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# tinsel

noun (tinsel — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. Tinsel is long strings of thin, shiny, glittering material used as decoration, especially at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#m1)
2. Tinsel can also mean something that looks bright and exciting but has little real value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is a Christmas decoration on trees, in classrooms and at school plays. In stories it can stand for showy glamour, as in "Tinseltown" (a nickname for Hollywood). Phrases: a strand of tinsel, gold tinsel, tinsel and baubles.

### Examples

- We wrapped silver tinsel around the Christmas tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#x1)
- The angel in the nativity play wore tinsel as a halo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#x2)
- Tinsel sparkled in the classroom window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#x3)
- The cat kept pulling the tinsel off the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#x4)
- In Australia, people hang tinsel even though Christmas is in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#x5)
- The film star's life was all tinsel and no real happiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#x6)
- The golden star of tinsel was still on the top of the Tree, and glittered in the sunshine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tinsel/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: some tinsel, a strand of tinsel (not a tinsel). Safety: keep tinsel away from pets and very small children, who may swallow it.

## On Mova

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