tinsel

«tinsel» in Mova's school dictionary: long strings of thin, shiny, glittering material used as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (tinsel — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Tinsel is long strings of thin, shiny, glittering material used as decoration, especially at Christmas. tree →

2) Tinsel can also mean something that looks bright and exciting but has little real value. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is a Christmas decoration on trees, in classrooms and at school plays. In stories it can stand for showy glamour, as in "Tinseltown" (a nickname for Hollywood). Phrases: a strand of tinsel, gold tinsel, tinsel and baubles.

examples

• We wrapped silver tinsel around the Christmas tree. tree →
• The angel in the nativity play wore tinsel as a halo. tree →
• Tinsel sparkled in the classroom window. tree →
• The cat kept pulling the tinsel off the tree. tree →
• In Australia, people hang tinsel even though Christmas is in summer. tree →
• The film star's life was all tinsel and no real happiness. tree →
• The golden star of tinsel was still on the top of the Tree, and glittered in the sunshine. tree →

note

Uncountable: some tinsel, a strand of tinsel (not a tinsel). Safety: keep tinsel away from pets and very small children, who may swallow it.

Trees and pragmatics

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