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# jade

noun (jade, uncountable; a jade); adjective (jade — colour)

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

## Everyday

1. Jade is a hard green stone used to make jewellery and carvings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#m1)
2. Jade is also a green colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#m2)
3. (old) A jade was a worn-out horse; jaded means tired and bored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#m3)
4. Jade is a girl's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#m4)

### In the lessons

Science (rocks and minerals), history and art (Chinese jade carvings), colours, names.

### Examples

- Grandma wears a jade bracelet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#x1)
- The museum has old Chinese jade carvings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#x2)
- She painted her room jade green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#x3)
- Jade is a very hard stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#x4)
- My friend Jade sits next to me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#x5)
- The jade statue shone in the light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#x6)
- So the Devil gave him that sorry jade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jade/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable as a stone. Adjective «jaded» (tired of something) comes from the old horse meaning.

## On Mova

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