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# toaster

«toaster» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small electric kitchen machine that browns slices of…** — 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 toaster, toasters)

### meaning for a pupil

A toaster is a small electric kitchen machine that browns slices of bread by heating them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and kitchen safety: never put a knife, fork or anything metal into a toaster, even if the bread is stuck, because you can get an electric shock; unplug it first and ask an adult; keep it away from water and do not leave it on unattended. In science, the wires in a toaster glow red because electricity makes them hot. Phrases: pop up from the toaster, toaster oven.

### examples

- I put two slices of bread in the toaster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#x1)
- The toast popped up from the toaster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#x2)
- Never put a fork in the toaster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#x3)
- Unplug the toaster before you clean it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#x4)
- The toaster wires glow orange when hot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#x5)
- Our toaster burns the toast if it is on high. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#x6)
- Keep the toaster away from the sink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#x7)
- Crumbs in a toaster can catch fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toaster/#x8)

### note

Countable. A toaster makes toast; toast is uncountable (a slice of toast, two slices of toast). A toaster oven (USA) is a small oven.

### In the corpora

- [You must never poke a knife or fork into a toaster, even when it is switched off at the wall.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast/14/)
- [If toast starts smoking, press the cancel lever and unplug the toaster.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher/11/)
- [Old crumbs in a toaster can catch fire, so a grown-up empties the crumb tray when it is unplugged and cold.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher/12/)
- [Putting metal into a toaster while it is plugged in can give you an electric shock.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher/19/)
- [Metal in a plugged-in toaster or socket can give a shock that stops the heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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