unbreakable

«unbreakable» in Mova's school dictionary: Very hard or impossible to break: unbreakable plastic — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unbreakable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very hard or impossible to break: unbreakable plastic. tree →

2) Too strong to be ended or beaten: an unbreakable promise, an unbreakable code, an unbreakable record. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: unbreakable cups and toys for small children. In stories: an unbreakable bond of friendship, an unbreakable spell or code. In science, nothing is truly unbreakable; the word means very strong. Phrases: «unbreakable bond», «unbreakable rule».

examples

• We use unbreakable plates at picnics. tree →
• The two friends shared an unbreakable bond. tree →
• The spies tried to crack the unbreakable code. tree →
• My phone has an unbreakable screen, or so the advert says. tree →
• Her record of 100 goals seemed unbreakable. tree →
• Telling the truth was an unbreakable rule in their house. tree →

note

Takes «an»: «an unbreakable glass». Adverts often exaggerate: «unbreakable» usually means very hard to break, not impossible. Opposite: breakable, fragile.

Trees and pragmatics

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