seagull

«seagull» in Mova's school dictionary: a large grey and white bird with a loud cry that lives… — 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 seagull, seagulls)

meaning for a pupil

A seagull (or gull) is a large grey and white bird with a loud cry that lives near the sea and often by rivers and towns. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in nature and seaside life: seagulls steal chips and sandwiches at the beach, follow fishing boats and nest on cliffs and roofs. Safety and manners: do not feed seagulls, and keep food covered.

examples

• A seagull stole my chips at the beach! tree →
• Seagulls were crying above the harbour. tree →
• Don't feed the seagulls. tree →
• The seagull dived into the sea for a fish. tree →
• Seagulls nest on the cliffs. tree →
• Seagulls followed the fishing boat. tree →

note

Countable. Scientists say "gull", because many gulls live inland too. Compound: sea + gull.

In the corpora

• Feeding seagulls teaches them to snatch food, so you eat in a sheltered spot and do not feed them.

Trees and pragmatics

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