blubber Who acts: Blubber, that, Seals, blubber glove experiment, fat, Our · What happens: be, keep, blubber, use, have, show · To what, where: thick layer, skin, penguins, Blubber, thick blubber, icy seas · Speech: someone speaks here
«blubber» in the school 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: blubber in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Blubber is the thick layer of fat under the skin of whales, seals and penguins that keeps them warm in cold water.
The tree, 22 words nsubj cop det amod case nmod case det nmod case nmod punct conj cc conj nsubj parataxis obj xcomp case amod obl punct root Blubber NOUN is AUX the DET thick ADJ layer NOUN of ADP fat NOUN under ADP the DET skin NOUN of ADP whales NOUN , PUNCT seals NOUN and CCONJ penguins NOUN that PRON keeps VERB them PRON warm ADJ in ADP cold ADJ water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 5 layer nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 layer cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 layer det 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 layer amod 5 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 fat case 7 fat fat NOUN Number=Sing 5 layer nmod 8 under under ADP _ 10 skin case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 skin det 10 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 5 layer nmod 11 of of ADP _ 12 whales case 12 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 10 skin nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 seals punct 14 seals seal NOUN Number=Plur 12 whales conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 penguins cc 16 penguins penguin NOUN Number=Plur 12 whales conj 17 that that PRON PronType=Rel 18 keeps nsubj 18 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 layer parataxis 19 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 keeps obj 20 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 18 keeps xcomp 21 in in ADP _ 23 water case 22 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 23 water amod 23 water water NOUN Number=Sing 20 warm obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 layer punct
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1 is a present Blubber the thick layer the skin of whales and seals and penguins of fat tree rules 2 keep present that penguins = penguin warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To blubber is to cry noisily, often with tears and sobs.
mark csubj cop mark advmod punct advmod case obl cc conj punct root To PART blubber VERB is AUX to PART cry VERB noisily ADV , PUNCT often ADV with ADP tears NOUN and CCONJ sobs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 blubber mark 2 blubber blubber VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 cry csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 cry cop 4 to to PART _ 5 cry mark 5 cry cry VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 noisily noisily ADV _ 5 cry advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 tears punct 8 often often ADV _ 10 tears advmod 9 with with ADP _ 10 tears case 10 tears tear NOUN Number=Plur 5 cry obl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 sobs cc 12 sobs sob NOUN Number=Plur 10 tears conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 cry punct
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1 blubber to-infinitive vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 be speech: express present with tears and sobs; cry, noisily property tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, rude — kept apart, not parsed.
Blubber is sometimes used unkindly about fat on a person.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advmod case obl case det nmod punct root Blubber NOUN is AUX sometimes ADV used VERB unkindly ADV about ADP fat NOUN on ADP a DET person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 4 used nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 used aux:pass 3 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 4 used advmod 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 unkindly unkindly ADV _ 4 used advmod 6 about about ADP _ 7 fat case 7 fat fat NOUN Number=Sing 4 used obl 8 on on ADP _ 10 person case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 person det 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 fat nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 used punct
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1 use present · passive Blubber about fat on a person; sometimes, unkindly property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 1 Seals have thick blubber to keep warm in icy seas.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl xcomp case amod obl punct root Seals NOUN have VERB thick ADJ blubber NOUN to PART keep VERB warm ADJ in ADP icy ADJ seas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seals seal NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 blubber amod 4 blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 to to PART _ 6 keep mark 6 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 have advcl 7 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 6 keep xcomp 8 in in ADP _ 10 seas case 9 icy icy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 seas amod 10 seas sea NOUN Number=Plur 6 keep obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Seals thick blubber vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blubber=Patient 2 keep to-infinitive Seals not said here icy seas warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in sea=Location
Example 2 A whale's blubber can be 30 centimetres thick.
det nmod:poss case nsubj aux cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root A DET whale NOUN 's PART blubber NOUN can AUX be AUX 30 NUM centimetres NOUN thick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 whale det 2 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 4 blubber nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 whale case 4 blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 9 thick nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 thick aux 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 thick cop 7 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 centimetres nummod 8 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur 9 thick obl:unmarked 9 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 thick punct
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1 is can a whale's blubber 30 centimetres obl:unmarked ; thick property tree rules
Example 3 Our blubber glove experiment showed that fat keeps out the cold.
