eyeshade

«eyeshade» in Mova's school dictionary: A visor: a band with a stiff brim at the front that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an eyeshade, eyeshades)

meaning for a pupil

1) A visor: a band with a stiff brim at the front that shades the eyes from light, worn without a top. tree →

2) A soft mask worn over the eyes to block light while sleeping. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and sport, tennis players and golfers wear eyeshades in the sun; on planes, travellers use eyeshades to sleep. In old stories and films, newspaper editors and accountants wear green eyeshades. Phrases: «a green eyeshade», «sleep with an eyeshade».

examples

• She wore an eyeshade to play tennis in the sun. tree →
• I sleep better with an eyeshade on the plane. tree →
• The old editor wore a green eyeshade. tree →
• Put on your eyeshade so the light doesn't wake you. tree →
• An eyeshade keeps the sun off your face but not your head. tree →
• The golfer pulled down his eyeshade. tree →

note

Countable compound: eye + shade. Uses «an»: an eyeshade. Similar: visor, sleep mask. A visor does not protect the top of your head from sunburn, so use sun cream too.

Trees and pragmatics

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