wiper

«wiper» in Mova's school dictionary: A wiper (windscreen wiper, windshield wiper in the US) is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a wiper, wipers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A wiper (windscreen wiper, windshield wiper in the US) is a long arm with a rubber blade that moves back and forth to clear rain from a car's front window. tree →

2) A wiper is anything used for wiping, like a cloth or wipe. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and DT lessons, wipers are an example of a machine with simple back-and-forth motion. In everyday life and safety, working wipers help drivers see clearly in rain and snow. In stories, the swish of wipers sets a rainy, sleepy mood on a car journey. Phrases: «windscreen wipers», «turn on the wipers», «wiper blades».

examples

• Dad turned on the wipers when it started to pour. tree →
• The wipers squeaked across the glass. tree →
• The wiper blade was worn and left streaks. tree →
• In the US they say windshield wipers. tree →
• I fell asleep listening to the wipers go swish, swish. tree →
• The car failed its check because one wiper was broken. tree →
• Someone tucked a leaflet under the wiper. tree →

note

Countable noun. UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand: «windscreen wiper»; US and Canada: «windshield wiper». A «wiper» is not a «wipe» (a single damp cloth).

In the corpora

• Picture a crested gecko licking its own eyeball: it has no moving eyelids, so its tongue is its windscreen wiper.
• Some cars have a rain sensor that shines invisible light at the windscreen and switches the wipers on when raindrops change the reflection.

Trees and pragmatics

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