vandal

«vandal» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who deliberately damages or destroys property — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a vandal, vandals)

meaning for a pupil

1) A vandal is a person who deliberately damages or destroys property. tree →

2) (history) The Vandals were a group of people who attacked Rome long ago. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety and citizenship lessons, vandals break windows or spray graffiti. Vandalism is a crime. Phrases: vandals broke, attacked by vandals.

examples

• Vandals broke the bus shelter. tree →
• Someone sprayed graffiti; the police are looking for the vandals. tree →
• The park bench was damaged by vandals. tree →
• The Vandals were an ancient tribe. tree →
• Don't be a vandal; respect property. tree →
• Vandals smashed the school windows. tree →

note

Countable. Noun for the crime: vandalism; verb: vandalise (UK) / vandalize (US).

Trees and pragmatics

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