tissue
part of speech
noun (a tissue, tissues; tissue, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A tissue is a soft, thin piece of paper used to blow or wipe your nose. tree →
2) In biology, tissue is a group of similar cells that work together in a living thing, such as muscle tissue. tree →
3) Tissue paper is very thin paper used for wrapping presents or crafts. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health and hygiene lessons: catch your cough or sneeze in a tissue, put it in the bin and wash your hands, so germs do not spread. In science: cells make tissues, tissues make organs (the heart, the skin). Phrases: a box of tissues, tissue paper, muscle tissue.
examples
- Can I have a tissue? My nose is runny. tree →
- Throw your used tissue in the bin. tree →
- Catch it, bin it, kill it! tree →
- Muscle is a kind of tissue. tree →
- We wrapped the present in tissue paper. tree →
- Mum always has tissues in her bag. tree →
- Plants have tissues too, like the ones that carry water. tree →
- Cells join together to form tissue. tree →
note
Countable for paper hankies (two tissues); uncountable for body tissue and tissue paper. Pronounced TISH-oo or TISS-yoo. Some people say «Kleenex» (a brand name) for a tissue.
In the corpora
- Watercolour can sometimes be lifted with a tissue, and spills can be turned into clouds or water.
- Picking your nose spreads germs and can cause nosebleeds, so you use a tissue and wash your hands.
- A runny nose is blown gently into a tissue, one side at a time, and the tissue goes in the bin.
- Sneezes spray germs a long way, so you sneeze into a tissue or your elbow, not your hands.
- A used tissue goes in the bin straight away, and then you wash your hands.
Trees and pragmatics
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