husky

«husky» in Mova's school dictionary: a strong dog with thick fur, used in cold northern lands… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a husky, huskies); adjective (husky, huskier, huskiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) noun: A husky is a strong dog with thick fur, used in cold northern lands to pull sleds. tree →

2) adjective: A husky voice is low and rough, as if the person has a sore throat. tree →

3) adjective (US, informal): Husky means big and strong; for children's clothes it means a larger size. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and stories about the Arctic: husky teams pull sledges across snow. In everyday life: a husky voice after a cold. Phrases: husky dog, sled dog, husky voice.

examples

• The huskies pulled the sled across the ice. tree →
• Our neighbour's husky has blue eyes. tree →
• After shouting at the match, his voice was husky. tree →
• She spoke in a soft, husky voice. tree →
• Huskies love cold weather. tree →
• A team of 8 huskies can pull a heavy sled. tree →

note

Plural: huskies. In maths problems: dogs in teams, total legs (each husky has 4), or distance per day. Do not confuse with "husk" (the dry outer cover of corn or seeds).

In the corpora

• Husky teams pull sleds across snow, and sled dog races in Alaska run for more than a thousand kilometres.
• Picture a boy who dreams of a husky in a small flat while everyone is out all day.
• "Husky" is an American clothing size for large or fat boys.

Trees and pragmatics

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