lotion

«lotion» in Mova's school dictionary: a thick liquid or cream you rub on your skin to protect… — 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 lotion, lotions; lotion — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

A lotion is a thick liquid or cream you rub on your skin to protect it, soften it or treat it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life sun lotion (sunscreen) protects skin from sunburn: put it on before going out, use a high SPF, and reapply after swimming. Calamine lotion soothes itchy bites and rashes; hand lotion helps dry skin. In science and health lessons, sun lotion blocks harmful UV rays. Phrases: «sun lotion», «suntan lotion», «body lotion», «hand lotion», «apply lotion», «calamine lotion».

examples

• Put on sun lotion before you go to the beach. tree →
• Reapply your lotion after swimming. tree →
• Calamine lotion stopped the itching. tree →
• Mum rubbed lotion into my dry hands. tree →
• This lotion smells like coconut. tree →
• Sun lotion helps protect your skin from UV rays. tree →
• Don't get lotion in your eyes. tree →
• The bottle says SPF 50 sun lotion. tree →

note

Countable for kinds (lotions), uncountable for the stuff (some lotion). Myth: you don't need sun lotion on cloudy days — UV rays pass through clouds. Lotion is runnier than cream; ointment is greasier.

In the corpora

• Scratching chickenpox spots can cause infection and scars, so keep nails short and use the cooling lotion an adult gives you.
• Babies try to eat creams and wipes, so nappy cream, wipes and lotion are kept out of their reach.

Trees and pragmatics

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