kylie

«kylie» in Mova's school dictionary: a boomerang, especially a non-returning hunting… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a kylie, kylies)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Australia) A kylie is a boomerang, especially a non-returning hunting boomerang, a curved throwing stick made by Aboriginal Australians. tree →

2) (a name) Kylie is a girl's name, like the Australian singer Kylie Minogue. tree →

sense in the lessons

Australian history and culture: Aboriginal hunting tools. In everyday life it is most often heard as a first name.

examples

• The kylie spun through the air. tree →
• Aboriginal hunters used a kylie to hunt animals. tree →
• A kylie does not always come back like a returning boomerang. tree →
• We saw an old kylie at the museum. tree →
• Kylie is a popular name in Australia. tree →
• The kylie was carved from hard wood. tree →

note

As a name it has a capital: Kylie. The word comes from a Western Australian Aboriginal language.

Trees and pragmatics

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