teaser

«teaser» in Mova's school dictionary: a short puzzle or question that makes you think hard… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a teaser, teasers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A teaser is a short puzzle or question that makes you think hard, often called a brain teaser. tree →

2) A teaser is a short preview, like a clip or advert, that shows a little of something to make you curious. tree →

3) A teaser can also be a person who teases others. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and thinking lessons, brain teasers and riddles train logic. In media, film teasers or teaser trailers give a small look at a new film. In stories, a teaser is someone who playfully or unkindly makes fun of others. Phrases: «brain teaser», «teaser trailer».

examples

• Here's a brain teaser: what has hands but can't clap? A clock! tree →
• Our teacher gives us a maths teaser every morning. tree →
• The teaser for the new film was only thirty seconds long. tree →
• The teaser at the end of the book made me want to read the next one. tree →
• Logic teasers help you think step by step. tree →
• Don't be a teaser; stop poking fun at him. tree →

note

Countable noun: tease + -r. A «brain teaser» is a puzzle, not a mean thing. Teasing that hurts is unkind; a friendly teaser is fun. In maths teasers, read every word carefully — they often have a trick.

In the corpora

• Making fun of someone's period, accident or body is unkind, and it is the teaser who is in the wrong.
• Nicknames often fade when the person stops reacting; getting angry usually makes teasers say them more.

Trees and pragmatics

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