Digestive means to do with digestion, the way the body breaks down food so it can use it. tree →
2) The digestive system is the set of body parts, from mouth to stomach to intestines, that digests food. tree →
3) (UK, Ireland, Australia) A digestive (digestive biscuit) is a plain, slightly sweet, round wholemeal biscuit, often dunked in tea. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons, pupils learn the digestive system: mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. In everyday British and Irish life, a digestive is a common biscuit; chocolate digestives are very popular. Phrases: «digestive system», «digestive juices», «chocolate digestive».
examples
- Food travels through the digestive system. tree →
- Your stomach is part of your digestive system. tree →
- Gran always has a digestive with her cup of tea. tree →
- Saliva starts the digestive process in your mouth. tree →
- I dunked my digestive and half of it fell in the tea. tree →
- Fibre is good for your digestive health. tree →
- Can I have a chocolate digestive? tree →
note
As a biscuit name it is countable (two digestives). The name comes from an old belief that these biscuits help digestion; that is a myth, not proven. Related: digest (verb), digestion (noun).
Trees and pragmatics
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