popcorn

«popcorn» in Mova's school dictionary: A snack made from grains of a special kind of corn… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (popcorn — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

A snack made from grains of a special kind of corn (maize) that burst open into white fluffy shapes when heated. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, popcorn shows that heat turns water inside each kernel into steam, which bursts the kernel open — a change you cannot undo. In everyday life, people eat popcorn at the cinema. Safety: hot oil and steam can burn; popcorn can choke very young children. Phrases: «a bowl of popcorn», «salted popcorn», «sweet popcorn».

examples

• We ate popcorn at the cinema. tree →
• The popcorn popped in the pan. tree →
• Would you like sweet or salted popcorn? tree →
• Steam inside the kernels makes them pop. tree →
• Be careful opening hot popcorn bags; the steam can burn. tree →
• We threaded popcorn on string to decorate the tree. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some popcorn», «a bowl of popcorn», not «a popcorn». One word.

In the corpora

• Now, who's making the popcorn?"
• Popcorn pops because water inside each kernel turns to steam until the hard shell bursts; dried-out kernels pop badly.
• Grapes should be cut into quarters lengthways for toddlers, and whole nuts and popcorn should not be given to small children.
• She was surprised and secretly pleased, and said she'd go if they bought popcorn for both streets.

Trees and pragmatics

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