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# lotion

«lotion» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thick liquid or cream you rub on your skin to protect…** — 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 lotion, lotions; lotion — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

A lotion is a thick liquid or cream you rub on your skin to protect it, soften it or treat it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life sun lotion (sunscreen) protects skin from sunburn: put it on before going out, use a high SPF, and reapply after swimming. Calamine lotion soothes itchy bites and rashes; hand lotion helps dry skin. In science and health lessons, sun lotion blocks harmful UV rays. Phrases: «sun lotion», «suntan lotion», «body lotion», «hand lotion», «apply lotion», «calamine lotion».

### examples

- Put on sun lotion before you go to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#x1)
- Reapply your lotion after swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#x2)
- Calamine lotion stopped the itching. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#x3)
- Mum rubbed lotion into my dry hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#x4)
- This lotion smells like coconut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#x5)
- Sun lotion helps protect your skin from UV rays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#x6)
- Don't get lotion in your eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#x7)
- The bottle says SPF 50 sun lotion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lotion/#x8)

### note

Countable for kinds (lotions), uncountable for the stuff (some lotion). Myth: you don't need sun lotion on cloudy days — UV rays pass through clouds. Lotion is runnier than cream; ointment is greasier.

### In the corpora

- [Scratching chickenpox spots can cause infection and scars, so keep nails short and use the cooling lotion an adult gives you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill/16/)
- [Babies try to eat creams and wipes, so nappy cream, wipes and lotion are kept out of their reach.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/113-babies-batteries-and-magnets/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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