biz

Who acts: biz, that, bee, She, He, uncle · What happens: show, mean, be, buzz, make, want · To what, where: biz, entertainment, best, buzzing sound, noise, star · Speech: someone speaks here

«biz» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: biz in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Short for «business», especially a trade or industry, as in «show biz».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 business	amod
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 business	case
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 business	punct
4	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 business	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 trade	punct
7	especially	especially	ADV	_	9 trade	advmod
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 trade	det
9	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 business	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 industry	cc
11	industry	industry	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trade	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 show	punct
13	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 show	mark
14	in	in	SCONJ	_	16 show	mark
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 show	punct
16	show	show	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 business	parataxis
17	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 show	obj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 show	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 business	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show in a quote	infinitive		biz					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent biz=Recipient

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

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

«The biz» means the entertainment or music industry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 biz	punct
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 biz	det
3	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 biz	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 entertainment	det
7	entertainment	entertainment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 industry	cc
9	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 industry	compound
10	industry	industry	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 entertainment	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the biz	the entertainment or music industry					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entertainment=Topic

Meaning 3

Usage: slang, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

«The biz» can also mean the very best, as in «that's the biz».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 biz	punct
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 biz	det
3	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mean	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 biz	punct
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 mean	aux
6	also	also	ADV	_	7 mean	advmod
7	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 best	det
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 best	advmod
10	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	7 mean	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 biz	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	18 biz	mark
13	in	in	ADP	_	18 biz	case
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 biz	punct
15	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	18 biz	nsubj
16	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 biz	cop
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 biz	det
18	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mean	parataxis
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 biz	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	the biz	the best					tree rules
2	is in a quote	present	that			the biz			tree rules

Meaning 4

Biz is a buzzing sound, like the noise a bee or wasp makes.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sound	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sound	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sound	det
4	buzzing	buzz	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 sound	amod
5	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 noise	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 noise	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 noise	det
9	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 makes	obj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 bee	det
11	bee	bee	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 makes	nsubj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 wasp	cc
13	wasp	wasp	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 bee	conj
14	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sound	acl:relcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	buzz	gerund			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	Biz	a buzzing sound	tree rules
3	make	present	a bee or wasp	the noise	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noise=Product

Example 1

She wants to be a star in show biz.

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 wants	nsubj
2	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	6 star	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 star	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 star	det
6	star	star	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wants	xcomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 biz	case
8	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 biz	compound
9	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 star	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present	She						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	is a not said to happen	to-infinitive	She not said here	a star		show biz			tree rules

Example 2

He has been in the music biz for years.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 biz	nsubj
2	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 biz	aux
3	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 biz	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 biz	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 biz	det
6	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 biz	compound
7	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 years	case
9	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 biz	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 biz	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present · perfect	He			the music biz	year		tree rules

Example 3

My uncle runs a small cake biz from home. (informal)

Sentence 1: My uncle runs a small cake biz from home.

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 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 runs	nsubj
3	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 biz	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 biz	amod
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 biz	compound
7	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 runs	obj
8	from	from	ADP	_	9 home	case
9	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 biz	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 runs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	present	My uncle	a small cake biz		home			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent biz=Theme from home=Trajectory

Sentence 2: (informal)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct

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

Example 4

That new trainer is the biz! (UK slang)

Sentence 1: That new trainer is the biz!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 trainer	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 trainer	amod
3	trainer	trainer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 biz	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 biz	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 biz	det
6	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 biz	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that new trainer	the biz					tree rules

Sentence 2: (UK slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 slang	compound
3	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct

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

Example 5

Showbiz news is all about celebrities.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Showbiz	Showbiz	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 news	compound
2	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 celebrities	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 celebrities	cop
4	all	all	ADV	_	6 celebrities	advmod
5	about	about	ADP	_	6 celebrities	case
6	celebrities	celebrity	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 celebrities	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Showbiz news					about celebrities; all property	tree rules

Example 6

«How's the biz going?» Dad asked his friend.

Sentence 1: «How's the biz going?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 going	punct
2	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 going	advmod
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 going	aux
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 biz	det
5	biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 going	nsubj
6	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 going	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 going	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go in a quote	present · progressive	the biz						vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: Dad asked his friend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 asked	nsubj
2	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 friend	nmod:poss
4	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 asked	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	Dad		Dad's friend				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient

Example 7

'Biz-z-z,' said the wasp, 'would you not like to be as great a chief as Insato?'

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	'	'	PUNCT	_	6 z	punct
2	Biz	biz	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 z	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 Biz	punct
4	z	z	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 z	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 z	punct
6	z	z	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	nsubj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 z	punct
8	'	'	PUNCT	_	6 z	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 wasp	det
11	wasp	wasp	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 like	punct
13	'	'	PUNCT	_	17 like	punct
14	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 like	aux
15	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 like	nsubj
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 like	advmod
17	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 said	ccomp
18	to	to	PART	_	23 chief	mark
19	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	23 chief	cop
20	as	as	ADP	_	23 chief	case
21	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 chief	amod
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 chief	det
23	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 like	ccomp
24	as	as	ADP	_	25 Insato	case
25	Insato	Insato	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 chief	nmod
26	?	?	PUNCT	_	17 like	punct
27	'	'	PUNCT	_	17 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	z z	the wasp		tree rules
2	not like	would	you			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
3	is not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here		as a great chief; as Insato	tree rules

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