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# dipper

noun (a dipper, dippers)

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

## Everyday

1. A small bird that lives by fast streams and walks or dives under water to catch insects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#m1)
2. A ladle or cup with a long handle for scooping water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#m2)
3. (the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper) Groups of stars shaped like a ladle; in the UK the Big Dipper is called the Plough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#m3)
4. (UK) A roller-coaster ride at a fair; a «big dipper». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science and nature, the dipper is a bird famous for walking underwater in rivers. In astronomy, the Big Dipper helps you find the North Star. At the seaside, a «big dipper» is a fairground ride. Phrases: «the Big Dipper», «a water dipper».

### Examples

- A dipper bobbed on a rock in the stream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#x1)
- We watched the dipper walk right under the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#x2)
- Use the dipper to scoop water from the barrel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#x3)
- On a clear night we found the Big Dipper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#x4)
- In the UK, the Big Dipper is called the Plough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#x5)
- We rode the big dipper at the fair and screamed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#x6)
- The pointer stars of the Big Dipper lead to the North Star. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dipper/#x7)

### Note

Countable. From the verb «dip». The Big Dipper is part of the larger constellation Ursa Major (Great Bear), not a full constellation itself. Capital letters for the star group: the Big Dipper.

## On Mova

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