opium
part of speech
noun (opium — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A strong, illegal drug made from the juice of a kind of poppy, which makes people sleepy and is very addictive and dangerous. tree →
2) Medicines made from it, like morphine, are used by doctors to stop very bad pain. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons, the Opium Wars were fought when Britain forced China to allow opium sales. In health and safety lessons, children learn that drugs like opium and heroin are addictive and harmful, and only doctors should give strong painkillers. Phrases: opium poppy, the Opium Wars.
examples
- Opium comes from the seed pods of a kind of poppy. tree →
- Opium is a dangerous and addictive drug. tree →
- Britain and China fought the Opium Wars over the opium trade. tree →
- Doctors use medicines made from opium to stop terrible pain. tree →
- Never take medicine that wasn't given to you by a trusted adult or doctor. tree →
- Addiction to opium ruined many lives in history. tree →
- A wild joviality seemed to rush through the Dryad, as though she were intoxicated with opium. tree →
note
Uncountable. Related: opiate, opioid (drugs like it). The red poppies worn for Remembrance are a different kind of poppy.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «opium» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.