jam

Who acts: Jam, sugar, traffic jam, door, Mom, jar · What happens: be, make, spread, not move, jam, push · To what, where: sweet food, fruit, bread, something, space, difficult situation

«jam» in the English dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: jam in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Jam is a sweet food made from fruit and sugar that you spread on bread.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 food	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 food	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 food	det
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 food	amod
5	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 food	acl
7	from	from	ADP	_	8 fruit	case
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 sugar	cc
10	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fruit	conj
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 spread	nsubj
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 spread	nsubj
13	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 sugar	acl:relcl
14	on	on	ADP	_	15 bread	case
15	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 spread	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 food	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Jam	a sweet food			tree rules
2	make	participle		a sweet food not said here	fruit and sugar		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from fruit=Material
3	spread	present	sugar		bread	you nsubj	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bread=Location

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

A traffic jam is when many cars are stuck and cannot move.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 jam	det
2	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jam	compound
3	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stuck	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 stuck	cop
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 stuck	advmod
6	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cars	amod
7	cars	car	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 stuck	nsubj
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 stuck	cop
9	stuck	stuck	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 move	cc
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 move	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 move	advmod
13	move	move	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 stuck	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 stuck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a traffic jam					many cars nsubj; stuck property	tree rules
2	not move	can	a traffic jam not said here						vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

To jam is to get stuck or to push something tightly into a space: the door jammed.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 jam	mark
2	jam	jam	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 get	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 get	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 get	mark
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	stuck	stuck	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 get	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 push	cc
8	to	to	PART	_	9 push	mark
9	push	push	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 get	conj
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 push	obj
11	tightly	tightly	ADV	_	9 push	advmod
12	into	into	ADP	_	14 space	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 space	det
14	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 push	obl
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 jammed	punct
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 door	det
17	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 jammed	nsubj
18	jammed	jam	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 get	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	jam	to-infinitive					vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme
2	is	present				get, stuck property	tree rules
3	push	to-infinitive		something	a space	tightly property	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme into space=Destination
4	jam	past	the door				vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme

Everyday, meaning 4

A jam is a difficult situation: in a jam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 jam	det
2	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 situation	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 situation	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 situation	det
5	difficult	difficult	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 situation	amod
6	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 situation	punct
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 jam	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 jam	det
10	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 situation	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 situation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a jam	a difficult situation		a jam			tree rules

Everyday, meaning 5

To jam is also to play music together freely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 jam	mark
2	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 play	advcl
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 play	cop
4	also	also	ADV	_	6 play	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 play	mark
6	play	play	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 play	obj
8	together	together	ADV	_	6 play	advmod
9	freely	freely	ADV	_	6 play	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present						jam advcl; music obj; freely, play, together property	tree rules

Example 1

Mom made 6 jars of jam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 jars	nummod
4	jars	jar	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 made	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 jam	case
6	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 jars	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Mom	6 jars of jam					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jar=Product

Example 2

Each jar holds 250 grams of jam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 jar	det
2	jar	jar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 holds	nsubj
3	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	250	250	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 grams	nummod
5	grams	gram	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 holds	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 jam	case
7	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 grams	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 holds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	present	each jar	250 grams of jam					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gram=Theme

Example 3

They sat in a traffic jam for 20 minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sat	nsubj
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 jam	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 jam	det
5	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 jam	compound
6	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sat	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 minutes	case
8	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 minutes	nummod
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sat	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	They			a traffic jam	minute		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in jam=Location

Example 4

She spreads jam on 8 slices of bread.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 spreads	nsubj
2	spreads	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spreads	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 slices	case
5	8	8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 slices	nummod
6	slices	slice	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 spreads	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 bread	case
8	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 slices	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spreads	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	present	She	jam		8 slices of bread			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent jam=Theme on slice=Destination
2	slice			bread					nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

I like toast with strawberry jam.

