peanut

«peanut» in Mova's school dictionary: A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a peanut, peanuts)

meaning for a pupil

1) A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted. tree →

2) "Peanuts" can also mean a very small amount of money: "He works for peanuts." tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life peanuts are eaten as snacks, in peanut butter and in sauces. In health and safety lessons peanuts matter because some people have a serious peanut allergy, so many schools are "nut-free". In science, the peanut is really a legume, like peas and beans, not a true nut. Phrases: peanut butter, peanut allergy, salted peanuts, for peanuts.

examples

• I like peanut butter on toast. tree →
• Elephants in cartoons eat peanuts. tree →
• Leo has a peanut allergy, so he checks every label. tree →
• Our school is a nut-free zone. tree →
• The peanut grows under the ground. tree →
• We shared a bag of roasted peanuts at the game. tree →
• She sold her old bike for peanuts. tree →

note

Countable: one peanut, many peanuts. The British also say "groundnut" or "monkey nut" for a peanut in its shell. Trap: a peanut is not a true nut but a legume, like a pea or a bean. Safety: a peanut allergy can be very dangerous, even from a tiny amount; never share food with someone who has an allergy, and tell an adult at once if someone has trouble breathing after eating. Whole peanuts can make small children choke.

In the corpora

• Mice prefer grains, seeds and sweet foods to cheese, so peanut butter works better in humane traps.
• Mice will eat cheese, but they prefer grains, seeds and sweet foods, so people baiting traps usually use peanut butter.
• Peanuts are seeds that grow in pods underground like peas and beans, and some people are badly allergic to them.
• Many children grow out of milk and egg allergies; peanut and tree nut allergies more often last.
• Peanuts are not true nuts; they are legumes, like peas and beans, and their pods grow underground.

Trees and pragmatics

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