bonnet
noun (a bonnet, bonnets)
Everyday
- A hat tied under the chin with ribbons, worn by babies or by women in the past. tree →
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) The metal cover over the engine at the front of a car (US: hood). tree →
- (Scotland) A soft flat cap worn by men. tree →
In the lessons
Used in history lessons (Victorian women in bonnets), everyday car talk in the UK and Australia (open the bonnet), and baby clothes. Phrases: Easter bonnet, under the bonnet, a bee in your bonnet (an idea you keep thinking about).
Examples
- The baby wore a white bonnet in the sun. tree →
- Dad opened the bonnet to check the oil. tree →
- We made Easter bonnets with paper flowers. tree →
- In the old photo, Grandma's grandma wore a bonnet. tree →
- Steam came out from under the bonnet. tree →
- She has a bee in her bonnet about tidy desks. tree →
- The Victorian girl tied her bonnet under her chin. tree →
- Come along, Nurse--don't wait to put on your bonnet. tree →
Note
Countable: bonnets. Car meaning differs: UK bonnet = US hood; UK boot = US trunk. "A bee in your bonnet" is an idiom, not a real bee.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «bonnet» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «bonnet» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bonnet/