bloomer
Who acts: person, I, old photo, He, roses, bloomer · What happens: wear, joke, develop, make, call, have · To what, where: long loose knickers, UK, teacher Mum, bloomer loaf, girls, late bloomer · Speech: someone speaks here
«bloomer» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: bloomer in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A silly mistake.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 mistake | det |
| 2 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 mistake | amod |
| 3 | mistake | mistake | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 mistake | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A large loaf of white bread with diagonal cuts on top.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 loaf | det |
| 2 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 loaf | amod |
| 3 | loaf | loaf | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 bread | case |
| 5 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 bread | amod |
| 6 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loaf | nmod |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 cuts | case |
| 8 | diagonal | diagonal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 cuts | amod |
| 9 | cuts | cut | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 bread | nmod |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 top | case |
| 11 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 cuts | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 loaf | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Bloomers (plural): long, loose knickers or trousers once worn by women and girls, now old-fashioned or joking.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bloomers | bloomer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 knickers | nsubj |
| 2 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 plural | punct |
| 3 | plural | plural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Bloomers | appos |
| 4 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 plural | punct |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 knickers | punct |
| 6 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 knickers | amod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 long | punct |
| 8 | loose | loose | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 knickers | amod |
| 9 | knickers | knicker | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 trousers | cc |
| 11 | trousers | trousers | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 knickers | conj |
| 12 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 13 worn | advmod |
| 13 | worn | wear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 knickers | acl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 women | case |
| 15 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 worn | obl |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 girls | cc |
| 17 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 women | conj |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 fashioned | punct |
| 19 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 22 fashioned | advmod |
| 20 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 fashioned | amod |
| 21 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 20 old | punct |
| 22 | fashioned | fashioned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 knickers | parataxis |
| 23 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 24 joking | cc |
| 24 | joking | joke | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 22 fashioned | conj |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 knickers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear | participle | long loose knickers or trousers not said here | by women and girls; once property | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | joke speech: other | gerund | vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 4
A plant that flowers: a late bloomer; also a person who develops later than others.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 plant | det |
| 2 | plant | plant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 flowers | nsubj |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 flowers | det |
| 4 | flowers | flower | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 bloomer | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 bloomer | det |
| 7 | late | late | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bloomer | amod |
| 8 | bloomer | bloomer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 flowers | conj |
| 9 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 person | punct |
| 10 | also | also | ADV | _ | 12 person | advmod |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 person | det |
| 12 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bloomer | appos |
| 13 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 develops | nsubj |
| 14 | develops | develop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 person | acl:relcl |
| 15 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 14 develops | advmod |
| 16 | than | than | ADP | _ | 17 others | case |
| 17 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 develops | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 flowers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | develop | present | a person | than others; late property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 1
(UK) I made a real bloomer and called my teacher Mum.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 UK | punct |
| 2 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 made | obl |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 UK | punct |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 made | nsubj |
| 5 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 bloomer | det |
| 7 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bloomer | amod |
| 8 | bloomer | bloomer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 called | cc |
| 10 | called | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 made | conj |
| 11 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 Mum | nmod:poss |
| 12 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 Mum | compound |
| 13 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 called | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | I | UK | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bloomer=Product | ||||
| 2 | call | past | I not said here | my teacher Mum | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
Example 2
Could I have a bloomer loaf, please?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 have | aux |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 have | nsubj |
| 3 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 loaf | det |
| 5 | bloomer | bloomer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 loaf | compound |
| 6 | loaf | loaf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| 8 | please | please | INTJ | _ | 3 have | discourse |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | could | I | a bloomer loaf | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Patient |
Example 3
My grandma's old photo shows girls in bloomers.
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 grandma | nmod:poss |
| 2 | grandma | grandma | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 photo | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 grandma | case |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 photo | amod |
| 5 | photo | photo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shows | nsubj |
| 6 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 shows | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 bloomers | case |
| 9 | bloomers | bloomer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 girls | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | My grandma's old photo | girls | in bloomers | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent girl=Patient in bloomer=Topic |
Example 4
He was a late bloomer but became a great runner.
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 | 5 bloomer | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 bloomer | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bloomer | det |
| 4 | late | late | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bloomer | amod |
| 5 | bloomer | bloomer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 became | cc |
| 7 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 bloomer | conj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 runner | det |
| 9 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 runner | amod |
| 10 | runner | runner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 became | xcomp |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 bloomer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | He | a late bloomer | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | become | past | He not said here | a great runner | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Example 5
These roses are early bloomers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | These | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 2 roses | det |
| 2 | roses | rose | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 bloomers | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 bloomers | cop |
| 4 | early | early | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bloomers | amod |
| 5 | bloomers | bloomer | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 bloomers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | this roses | early bloomers | tree rules |
Example 6
The newsreader's bloomer made everyone laugh.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 newsreader | det |
| 2 | newsreader | newsreader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bloomer | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 newsreader | case |
| 4 | bloomer | bloomer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | nsubj |
| 5 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 made | obj |
| 7 | laugh | laugh | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 made | xcomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | the newsreader's bloomer | everyone | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | laugh | infinitive | everyone not said here | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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