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# martin

noun (a martin, martins — bird); proper noun (Martin — name)

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

## Everyday

1. A martin is a small bird of the swallow family, such as the house martin, which builds a mud nest under the roofs of houses and flies south in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#m1)
2. Martin is a common boy's first name and a surname. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#m2)
3. (church) Saint Martin of Tours was a soldier who cut his cloak in half to share with a freezing beggar; he is remembered for kindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons, house martins, sand martins and purple martins are watched in spring and summer; they catch insects in the air and migrate. In history, Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation, and Martin Luther King Jr led the civil rights movement for equality. Phrases: house martin, sand martin, Saint Martin, Martin Luther King Jr.

### Examples

- House martins built a mud nest under our roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#x1)
- The martins flew south when the weather turned cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#x2)
- Sand martins nest in holes in river banks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#x3)
- Saint Martin shared his cloak with a poor man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#x4)
- Martin Luther King Jr dreamed of equality for all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#x5)
- Martin from next door helped us fix the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#x6)
- So Martin started off for the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/martin/#x7)

### Note

Small m for the bird; capital M for the name. Countable for the bird (martins). A martin is related to the swallow but has a shorter tail; the house martin has a white patch on its back.

## On Mova

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