sherry

«sherry» in Mova's school dictionary: a strong wine from Spain, often drunk in a small glass… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (sherry, sherries)

meaning for a pupil

1) Sherry is a strong wine from Spain, often drunk in a small glass, sometimes used in cooking. tree →

2) A sherry is a glass of sherry. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, adults may drink sherry at Christmas or use it in trifle. It is alcohol and only for adults. Phrases: «a glass of sherry», «sweet sherry», «dry sherry».

examples

• Gran likes a small sherry at Christmas. tree →
• The trifle has a little sherry in it. tree →
• Sherry comes from the south of Spain. tree →
• Dad poured a sherry for his friend. tree →
• Sherry is alcohol, so it is not for children. tree →

note

Uncountable for the drink; countable for a glass (a sherry). Alcohol: adults only.

Trees and pragmatics

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