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# kylie

noun (a kylie, kylies)

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

## Everyday

1. (Australia) A kylie is a boomerang, especially a non-returning hunting boomerang, a curved throwing stick made by Aboriginal Australians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/#m1)
2. (a name) Kylie is a girl's name, like the Australian singer Kylie Minogue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/#m2)

### In the lessons

Australian history and culture: Aboriginal hunting tools. In everyday life it is most often heard as a first name.

### Examples

- The kylie spun through the air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/#x1)
- Aboriginal hunters used a kylie to hunt animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/#x2)
- A kylie does not always come back like a returning boomerang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/#x3)
- We saw an old kylie at the museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/#x4)
- Kylie is a popular name in Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/#x5)
- The kylie was carved from hard wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kylie/#x6)

### Note

As a name it has a capital: Kylie. The word comes from a Western Australian Aboriginal language.

## On Mova

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