cushion

Who acts: I, crash mat, you, hovercraft, Bike helmets, foam · What happens: fill, use, make, lean on, fall, lay · To what, where: soft bag, seat, hit, Something, blow, cushion · Speech: someone speaks here

«cushion» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: cushion in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A soft bag filled with stuffing, used to make a seat more comfortable or to lean on.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bag	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bag	amod
3	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 used	nsubj:pass
4	filled	fill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 bag	acl
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 stuffing	case
6	stuffing	stuffing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 filled	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 used	punct
8	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 make	mark
10	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 used	advcl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 seat	det
12	seat	seat	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 make	obj
13	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	14 comfortable	advmod
14	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 make	xcomp
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 lean	cc
16	to	to	PART	_	17 lean	mark
17	lean	lean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 comfortable	conj
18	on	on	ADP	_	17 lean	compound:prt
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	fill	participle	a soft bag not said here	with stuffing	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with stuffing=Instrument
2	use	participle · passive	a soft bag		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	make	to-infinitive	a seat	comfortable property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset seat=Product
4	lean on	to-infinitive			vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

Something that makes a hit or fall softer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 makes	nsubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hit	det
5	hit	hit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 fall	cc
7	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 makes	conj
8	softer	soft	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	7 fall	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present		a hit					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hit=Product
2	fall	infinitive						soft property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a cushion of air".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 cushion	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cushion	det
3	cushion	cushion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 air	case
5	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cushion	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 cushion	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cushion	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Everyday, meaning 3

As a verb, to make a blow or fall softer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 blow	det
8	blow	blow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 fall	cc
10	fall	fall	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 make	conj
11	softer	soft	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 fall	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a blow				as a verb	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset blow=Product
2	fall	infinitive						soft property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

I lay on the sofa with a cushion under my head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 lay	nsubj
2	lay	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 sofa	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sofa	det
5	sofa	sofa	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lay	obl
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 cushion	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cushion	det
8	cushion	cushion	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lay	obl
9	under	under	ADP	_	11 head	case
10	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 head	nmod:poss
11	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lay	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lay	present	I			the sofa		with a cushion; under my head	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on sofa=Destination

Example 2

The crash mat cushioned his fall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mat	det
2	crash	crash	NOUN	_	3 mat	compound
3	mat	mat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cushioned	nsubj
4	cushioned	cushion	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 fall	nmod:poss
6	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cushioned	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cushioned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cushion	past	the crash mat	mat's fall					tree rules

Example 3

Don't throw cushions in the living room!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 throw	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 throw	advmod
3	throw	throw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cushions	cushion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 throw	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 room	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 room	det
7	living	living	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 room	compound
8	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 throw	obl
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 throw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not throw	imperative · do-support	you not said here	cushions		the living room			vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent cushion=Theme in room=Destination

Example 4

A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 hovercraft	det
2	hovercraft	hovercraft	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rides	nsubj
3	rides	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 cushion	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cushion	det
6	cushion	cushion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rides	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 air	case
8	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cushion	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rides	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	present	a hovercraft			a cushion of air			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Bike helmets have foam to cushion your head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 helmets	compound
2	helmets	helmet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 cushion	mark
6	cushion	cushion	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 have	xcomp
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 head	nmod:poss
8	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cushion	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Bike helmets	foam					tree rules
2	cushion	to-infinitive	foam not said here	your head					tree rules

Example 6

My brother put a whoopee cushion on my chair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	nsubj
3	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cushion	det
5	whoopee	whoopee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cushion	compound
6	cushion	cushion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 chair	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 chair	nmod:poss
9	chair	chair	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	infinitive	My brother	a whoopee cushion		my chair			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent cushion=Theme on chair=Destination

Example 7

And bring me also the golden cushion.’

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	2 bring	cc
2	bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 bring	obj
4	also	also	ADV	_	2 bring	advmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cushion	det
6	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cushion	amod
7	cushion	cushion	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bring	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bring	punct
9	’	'	PUNCT	_	2 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	imperative	you not said here	the golden cushion	me				vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination cushion=Theme

Example 8

and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the women that sew cushions upon all elbows, and make pads for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! (Prophets EZK.13.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the women that sew cushions upon all elbows, and make pads for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls!

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	2 say	cc
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 saith	punct
4	Thus	thus	ADV	_	5 saith	advmod
5	saith	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 say	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 GOD	det
7	Lord	Lord	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 GOD	compound
8	GOD	GOD	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 saith	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 Woe	punct
10	Woe	woe	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 saith	obl
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 women	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 women	det
13	women	woman	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 Woe	nmod
14	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 sew	nsubj
15	sew	sew	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 women	acl:relcl
16	cushions	cushion	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 sew	obj
17	upon	upon	ADP	_	19 elbows	case
18	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	19 elbows	det
19	elbows	elbow	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 sew	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 make	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 make	cc
22	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 say	parataxis
23	pads	pad	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 make	obj
24	for	for	ADP	_	26 head	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 head	det
26	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 make	obl
27	of	of	ADP	_	28 persons	case
28	persons	person	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 head	nmod
29	of	of	ADP	_	31 stature	case
30	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	31 stature	det
31	stature	stature	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 persons	nmod
32	to	to	PART	_	33 hunt	mark
33	hunt	hunt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	22 make	advcl
34	souls	soul	NOUN	Number=Plur	33 hunt	obj
35	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	imperative	you not said here				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	say speech: assert	present		the Lord GOD		Woe to the women obl; thus property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent god=Topic
3	sew	present	the women	cushions	all elbows		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cushion=Theme upon elbow=Destination
4	make	infinitive		pads		for the head of persons of every stature	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent pad=Product for head=Asset
5	hunt	to-infinitive		souls			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soul=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.13.18, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	EZK.13.18	EZK.13.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.13.18	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.13.18	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 cushion

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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