camouflage

Who acts: Camouflage, colours, soldiers, stick insect, white fur, chameleon · What happens: be, help, see, mean, hide, make · To what, where: colours, animal, surroundings, something, camouflage, clothing

«camouflage» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: camouflage in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Camouflage is colours, patterns or shapes that help an animal or thing blend into its surroundings so it is hard to see.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Camouflage	camouflage	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 colours	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 colours	cop
3	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 patterns	punct
5	patterns	pattern	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 colours	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 shapes	cc
7	shapes	shape	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 colours	conj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 help	nsubj
9	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 colours	acl:relcl
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 animal	det
11	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 help	obj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 blend	cc
13	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blend	compound
14	blend	blend	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 animal	conj
15	into	into	ADP	_	17 surroundings	case
16	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 surroundings	nmod:poss
17	surroundings	surroundings	NOUN	Number=Ptan	9 help	obl
18	so	so	ADV	_	21 hard	advmod
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 hard	expl
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 hard	cop
21	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 help	advcl
22	to	to	PART	_	23 see	mark
23	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	21 hard	xcomp
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 colours	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Camouflage	colours and patterns or shapes				tree rules
2	help	present	colours and patterns or shapes		a animal or thing blend	Camouflage's surroundings		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Beneficiary
3	is	present	colours and patterns or shapes not said here				hard property	tree rules
4	see	to-infinitive	colours and patterns or shapes not said here					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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

To camouflage means to hide something by making it look like what is around it.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 camouflage	mark
2	camouflage	camouflage	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 hide	mark
5	hide	hide	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 hide	obj
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	8 making	mark
8	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 hide	advcl
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 making	obj
10	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 making	xcomp
11	like	like	ADP	_	12 what	case
12	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 look	obl
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 it	cop
14	around	around	ADP	_	15 it	case
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 what	acl:relcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	mean	present	camouflage			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	hide not said to happen	to-infinitive	camouflage not said here	something		vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
3	make	gerund	camouflage not said here	camouflage		tree rules
4	look	infinitive	camouflage not said here			vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
5	is	present			camouflage	tree rules

Meaning 3

Camouflage is the green and brown patterned clothing soldiers wear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Camouflage	camouflage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 green	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 green	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 green	det
4	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 brown	cc
6	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 green	conj
7	patterned	pattern	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 green	conj
8	clothing	clothing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 patterned	obj
9	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 wear	nsubj
10	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 clothing	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 green	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Camouflage		green property	tree rules
2	be		Camouflage not said here			tree rules
3	pattern	past	Camouflage not said here	clothing		tree rules
4	wear	present	soldiers	clothing not said here		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent clothing=Theme

Example 1

The stick insect uses camouflage to look like a twig.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 insect	det
2	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 insect	compound
3	insect	insect	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 uses	nsubj
4	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	camouflage	camouflage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 uses	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 look	mark
7	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 uses	advcl
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 twig	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 twig	det
10	twig	twig	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 look	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	the stick insect	camouflage					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camouflage=Patient
2	look	to-infinitive	the stick insect not said here					like a twig	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 2

A polar bear's white fur is camouflage in the snow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bear	det
2	polar	polar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bear	amod
3	bear	bear	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fur	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 bear	case
5	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fur	amod
6	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 camouflage	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 camouflage	cop
8	camouflage	camouflage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 snow	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 snow	det
11	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 camouflage	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 camouflage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a polar bear's white fur	camouflage		the snow			tree rules

Example 3

The chameleon changed colour to camouflage itself.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 chameleon	det
2	chameleon	chameleon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	nsubj
3	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 camouflage	mark
6	camouflage	camouflage	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 changed	advcl
7	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	6 camouflage	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	the chameleon	colour					vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient
2	camouflage	to-infinitive	the chameleon not said here	colour					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent itself=Destination

Example 4

The moth was camouflaged against the tree bark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 moth	det
2	moth	moth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 camouflaged	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 camouflaged	aux:pass
4	camouflaged	camouflage	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	against	against	ADP	_	8 bark	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bark	det
7	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bark	compound
8	bark	bark	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 camouflaged	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 camouflaged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	camouflage	past · passive		the moth				against the tree bark	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination

Example 5

Soldiers wear camouflage in the jungle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wear	nsubj
2	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	camouflage	camouflage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wear	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 jungle	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 jungle	det
6	jungle	jungle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wear	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	present	Soldiers	camouflage		the jungle			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent camouflage=Source

Example 6

Can you spot the camouflaged frog in the picture?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 spot	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 spot	nsubj
3	spot	spot	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 frog	det
5	camouflaged	camouflage	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 frog	amod
6	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spot	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 picture	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 picture	det
9	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spot	obl
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 spot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spot	can	you		the camouflaged frog			in the picture	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent frog=Destination in picture=Theme
2	camouflage	participle							vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Zebras' stripes may confuse predators.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Zebras	zebra	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stripes	nmod:poss
2	'	's	PART	_	1 Zebras	case
3	stripes	stripe	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 confuse	nsubj
4	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 confuse	aux
5	confuse	confuse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	predators	predator	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 confuse	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 confuse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confuse	may	Zebras's stripes	predators					vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent predator=Patient

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