peppermint
part of speech
noun (peppermint — uncountable; a peppermint, peppermints)
meaning for a pupil
1) Peppermint is a mint plant with a strong, fresh, cool taste and smell. tree →
2) Peppermint is the flavour or oil from this plant, used in sweets, toothpaste and tea. tree →
3) A peppermint is a sweet with this flavour. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life it is a flavour in sweets, gum, toothpaste and tea; in science, its oil makes the mouth feel cold because a chemical called menthol tricks the nerves. Phrases: peppermint tea, a peppermint cream, peppermint oil, a packet of peppermints.
examples
- Gran always has peppermints in her bag. tree →
- Peppermint tea helps settle your tummy. tree →
- This toothpaste tastes of peppermint. tree →
- We grew peppermint in the school garden. tree →
- Can I have a peppermint, please? tree →
- Peppermint makes your mouth feel cool. tree →
- The candy cane was striped red and white with peppermint flavour. tree →
note
Uncountable for the plant or flavour; countable for the sweets (two peppermints). Peppermint does not contain pepper. American spelling «flavor» but the word itself is the same everywhere.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «peppermint» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.