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 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	toast	toast	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 like	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 jam	case
5	strawberry	strawberry	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 jam	compound
6	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 like	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	I	toast				with strawberry jam	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot toast=Theme

Example 6

The printer has a paper jam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 printer	det
2	printer	printer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 jam	det
5	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 jam	compound
6	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the printer	a paper jam					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jam=Patient

Example 7

The drawer jammed and would not open.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 drawer	det
2	drawer	drawer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jammed	nsubj
3	jammed	jam	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 open	cc
5	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 open	aux
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 open	advmod
7	open	open	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 jammed	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 jammed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jam	past	the drawer						vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme
2	not open	would	the drawer not said here						vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

The bus was jam-packed with fans.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bus	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 packed	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 packed	aux:pass
4	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 packed	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 jam	punct
6	packed	pack	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 fans	case
8	fans	fan	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 packed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 packed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pack	past · passive		the bus				with fans; jam compound	vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with fan=Theme

Example 9

I am in a jam: I forgot my homework.

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	5 jam	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 jam	cop
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 jam	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 jam	det
5	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 forgot	punct
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 forgot	nsubj
8	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 jam	conj
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 homework	nmod:poss
10	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 forgot	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 jam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I			a jam			tree rules
2	forget	past	I	my homework					tree rules

Example 10

“And after the cauliflower, some cake and jam.”

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	5 cauliflower	punct
2	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 cauliflower	cc
3	after	after	ADP	_	5 cauliflower	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cauliflower	det
5	cauliflower	cauliflower	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 cake	punct
7	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	8 cake	det
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cauliflower	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 jam	cc
10	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cauliflower	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cauliflower	punct
12	”	"	PUNCT	_	5 cauliflower	punct

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

Example 11

Hinc jam rebus Israel inclinatis ne deficeret per sapientes Hierusalem arcanis et (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hinc	Hinc	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 rebus	compound
2	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rebus	compound
3	rebus	rebus	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 deficeret	nsubj
4	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 deficeret	compound
5	inclinatis	inclinatis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ne	compound
6	ne	ne	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 deficeret	compound
7	deficeret	deficeret	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	per	per	ADP	_	9 sapientes	case
9	sapientes	sapiente	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 deficeret	nmod
10	Hierusalem	Hierusalem	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 et	compound
11	arcanis	arcanis	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 et	compound
12	et	ET	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sapientes	appos
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 Sefer	punct
14	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 et	appos
15	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Sefer	flat
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 Westcott	punct
17	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Sefer	conj
18	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	17 Westcott	flat
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 Sefer	punct

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

Example 12

Hinc jam rebus Israel inclinatis ne deficeret per sapientes Hierusalem arcanis et [p. 12] profundissimis sensibus literis commendatus." Johannes Pistorius. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: Hinc jam rebus Israel inclinatis ne deficeret per sapientes Hierusalem arcanis et [p. 12] profundissimis sensibus literis commendatus."

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hinc	Hinc	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 rebus	compound
2	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rebus	compound
3	rebus	rebus	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 deficeret	nsubj
4	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 deficeret	compound
5	inclinatis	inclinatis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ne	compound
6	ne	ne	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 deficeret	compound
7	deficeret	deficeret	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	per	per	ADP	_	9 sapientes	case
9	sapientes	sapiente	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 deficeret	nmod
10	Hierusalem	Hierusalem	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 sapientes	nmod
11	arcanis	arcanis	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Hierusalem	flat
12	et	et	CCONJ	_	14 p.	cc
13	[	[	PUNCT	_	14 p.	punct
14	p.	P.	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Hierusalem	conj
15	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 Hierusalem	list
16	]	]	PUNCT	_	15 12	punct
17	profundissimis	profundissimis	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sensibus	compound
18	sensibus	sensibus	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 literis	compound
19	literis	literis	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 commendatus	compound
20	commendatus	commendatus	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Hierusalem	list
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 deficeret	punct
22	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 deficeret	punct

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

Sentence 2: Johannes Pistorius.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Johannes	Johannes	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	Pistorius	Pistorius	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Johannes	flat
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Johannes	punct

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

Sentence 3: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

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📖 jam

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

Everyday, meaning 5

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