sandal

«sandal» in Mova's school dictionary: an open shoe held on the foot with straps, worn in warm… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sandal, sandals; a pair of sandals)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sandal is an open shoe held on the foot with straps, worn in warm weather. tree →

2) Sandal is also short for sandalwood, a sweet-smelling wood, but this is less common. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, children wear sandals in summer, at the beach and on holiday. In safety lessons, sandals do not protect toes, so they are not good for hiking on rocks or in workshops. In history, people in ancient lands like Egypt and Rome wore sandals.

examples

• She wore her new sandals to the beach. tree →
• I need a pair of sandals for the summer. tree →
• One sandal fell off in the river. tree →
• The Romans wore leather sandals. tree →
• Sandals are not safe for climbing rocks. tree →
• Take off your sandals before you go on the sand. tree →
• His sandal strap broke during the walk. tree →
• Put on proper shoes, not sandals, for PE. tree →
• He took off his sandals and entered the hut. tree →

note

Countable; usually talked about in pairs: «a pair of sandals». Spelling: sandal, not «sandle». Do not confuse with «scandal», which means a shocking event that people talk about. In Australia, a common type of sandal is called «thongs»; in New Zealand «jandals»; in the UK «flip-flops».

In the corpora

• How beautiful are thy steps in sandals, O prince's daughter!

Trees and pragmatics

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