cockeyed
Who acts: eyes, picture, hat, That, idea, fence · What happens: have, look, be, sit, cockey, not work · To what, where: eyes, head, cockeyed idea, cockeyed angle, cartoon cat
«cockeyed» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: cockeyed in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Crooked, not straight or level, like a cockeyed picture.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crooked | crooked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 level | amod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 level | punct |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 level | advmod |
| 4 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 6 level | advmod |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 level | cc |
| 6 | level | level | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 picture | punct |
| 8 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 picture | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 picture | det |
| 10 | cockeyed | cockeyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 picture | amod |
| 11 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 level | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 level | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Silly or not sensible, like a cockeyed plan.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 sensible | cc |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 sensible | advmod |
| 4 | sensible | sensible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Silly | conj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 plan | punct |
| 6 | like | like | ADP | _ | 9 plan | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 plan | det |
| 8 | cockeyed | cockeyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 plan | amod |
| 9 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Silly | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Silly | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Usage: old-fashioned, can be unkind — kept apart, not parsed.
Having eyes that look in different directions; cross-eyed.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Having | have | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 cross-eyed | csubj |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Having | obj |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 look | nsubj |
| 4 | look | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 eyes | acl:relcl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 directions | case |
| 6 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 directions | amod |
| 7 | directions | direction | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 look | obl |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 cross-eyed | punct |
| 9 | cross-eyed | cross-eyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 cross-eyed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | gerund | eyes | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient | |||||
| 2 | look | present | eyes | in different directions | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in direction=Theme |
Example 1
The picture on the wall is cockeyed.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 picture | det |
| 2 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cockeyed | nsubj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 wall | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 wall | det |
| 5 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 picture | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 cockeyed | cop |
| 7 | cockeyed | cockeyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 cockeyed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the picture on the wall | cockeyed property | tree rules |
Example 2
His hat sat cockeyed on his head.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 hat | nmod:poss |
| 2 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sat | nsubj |
| 3 | sat | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | cockeyed | cockey | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 sat | xcomp |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 head | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 head | nmod:poss |
| 7 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cockeyed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit | past | His hat | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | cockey | participle | His hat not said here | his head | tree rules |
Example 3
That's a cockeyed idea; it'll never work.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 idea | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 idea | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 idea | det |
| 4 | cockeyed | cockeyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 idea | amod |
| 5 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 5 idea | punct |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 work | nsubj |
| 8 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 work | aux |
| 9 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 10 work | advmod |
| 10 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 idea | parataxis |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 idea | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | That | a cockeyed idea | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not work | future | idea | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
The fence leans at a cockeyed angle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fence | det |
| 2 | fence | fence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leans | nsubj |
| 3 | leans | lean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 angle | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 angle | det |
| 6 | cockeyed | cockeyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 angle | amod |
| 7 | angle | angle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leans | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 leans | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lean | present | the fence | a cockeyed angle | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at angle=Location |
Example 5
The cartoon cat looked cockeyed after the bump.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 cat | det |
| 2 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 cat | compound |
| 3 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cockeyed | nsubj |
| 4 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 cockeyed | aux:pass |
| 5 | cockeyed | cockey | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | after | after | ADP | _ | 8 bump | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bump | det |
| 8 | bump | bump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cockeyed | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 cockeyed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cockey | past · passive | the cartoon cat | after the bump | tree rules |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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