smoothy
part of speech
noun (a smoothy, smoothies) — a less common spelling of smoothie
meaning for a pupil
1) A thick cold drink made by blending fruit, often with yoghurt, milk or ice; usually spelled «smoothie». tree →
2) (informal) A person who is charming and confident in a slick way, especially with words — someone who smooth-talks. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and healthy-eating lessons a smoothie is a quick way to eat fruit. In maths problems recipes for smoothies use fractions and ratios (2 bananas for every cup of milk). In stories a «smoothy» or «smoothie» is a slick charmer who may not be trusted.
examples
- I made a strawberry smoothy for breakfast. tree →
- This smoothy has banana, milk and honey. tree →
- Each smoothy needs 2 bananas, so 4 smoothies need 8. tree →
- He's a real smoothy — always knows what to say. tree →
- Don't trust that smoothy salesman. tree →
- A green smoothy has spinach in it. tree →
note
Most common spelling: smoothie (plural smoothies). «Smoothy» is a variant; both plurals are «smoothies». Fruit smoothies contain lots of sugar, even if healthy.
Trees and pragmatics
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