brush

Who acts: Verb, hand, you, leaf, I, cat · What happens: use, tidy, clean, brush, touch, pass · To what, where: tool, hair, teeth, mine, something, school · Speech: someone speaks here

«brush» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: brush in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A tool with many bristles on a handle, used for cleaning, painting or tidying hair: toothbrush, paintbrush, hairbrush.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tool	det
2	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 bristles	case
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bristles	amod
5	bristles	bristle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tool	nmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 handle	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 handle	det
8	handle	handle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bristles	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 tool	acl
11	for	for	ADP	_	12 cleaning	case
12	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 used	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 painting	punct
14	painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 cleaning	conj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 tidying	cc
16	tidying	tidy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 cleaning	conj
17	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 tidying	obj
18	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 toothbrush	punct
19	toothbrush	toothbrush	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tool	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 paintbrush	punct
21	paintbrush	paintbrush	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 toothbrush	conj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 hairbrush	punct
23	hairbrush	hairbrush	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 toothbrush	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a tool with many bristles on a handle and toothbrush and paintbrush and hairbrush not said here				for cleaning and painting	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	tidy	gerund		hair					tree rules

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

Verb: to clean or tidy with a brush: brush your teeth, brush your hair.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 clean	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 clean	punct
3	to	to	PART	_	4 clean	mark
4	clean	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 tidy	cc
6	tidy	tidy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 clean	conj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 brush	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 brush	det
9	brush	brush	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tidy	obl
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 brush	punct
11	brush	brush	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 clean	conj
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 teeth	nmod:poss
13	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 brush	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 brush	punct
15	brush	brush	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 brush	conj
16	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 hair	nmod:poss
17	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 brush	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 clean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	clean	to-infinitive	Verb			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	tidy	infinitive	Verb not said here		with a brush	tree rules
3	brush	infinitive	Verb not said here	your teeth		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme
4	brush	infinitive	Verb not said here	your hair		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hair=Theme

Meaning 3

Verb: to touch lightly while passing: «Her hand brushed mine».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 touch	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 touch	punct
3	to	to	PART	_	4 touch	mark
4	touch	touch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	lightly	lightly	ADV	_	4 touch	advmod
6	while	while	SCONJ	_	7 passing	mark
7	passing	pass	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 touch	advcl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 brushed	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 brushed	punct
10	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 hand	nmod:poss
11	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brushed	nsubj
12	brushed	brush	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 touch	parataxis
13	mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 brushed	obj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 brushed	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 touch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	touch	to-infinitive	Verb		lightly property	tree rules
2	pass	gerund	Verb not said here			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	brush in a quote	past	Verb's hand	mine		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent my=Theme

Meaning 4

Noun: low bushes and small trees (brush, scrub).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 bushes	punct
3	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bushes	amod
4	bushes	bush	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Noun	appos
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 trees	cc
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 trees	amod
7	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bushes	conj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 brush	punct
9	brush	brush	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 trees	appos
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 scrub	punct
11	scrub	scrub	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 brush	conj
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 brush	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Noun	punct

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

Meaning 5

Brush up on: to practise something again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brush	brush	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	up	up	ADP	_	1 Brush	compound:prt
3	on	on	ADP	_	1 Brush	compound:prt
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 practise	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 practise	mark
6	practise	practise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Brush	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 practise	obj
8	again	again	ADV	_	6 practise	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Brush	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	brush up	imperative	you not said here						vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	practise	to-infinitive	you not said here	something			again		tree rules

Example 1

Brush your teeth twice a day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brush	brush	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 teeth	nmod:poss
3	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Brush	obj
4	twice	twice	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	1 Brush	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 day	det
6	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Brush	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Brush	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	brush	imperative	you not said here	your teeth			day	twice property	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme

Example 2

Brush your hair before school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brush	brush	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hair	nmod:poss
3	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Brush	obj
4	before	before	ADP	_	5 school	case
5	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Brush	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Brush	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	brush	imperative	you not said here	your hair		school			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hair=Theme before school=Destination

Example 3

Get a clean paintbrush for the blue paint.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 paintbrush	det
3	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 paintbrush	amod
4	paintbrush	paintbrush	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Get	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 paint	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 paint	det
7	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 paint	amod
8	paint	paint	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Get	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	imperative	you not said here	a clean paintbrush				for the blue paint	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent paintbrush=Theme for paint=Source

Example 4

Change your toothbrush every three months.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Change	change	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 toothbrush	nmod:poss
3	toothbrush	toothbrush	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Change	obj
4	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	6 months	det
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 months	nummod
6	months	month	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Change	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Change	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	imperative	you not said here	your toothbrush			month		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toothbrush=Patient

Example 5

A leaf brushed my face.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 leaf	det
2	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 brushed	nsubj
3	brushed	brush	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 face	nmod:poss
5	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 brushed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 brushed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	brush	past	a leaf	my face					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent face=Theme

Example 6

I need to brush up on my times tables.

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 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 brush	mark
4	brush	brush	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 need	xcomp
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 brush	compound:prt
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 tables	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 tables	nmod:poss
8	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 tables	compound
9	tables	table	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 brush	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	I						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	brush up not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here			my times tables			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on table=Destination

Example 7

The cat loves being brushed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 loves	nsubj
3	loves	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 brushed	aux:pass
5	brushed	brush	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 loves	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 loves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	the cat						vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	brush not said to happen	gerund · passive	the cat not said here						vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»

Example 8

Firefighters put out the brush fire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	nsubj
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 put	compound:prt
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fire	det
5	brush	brush	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fire	compound
6	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put out	past	Firefighters	the brush fire					vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent fire=Goal

Example 9

‘Brush me, girl!’ said the head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	2 Brush	punct
2	Brush	brush	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 said	ccomp
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 Brush	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 girl	punct
5	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Brush	vocative
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Brush	punct
7	’	'	PUNCT	_	2 Brush	punct
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 head	det
10	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	nsubj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	brush	infinitive			me			girl vocative	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Destination
2	say speech: assert	past	the head						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

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