igloo

«igloo» in Mova's school dictionary: A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of hard snow… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an igloo, igloos)

meaning for a pupil

1) A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of hard snow, made by Inuit people in the Arctic for hunting trips. tree →

2) Anything shaped like a dome, such as an igloo tent or a dome-shaped bin. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons about the Arctic and the Inuit, pupils learn how snow blocks keep heat in. In science: snow is a good insulator, so an igloo can be much warmer inside than outside. In everyday play children build snow igloos. Phrases: build an igloo.

examples

• The Inuit hunters built an igloo for the night. tree →
• It is warmer inside an igloo than outside in the wind. tree →
• We tried to build an igloo in the snow. tree →
• The igloo has a low tunnel for a door. tree →
• Our tent is shaped like an igloo. tree →
• Snow blocks were cut with a long knife to make the igloo. tree →

note

Plural: igloos. «an igloo» because it starts with a vowel sound. Myth: Inuit people do not all live in igloos all year — they were mostly used as winter or travel shelters, and today most live in houses. The word comes from the Inuit word for house.

Trees and pragmatics

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