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# flammable

adjective (flammable)

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

## Everyday

Flammable means easily set on fire and burning quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and safety lessons, flammable materials include paper, petrol, some gases, aerosol cans and some clothes; flammable labels warn us to keep them away from flames. In everyday life: «Keep away from fire», «highly flammable». Phrases: «highly flammable», «flammable liquid».

### Examples

- Petrol is highly flammable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/#x1)
- Keep flammable things away from the candle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/#x2)
- The can has a «flammable» warning sign. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/#x3)
- Paper is flammable but metal is not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/#x4)
- Never spray aerosol cans near a flame; they are flammable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/#x5)
- Choose costumes that are not flammable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/#x6)
- In science we sorted materials into flammable and non-flammable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/#x7)

### Note

Big trap: «flammable» and «inflammable» mean the SAME — both mean it burns easily. The opposite is «non-flammable» or «non-combustible». Safety: never play with matches or lighters, and keep flammable things away from heaters. Not a number word.

## On Mova

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