mannequin
part of speech
noun (a mannequin, mannequins)
meaning for a pupil
1) A model of a human body used to show clothes in a shop window. tree →
2) (old-fashioned) A person whose job is to model clothes; a fashion model. tree →
3) A model of a body used in art or for practising first aid (often called a «manikin»). tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, mannequins stand in shop windows wearing clothes for sale. In first aid lessons, you practise CPR on a training dummy (also called a manikin). In 2016 the «mannequin challenge» was a viral video game where people froze still like mannequins. Phrases: «a shop mannequin», «stand still like a mannequin».
examples
- The mannequin in the window wore a red winter coat. tree →
- We practised CPR on a mannequin in first aid class. tree →
- My brother stood so still he looked like a mannequin. tree →
- The shop staff changed the clothes on the mannequins every week. tree →
- An artist's mannequin is a small wooden figure with bendy joints. tree →
- The mannequin had no head, just a body. tree →
- In the spooky story, the mannequins came alive at night. tree →
- The mannequin challenge has everyone freeze in a pose. tree →
note
Countable: one mannequin, two mannequins. Spelling is tricky: m-a-n-n-e-q-u-i-n (double n, -quin). Pronounced «MAN-i-kin». A variant spelling «manikin» is often used for medical training dummies. Not a maths word.
Trees and pragmatics
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