raisin
part of speech
noun (a raisin, raisins)
meaning for a pupil
A raisin is a dried grape, small, wrinkly, brown and sweet. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life raisins are snacks and baking ingredients (cakes, buns, cereal). In science they show drying and change (a grape loses water to become a raisin) and the «dancing raisins» experiment with fizzy water. In safety, raisins and grapes are poisonous to dogs. Phrases: «a box of raisins», «raisin bread», «oatmeal and raisin».
examples
- I have a small box of raisins in my lunch. tree →
- Raisins are grapes that have been dried in the sun. tree →
- Mum puts raisins in the scones. tree →
- Never give raisins to a dog; they can make it very ill. tree →
- In our experiment, raisins danced up and down in lemonade. tree →
- Oatmeal and raisin cookies are my favourite. tree →
- A raisin is wrinkly because it lost most of its water. tree →
- Raisins are sticky, so brush your teeth after eating them. tree →
- The fountains spouted forth the most delicious wine, and whoever bought a penny loaf at the baker's received six large buns, full of raisins, as a present. tree →
note
Countable: «a raisin», «raisins». Pronounced RAY-zin. Trap: in French «raisin» means grape, but in English it means only a dried grape. Related: «sultana», «currant» (other dried grapes, different kinds).
In the corpora
- Grapes and raisins can damage dogs' kidneys, so dropped grapes should be picked up at once.
- Raisins in lemonade rise when bubbles stick to them like floats and sink again when the bubbles pop at the top.
- Chocolate, grapes, raisins and onions can poison dogs.
- Chocolate, grapes and raisins can poison dogs.
- Chocolate, grapes, raisins and onions are poisonous to dogs.
Trees and pragmatics
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