nmod:poss amod compound nsubj mark nsubj ccomp compound:prt det obj punct root Our PRON blubber ADJ glove NOUN experiment NOUN showed VERB that SCONJ fat NOUN keeps VERB out ADP the DET cold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 experiment nmod:poss 2 blubber blubber ADJ Degree=Pos 4 experiment amod 3 glove glove NOUN Number=Sing 4 experiment compound 4 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 5 showed nsubj 5 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 8 keeps mark 7 fat fat NOUN Number=Sing 8 keeps nsubj 8 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 showed ccomp 9 out out ADP _ 8 keeps compound:prt 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 cold det 11 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 8 keeps obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 showed punct
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1 show past Our blubber glove experiment vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 keep out present fat the cold vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Theme 3 experiment Our nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Long ago, whalers boiled blubber to make lamp oil.
advmod punct nsubj amod conj mark acl compound obj punct root Long ADV ago ADV , PUNCT whalers NOUN boiled VERB blubber NOUN to PART make VERB lamp NOUN oil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ago punct 4 whalers whaler NOUN Number=Plur 2 ago nsubj 5 boiled boil VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 blubber amod 6 blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 4 whalers conj 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 whalers acl 9 lamp lamp NOUN Number=Sing 10 oil compound 10 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 8 make obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 ago punct
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1 boil participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 make to-infinitive lamp oil vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset oil=Product
Example 5 Polar bears eat seal blubber for energy.
amod nsubj compound obj case obl punct root Polar ADJ bears NOUN eat VERB seal NOUN blubber NOUN for ADP energy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Polar polar ADJ Degree=Pos 2 bears amod 2 bears bear NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat nsubj 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 seal seal NOUN Number=Sing 5 blubber compound 5 blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 3 eat obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 energy case 7 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 3 eat obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 eat present Polar bears seal blubber for energy vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blubber=Patient
Example 6 (informal) Stop blubbering — it's only a scratch!
punct nsubj punct xcomp punct nsubj cop advmod det parataxis punct root ( PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT Stop VERB blubbering VERB — PUNCT it PRON 's AUX only ADV a DET scratch NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 2 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 4 Stop nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 4 Stop stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 blubbering blubber VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 Stop xcomp 6 — - PUNCT _ 4 Stop punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 scratch nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 scratch cop 9 only only ADV _ 11 scratch advmod 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 scratch det 11 scratch scratch NOUN Number=Sing 4 Stop parataxis 12 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 Stop punct
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1 stop present informal vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 blubber gerund informal not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a present it a scratch tree rules
Example 7 The little boy blubbered when he lost his teddy.
det amod nsubj mark nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj punct root The DET little ADJ boy NOUN blubbered VERB when SCONJ he PRON lost VERB his PRON teddy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boy det 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boy amod 3 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 blubbered nsubj 4 blubbered blubber VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 lost mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 lost nsubj 7 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 blubbered ccomp 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 teddy nmod:poss 9 teddy teddy NOUN Number=Sing 7 lost obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 blubbered punct
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1 blubber past the little boy vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 lose past boy boy's teddy vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teddy=Eventuality
Example 8 He had no time to change his mind, for Kotick’s head was out and his teeth sunk in the blubber of the young seal’s neck.
The tree, 27 words nsubj det obj mark acl nmod:poss obj punct mark nmod:poss case nsubj cop parataxis cc nmod:poss conj acl case det obl case det amod nmod:poss case nmod punct root He PRON had VERB no DET time NOUN to PART change VERB his PRON mind NOUN , PUNCT for SCONJ Kotick PROPN ’s PART head NOUN was AUX out ADV and CCONJ his PRON teeth NOUN sunk VERB in ADP the DET blubber NOUN of ADP the DET young ADJ seal NOUN ’s PART neck NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 4 time det 4 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 to to PART _ 6 change mark 6 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 time acl 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mind nmod:poss 8 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 6 change obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 15 out punct 10 for for SCONJ _ 15 out mark 11 Kotick Kotick PROPN Number=Sing 13 head nmod:poss 12 ’s 's PART _ 11 Kotick case 13 head head NOUN Number=Sing 15 out nsubj 14 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 out cop 15 out out ADV _ 2 had parataxis 16 and and CCONJ _ 18 teeth cc 17 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 teeth nmod:poss 18 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 15 out conj 19 sunk sink VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 teeth acl 20 in in ADP _ 22 blubber case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 blubber det 22 blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 19 sunk obl 23 of of ADP _ 28 neck case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 seal det 25 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 26 seal amod 26 seal seal NOUN Number=Sing 28 neck nmod:poss 27 ’s 's PART _ 26 seal case 28 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 22 blubber nmod 29 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past He time vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 change to-infinitive He not said here his mind vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient 3 is past Kotick's head out property tree rules 4 sink participle Kotick's teeth not said here the blubber of the young seal's neck vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 5 mind his = he nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
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