sunscreen

«sunscreen» in Mova's school dictionary: a cream or spray you put on your skin to protect it from… — 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 (sunscreen — uncountable; a sunscreen, sunscreens for types)

meaning for a pupil

Sunscreen is a cream or spray you put on your skin to protect it from the Sun's harmful rays so you don't get sunburn. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and safety, especially in Australia and New Zealand («Slip, slop, slap»: slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat), you put on sunscreen with a high SPF before going out in strong sun, about 20 minutes before, and put more on every two hours and after swimming. Sunscreen helps prevent sunburn and skin damage. It works best with shade, a hat and sunglasses. Also called sun cream (UK) or sunblock.

examples

• Put on sunscreen before you go to the beach. tree →
• Don't forget sunscreen on your ears and nose. tree →
• Reapply sunscreen after swimming. tree →
• Slip, slop, slap: shirt, sunscreen and hat! tree →
• This sunscreen is SPF 50. tree →
• Even on cloudy days you can burn, so wear sunscreen. tree →
• My shoulders burnt because I missed a bit with the sunscreen. tree →

note

Usually uncountable: «some sunscreen». One word. UK also «sun cream», US also «sunblock». Myth: you can't get sunburnt on a cloudy day — you can. Sunscreen does not make it safe to stay in the sun all day. SPF = sun protection factor; higher numbers protect more.

In the corpora

• A tan is a sign the sun has already harmed the skin, not a shield, so tanned skin still needs sunscreen.
• Sunscreen of SPF 30 or more, broad-spectrum, goes on about 20 minutes before going out in summer sun.
• Put sunscreen on again after swimming and drink water, because water washes sunscreen off and you lose water in the heat.

Trees and pragmatics

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