sinuous

«sinuous» in Mova's school dictionary: Curving and winding, with many bends, like a snake or a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (sinuous, more sinuous, most sinuous)

meaning for a pupil

1) Curving and winding, with many bends, like a snake or a river. tree →

2) Moving in a smooth, twisting, graceful way. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in descriptive writing and geography (a sinuous river, a sinuous road). Science: snakes and eels move in sinuous waves. In The Wind in the Willows the river is described as a sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, which enchants Mole.

examples

• The river was sinuous and full of bends. tree →
• The snake moved in a sinuous way. tree →
• A sinuous path wound up the mountain. tree →
• Mole had never seen such a sleek, sinuous river. tree →
• The dancer's arms made sinuous shapes. tree →
• Eels swim with sinuous movements. tree →

note

Say «SIN-yoo-us». Comes from Latin «sinus» (a curve). Not the same as «sinewy» (strong and muscly).

Trees and pragmatics

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