lilac

«lilac» in Mova's school dictionary: a bush or small tree with large bunches of small… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a lilac, lilacs; lilac — the colour); adjective (lilac)

meaning for a pupil

1) A lilac is a bush or small tree with large bunches of small, sweet-smelling purple, pink or white flowers in spring. tree →

2) Lilac is a pale purple colour. tree →

sense in the lessons

In gardens and science lessons lilac is a spring-flowering shrub. In art and fashion lilac is a soft colour name. In poems and stories the smell of lilac often brings memories of spring. Phrases: «a lilac bush», «lilac blossom», «pale lilac».

examples

• The lilac by the gate is in flower. tree →
• Her bedroom walls are painted lilac. tree →
• The scent of lilac drifted through the window. tree →
• She wore a lilac dress to the wedding. tree →
• White lilac grows in Gran's garden. tree →
• Bees buzzed around the lilac blossom. tree →
• There were damask Roses, and yellow Roses, lilac Crocuses, and gold, purple Violets and white. tree →

note

Countable for the bush (two lilacs), uncountable for the colour. Said «LY-lak». Lilac is lighter than violet or purple; mauve and lavender are similar colours.

In the corpora

• Some party candles have metal salts in the wick, so their flames burn green, red or lilac.
• At Mum's wedding Sky is a bridesmaid in a lilac dress.

Trees and pragmatics

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