waterside

«waterside» in Mova's school dictionary: the land along the edge of a river, lake or sea — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (the waterside); adjective (waterside)

meaning for a pupil

1) The waterside is the land along the edge of a river, lake or sea. tree →

2) (adjective) Waterside describes things found by the water: a waterside cafe, waterside plants. tree →

sense in the lessons

The Wind in the Willows is set mostly by the waterside, where Rat lives in his hole in the bank. In science, waterside plants such as reeds and willows like wet soil. In safety lessons, children are told to be careful at the waterside, because banks can be slippery.

examples

• We had a picnic at the waterside. tree →
• Ducks and moorhens live along the waterside. tree →
• The Rat's house was right at the waterside. tree →
• Waterside paths can be slippery. tree →
• They ate at a waterside cafe by the harbour. tree →
• Willows grow well by the waterside. tree →
• Canoe, canoe, float to the waterside; That is my mother calling me. tree →

note

Usually «the waterside» or used before a noun. Safety: never play near deep water without an adult.

Trees and pragmatics

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