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# bonnet

noun (a bonnet, bonnets)

«bonnet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hat tied under the chin with ribbons, worn by babies or by women in the past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#m1)
2. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) The metal cover over the engine at the front of a car (US: hood). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#m2)
3. (Scotland) A soft flat cap worn by men. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#x1)
- Dad opened the bonnet to check the oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#x2)
- We made Easter bonnets with paper flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#x3)
- In the old photo, Grandma's grandma wore a bonnet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#x4)
- Steam came out from under the bonnet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#x5)
- She has a bee in her bonnet about tidy desks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#x6)
- The Victorian girl tied her bonnet under her chin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#x7)
- Come along, Nurse--don't wait to put on your bonnet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/#x8)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bonnet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bonnet.html) on Mova free.