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# raisin

«raisin» in Mova's school dictionary: **a dried grape, small, wrinkly, brown and sweet** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a raisin, raisins)

### meaning for a pupil

A raisin is a dried grape, small, wrinkly, brown and sweet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life raisins are snacks and baking ingredients (cakes, buns, cereal). In science they show drying and change (a grape loses water to become a raisin) and the «dancing raisins» experiment with fizzy water. In safety, raisins and grapes are poisonous to dogs. Phrases: «a box of raisins», «raisin bread», «oatmeal and raisin».

### examples

- I have a small box of raisins in my lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x1)
- Raisins are grapes that have been dried in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x2)
- Mum puts raisins in the scones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x3)
- Never give raisins to a dog; they can make it very ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x4)
- In our experiment, raisins danced up and down in lemonade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x5)
- Oatmeal and raisin cookies are my favourite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x6)
- A raisin is wrinkly because it lost most of its water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x7)
- Raisins are sticky, so brush your teeth after eating them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x8)
- The fountains spouted forth the most delicious wine, and whoever bought a penny loaf at the baker's received six large buns, full of raisins, as a present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raisin/#x9)

### note

Countable: «a raisin», «raisins». Pronounced RAY-zin. Trap: in French «raisin» means grape, but in English it means only a dried grape. Related: «sultana», «currant» (other dried grapes, different kinds).

### In the corpora

- [Grapes and raisins can damage dogs' kidneys, so dropped grapes should be picked up at once.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/10/)
- [Raisins in lemonade rise when bubbles stick to them like floats and sink again when the bubbles pop at the top.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/19-fizzy-drinks-mentos-and-cola/14/)
- [Chocolate, grapes, raisins and onions can poison dogs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/9/)
- [Chocolate, grapes and raisins can poison dogs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/19/)
- [Chocolate, grapes, raisins and onions are poisonous to dogs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/118-energy-pets-and-bathroom/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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