stag
part of speech
noun (a stag, stags); adjective-like noun (a stag party, stag night — UK, Ireland, Australia)
meaning for a pupil
1) A stag is an adult male deer, usually one with large branching antlers. tree →
2) A stag party or stag night is a party for a man just before his wedding, with only his male friends (mostly UK, Ireland, Australia). tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and nature lessons «stag» names the male deer, while «doe» or «hind» names the female and «fawn» the young; it often comes up when pupils learn about antlers, herds and the autumn rut, when stags fight. Stories use a proud stag as a picture of strength and wildness. Phrases: «a red deer stag», «stag beetle» (a big beetle whose jaws look like antlers), «stag party», «stag do».
examples
- A stag stood at the edge of the forest. tree →
- The stag's antlers had twelve points. tree →
- In autumn the stags roar and fight for the herd. tree →
- We saw a stag and two does in the park in Scotland. tree →
- A stag beetle crawled across the log. tree →
- Stags drop their antlers every year and grow new ones. tree →
- My uncle had his stag party the week before the wedding. tree →
- The ranger told us never to go close to a stag in the rutting season. tree →
note
Plural: stags. Female deer: doe or hind; young: fawn. Do not confuse with «stage». A stag beetle is an insect, not a deer. Safety: wild stags can be dangerous in autumn — keep your distance.
In the corpora
- That is what a stag does with its antlers, every single year.
- Stags grow new antlers every year, so the number of points can change from year to year.
- Deer are easily frightened, and stags can be dangerous in autumn, so you watch them quietly from a distance.
Trees and pragmatics
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