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# colonel

«colonel» in Mova's school dictionary: **A high-ranking officer in the army, air force or marines…** — 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 (colonel, colonels)

### meaning for a pupil

A high-ranking officer in the army, air force or marines, above a major and below a general. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In history and stories, colonels lead large groups of soldiers. In everyday life, Colonel Sanders is the face of a fried chicken brand. Phrases: Colonel Mustard (in the game Cluedo or Clue).

### examples

- The colonel gave the order to march. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/#x1)
- A colonel is higher than a major. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/#x2)
- Colonel Mustard did it in the library with the rope! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/#x3)
- The colonel's uniform had shiny badges. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/#x4)
- Her grandfather was a colonel in the army. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/#x5)
- The soldiers saluted the colonel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/#x6)
- It was the colonel himself who came with the patrol, and he was not a little surprised when he found the recruit safe and sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/#x7)

### note

Spelling and sound trap: it is spelled «colonel» but said «KER-nel», like «kernel» (the seed of corn). Capital C before a name: Colonel Smith.

### In the corpora

- [Mia's grandma in Georgia has a cockerel called Colonel who chases anyone in shorts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/458-magpies-geese-ponies-and-swans-animals-that-are-not-your-friends/20/)
- [Mia learns to carry a bucket between her and Colonel and walk calmly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/458-magpies-geese-ponies-and-swans-animals-that-are-not-your-friends/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «colonel» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colonel/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.