spirits

«spirits» in Mova's school dictionary: A person's mood or feelings: in high spirits (happy), in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (plural of spirit: a spirit, spirits)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person's mood or feelings: in high spirits (happy), in low spirits (sad). tree →

2) Ghosts, or beings without bodies in stories and beliefs. tree →

3) Strong alcoholic drinks like whisky, vodka, gin and rum. tree →

4) Liquids such as white spirit or methylated spirits used for cleaning or fuel. tree →

5) Courage and energy. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories spirits are ghosts or magic beings. In everyday life «keep your spirits up» means stay cheerful. In safety lessons, spirits (strong alcohol) are not for children, and white spirit or methylated spirits are poisonous and burn easily. Phrases: in high spirits, raise someone's spirits, lift your spirits, team spirit.

examples

• The children were in high spirits on the last day of school. tree →
• A hot drink raised our spirits. tree →
• The old house was said to be full of spirits. tree →
• Spirits are much stronger than beer or wine. tree →
• Dad cleaned the brushes with white spirit. tree →
• Keep your spirits up — we're nearly there! tree →
• "You seem to be in good spirits." tree →

note

Spirits in the sense of mood is plural: high spirits. A spirit level is a builder's tool with a bubble to check that something is flat. Methylated spirits and white spirit are dangerous to drink.

In the corpora

• Bon Odori is a calm circle dance at Japan's summer Obon festival, which honours the spirits of ancestors.
• 'Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
• All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

Trees and pragmatics

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