firebrand

«firebrand» in Mova's school dictionary: a piece of burning wood, used as a torch — 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 (firebrands)

meaning for a pupil

1) A firebrand is a piece of burning wood, used as a torch. tree →

2) A firebrand is a person full of fiery ideas who stirs up excitement or trouble. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old stories, a burning stick carried as a light; in praise, a person with a bright spark of new ideas

examples

• The men carried firebrands to light the cave. tree →
• She was a firebrand who led the protest. tree →
• The poet was a firebrand of new ideas. tree →
• Throw the firebrand into the pile of straw. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;

Trees and pragmatics

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