lye

«lye» in Mova's school dictionary: a very strong chemical, an alkali, used to make soap and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (lye, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Lye is a very strong chemical, an alkali, used to make soap and to clean drains. tree →

2) Lye can burn skin and eyes badly, so it is dangerous. tree →

3) In old Slavic words, lye meant a forest, as in the wood-demon named Lyeshy. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and history lessons about how soap was made from fat and lye; in safety lessons it is a household danger that must be locked away. Phrases: «lye soap», «caustic lye».

examples

• People once made soap from animal fat and lye. tree →
• Lye is so strong it can burn your skin. tree →
• Drain cleaners often contain lye. tree →
• Never touch lye without gloves and goggles. tree →
• Lye is used to make pretzels shiny and brown. tree →
• Pioneers made lye from wood ash and water. tree →
• Keep lye locked away from children. tree →
• Lye is an alkali, the opposite of an acid. tree →
• The name Leshy or Lyeshy is derived from lyes, a forest. tree →

note

Uncountable. Homophone: «lye» sounds the same as «lie» (to say something untrue, or to rest flat). Safety: if lye touches skin, rinse with lots of water and tell an adult straight away.

In the corpora

• Long ago people made soap by boiling fat with lye from wood ash, a very harsh alkali, so not a kitchen experiment.

Trees and pragmatics

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