silverfish

«silverfish» in Mova's school dictionary: a small, shiny, silver-grey insect with no wings that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a silverfish, silverfish)

meaning for a pupil

1) A silverfish is a small, shiny, silver-grey insect with no wings that wriggles like a fish and lives in damp corners of houses. tree →

2) (rare) Silverfish is also a name for some small silvery fish. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons it comes up with insects and minibeasts and their habitats; in everyday life people find silverfish in bathrooms, under sinks or in old books; it tells the reader a place is damp or old.

examples

• A silverfish darted across the bathroom floor. tree →
• Silverfish like damp, dark places. tree →
• Silverfish nibble paper, glue and old books. tree →
• It is an insect even though it is called a fish. tree →
• We spotted three silverfish under the sink. tree →
• Silverfish are harmless to people but annoying. tree →

note

Plural is the same: one silverfish, many silverfish. Trap: it is an insect, not a fish. It does not bite or sting people.

Trees and pragmatics

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