cheesy

Who acts: cheesy grin, you, We, Dad, film, He · What happens: taste, smell, be, say, have, tell · To what, where: big wide smile, cheese, cheesy pasta bake, cheesy jokes, cheesy happy ending, big cheesy grin · Speech: someone speaks here

«cheesy» 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: cheesy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Tasting or smelling of cheese, or full of cheese.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tasting	taste	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 full	csubj
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 smelling	cc
3	smelling	smell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Tasting	conj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 cheese	case
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smelling	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 full	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 full	cc
8	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 cheese	case
10	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 full	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	taste	gerund							vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	smell	gerund						of cheese	vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of cheese=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.

Silly, cheap or too sentimental in an embarrassing way, as in «a cheesy joke» or «a cheesy song».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 joke	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 cheap	punct
3	cheap	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Silly	conj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 sentimental	cc
5	too	too	ADV	_	6 sentimental	advmod
6	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Silly	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 way	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
9	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sentimental	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 joke	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 joke	mark
13	in	in	ADP	_	17 joke	case
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 joke	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 joke	det
16	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 joke	amod
17	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 joke	punct
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 song	cc
20	«	«	PUNCT	_	23 song	punct
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 song	det
22	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 song	amod
23	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 joke	conj
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	23 song	punct
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 joke	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A «cheesy grin» is a very big, wide smile, often a bit fake, like when you say «cheese» for a photo.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 grin	det
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 grin	punct
3	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 grin	amod
4	grin	grin	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 smile	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 grin	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 smile	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 smile	det
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 big	advmod
9	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 smile	amod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 big	punct
11	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 smile	amod
12	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 fake	punct
14	often	often	ADV	_	17 fake	advmod
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 bit	det
16	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 fake	obl:unmarked
17	fake	fake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 smile	parataxis
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 say	punct
19	like	like	SCONJ	_	22 say	mark
20	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	22 say	advmod
21	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	22 say	nsubj
22	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 fake	parataxis
23	«	«	PUNCT	_	24 cheese	punct
24	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 say	obj
25	»	»	PUNCT	_	24 cheese	punct
26	for	for	ADP	_	28 photo	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 photo	det
28	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 say	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 smile	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a cheesy grin	a big wide smile					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	present	you	cheese				for a photo	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cheese=Topic

Example 1

We had cheesy pasta bake for tea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bake	amod
4	pasta	pasta	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bake	compound
5	bake	bake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 tea	case
7	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bake	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	cheesy pasta bake				for tea	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bake=Patient

Example 2

Dad tells really cheesy jokes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tells	nsubj
2	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	really	really	ADV	_	4 cheesy	advmod
4	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 jokes	amod
5	jokes	joke	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tells	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present	Dad	cheesy jokes					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient

Example 3

The film had a cheesy happy ending.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ending	det
5	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ending	amod
6	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ending	amod
7	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the film	a cheesy happy ending					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient

Example 4

He gave a big cheesy grin for the photo.

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 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 grin	det
4	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 grin	amod
5	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 grin	amod
6	grin	grin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 photo	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 photo	det
9	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 grin	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	He	a big cheesy grin				for the photo	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent grin=Theme for photo=Asset

Example 5

These crisps are extra cheesy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	These	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	2 crisps	det
2	crisps	crisp	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cheesy	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cheesy	cop
4	extra	extra	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cheesy	amod
5	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cheesy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this crisps					cheesy property	tree rules

Example 6

That song is so cheesy, but I love it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 song	det
2	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cheesy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cheesy	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 cheesy	advmod
5	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 love	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 love	cc
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 love	nsubj
9	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cheesy	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 love	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cheesy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	that song					cheesy property	tree rules
2	love	present	I	song					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus

Example 7

Cheesy feet smell is caused by bacteria!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 feet	amod
2	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 caused	nsubj:pass
3	smell	smell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 caused	aux
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 caused	aux:pass
5	caused	cause	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 bacteria	case
7	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 caused	obl:agent
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	present · passive	bacteria	Cheesy feet					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient

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