eyelash

«eyelash» in Mova's school dictionary: one of the short, curved hairs that grow along the edges… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an eyelash, eyelashes)

meaning for a pupil

1) An eyelash is one of the short, curved hairs that grow along the edges of your eyelids. tree →

2) Eyelashes help keep dust, sweat and small insects out of your eyes. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on the body and senses, eyelashes, eyelids and tears protect the eyes. In everyday life, people make a wish when they find a fallen eyelash and blow it away; «without batting an eyelash» (US; UK «eyelid») means without showing surprise or fear. Phrases: «long eyelashes», «flutter your eyelashes», «false eyelashes», «make a wish on an eyelash».

examples

• An eyelash fell onto my cheek. tree →
• Camels have very long eyelashes to keep out the sand. tree →
• Eyelashes protect your eyes from dust. tree →
• She blew the eyelash off her finger and made a wish. tree →
• The doll has long black eyelashes. tree →
• He told the lie without batting an eyelash. tree →
• She smiled as he bent over her, and he saw tears trembling out of her beautiful eyelashes. tree →

note

One word: «eyelash»; also called «lash». Plural «eyelashes» (add -es after -sh). Making a wish on an eyelash is a fun custom, not magic.

In the corpora

• Tiny harmless mites live in the roots of the eyelashes of most adults.

Trees and pragmatics

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