musk

«musk» in Mova's school dictionary: a strong-smelling substance first taken from a gland of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (musk, uncountable); a name (Musk)

meaning for a pupil

1) Musk is a strong-smelling substance first taken from a gland of the male musk deer, used in making perfumes; today most musk in perfumes is man-made. tree →

2) Musk is any strong, warm, animal-like smell, such as the smell of some animals or plants. tree →

3) Musk is used in names of animals and plants with this smell: musk ox, muskrat, musk rose, musk mallow. tree →

4) (a name) Musk is a surname, for example of a well-known businessman who runs electric car and space rocket companies. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about Arctic animals the musk ox, with its long shaggy coat, forms a circle with others to protect calves from wolves. In history, musk was an expensive trade good on routes from Asia. In news lessons, Musk is a name often in the news about rockets, electric cars and social media, and people have strong and different views about him. Phrases: musk ox, musk deer, muskrat, musky smell.

examples

• Musk ox live in the cold Arctic tundra. tree →
• Some perfumes have a smell of musk. tree →
• The musk deer has no antlers but long tusk-like teeth. tree →
• The fox left a strong musky smell. tree →
• Muskrats build homes in rivers and marshes. tree →
• Musk roses smell sweet in summer. tree →
• Most musk in perfume today is made in a lab. tree →
• The news reported on Musk's latest rocket launch. tree →

note

Uncountable: «a smell of musk», not «a musk». Adjective: «musky». As a surname it takes a capital M. The musk ox is not really an ox; it is closer to goats and sheep.

In the corpora

• Musk oxen form a ring facing outwards, with calves in the middle, so wolves meet only a wall of horns.
• When wolves come, musk oxen stand in a ring with the calves in the middle and their horns pointing out.
• Musk ox underwool, called qiviut, is warmer than sheep's wool, and people collect it when it falls out in spring.

Trees and pragmatics

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