acid Who acts: acid, chemical substance, strong acids, Lemon juice, Vinegar, Acids · What happens: be, taste, burn, dissolve, mean, contain · To what, where: chemical substance, skin, metals, acid, unkind sharp words, weak acid
«acid» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: acid in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An acid is a chemical substance that tastes sour; strong acids can burn skin and dissolve metals.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl xcomp punct amod nsubj aux parataxis obj cc conj obj punct root An DET acid NOUN is AUX a DET chemical ADJ substance NOUN that PRON tastes VERB sour ADJ ; PUNCT strong ADJ acids NOUN can AUX burn VERB skin NOUN and CCONJ dissolve VERB metals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 acid det 2 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 6 substance nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 substance cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 substance det 5 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 substance amod 6 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 tastes nsubj 8 tastes taste VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 substance acl:relcl 9 sour sour ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tastes xcomp 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 burn punct 11 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 12 acids amod 12 acids acid NOUN Number=Plur 14 burn nsubj 13 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 burn aux 14 burn burn VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 substance parataxis 15 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 14 burn obj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 dissolve cc 17 dissolve dissolve VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 burn conj 18 metals metal NOUN Number=Plur 17 dissolve obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 substance punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a acid a chemical substance tree rules 2 taste present a chemical substance sour property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 burn can strong acids skin vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme 4 dissolve infinitive strong acids not said here metals vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metal=Patient
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.
Meaning 2 Acid (adjective) or acidic means containing acid or tasting sour.
nsubj punct conj punct cc conj xcomp obj cc conj xcomp punct root Acid NOUN ( PUNCT adjective NOUN ) PUNCT or CCONJ acidic ADJ means VERB containing VERB acid NOUN or CCONJ tasting VERB sour ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 1 Acid conj 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 acidic cc 6 acidic acidic ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Acid conj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 containing contain VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 means xcomp 9 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 8 containing obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 tasting cc 11 tasting taste VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 containing conj 12 sour sour ADJ Degree=Pos 11 tasting xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Acid and adjective vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 contain not said to happen gerund Acid and adjective not said here acid vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot acid=Theme 3 taste gerund Acid and adjective not said here sour property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Acid can describe unkind, sharp words, like an acid remark.
nsubj aux amod punct amod obj punct case det amod obl punct root Acid NOUN can AUX describe VERB unkind ADJ , PUNCT sharp ADJ words NOUN , PUNCT like ADP an DET acid ADJ remark NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 describe aux 3 describe describe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 7 words amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 unkind punct 6 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 7 words amod 7 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 describe obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 remark punct 9 like like ADP _ 12 remark case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 remark det 11 acid acid ADJ Degree=Pos 12 remark amod 12 remark remark NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 describe punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 describe can Acid unkind sharp words like a acid remark vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent word=Theme
Example 1 Lemon juice is an acid.
compound nsubj cop det punct root Lemon NOUN juice NOUN is AUX an DET acid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lemon lemon NOUN Number=Sing 2 juice compound 2 juice juice NOUN Number=Sing 5 acid nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 acid cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 acid det 5 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 acid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Lemon juice a acid tree rules
Example 2 Vinegar is a weak acid.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Vinegar NOUN is AUX a DET weak ADJ acid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vinegar vinegar NOUN Number=Sing 5 acid nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 acid cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 acid det 4 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 5 acid amod 5 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 acid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Vinegar a weak acid tree rules
Example 3 Acids turn blue litmus paper red.
nsubj amod compound compound obj punct root Acids NOUN turn VERB blue ADJ litmus NOUN paper NOUN red NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acids acid NOUN Number=Plur 2 turn nsubj 2 turn turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 5 paper amod 4 litmus litmus NOUN Number=Sing 5 paper compound 5 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 6 red compound 6 red red NOUN Number=Sing 2 turn obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 turn punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn present Acids paper red vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent red=Theme
Example 4 Never touch strong acids; they can burn your skin.
advmod amod obj punct nsubj aux conj nmod:poss obj punct root Never ADV touch VERB strong ADJ acids NOUN ; PUNCT they PRON can AUX burn VERB your PRON skin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 touch advmod 2 touch touch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 acids amod 4 acids acid NOUN Number=Plur 2 touch obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 burn punct 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 burn nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 burn aux 8 burn burn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 touch conj 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 skin nmod:poss 10 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 8 burn obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 touch punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not touch imperative you not said here strong acids vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme acid=Co-Theme 2 burn can acids = acid your skin vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme
Example 5 Your stomach makes acid to break down food.
nmod:poss nsubj obj mark xcomp compound:prt obj punct root Your PRON stomach NOUN makes VERB acid NOUN to PART break VERB down ADP food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 stomach nmod:poss 2 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes nsubj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes obj 5 to to PART _ 6 break mark 6 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 makes xcomp 7 down down ADP _ 6 break compound:prt 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 break obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 makes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present Your stomach acid tree rules 2 break down to-infinitive acid not said here food vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
Example 6 Sugar turns into acid that harms your teeth.
nsubj case obl nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root Sugar NOUN turns VERB into ADP acid NOUN that PRON harms VERB your PRON teeth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 2 turns nsubj 2 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 into into ADP _ 4 acid case 4 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 2 turns obl 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 harms nsubj 6 harms harm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 acid acl:relcl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 teeth nmod:poss 8 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 6 harms obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 turns punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn present Sugar acid vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into acid=Trajectory 2 harm present acid your teeth vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tooth=Experiencer
Example 7 Acid rain can damage statues and trees.
compound nsubj aux obj cc conj punct root Acid NOUN rain NOUN can AUX damage VERB statues NOUN and CCONJ trees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 2 rain compound 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 damage nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 damage aux 4 damage damage VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 statues statue NOUN Number=Plur 4 damage obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 trees cc 7 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 5 statues conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 damage punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 damage can Acid rain statues and trees vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statue=Patient
Example 8 Wear goggles when working with acids.
obj mark advcl case obl punct root Wear VERB goggles NOUN when SCONJ working VERB with ADP acids NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 goggles goggle NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wear obj 3 when when SCONJ _ 4 working mark 4 working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Wear advcl 5 with with ADP _ 6 acids case 6 acids acid NOUN Number=Plur 4 working obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wear punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear imperative you not said here goggles vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent goggle=Source 2 work gerund you not said here with acids vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with acid=Co-Agent
Example 9 We might take him some acid drops." So they went.
Sentence 1: We might take him some acid drops."
nsubj aux obj det amod obj punct punct root We PRON might AUX take VERB him PRON some DET acid ADJ drops NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 take nsubj 2 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 take aux 3 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 take obj 5 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 drops det 6 acid acid ADJ Degree=Pos 7 drops amod 7 drops drop NOUN Number=Plur 3 take obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 take punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 3 take punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 take might We him = he vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Theme drop=Destination
Sentence 2: So they went.
advmod nsubj punct root So ADV they PRON went VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 3 went advmod 2 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go past drops = drop vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous achynext → acidic↑ back to A in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acid/