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Who acts: you, Grandma, I, We, crossword clue, Cryptic crosswords · What happens: write, use, do, be, make, have · To what, where: words, grid, clues, crossword, 7, science crossword

«crossword» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: crossword in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A word puzzle where you write words into a grid of squares, across and down, using clues.

The tree, 17 words
detcompoundadvmodnsubjacl:relclobjcasedetoblcasenmodpunctadvmodccconjpunctadvclobjpunctrootADETwordNOUNpuzzleNOUNwhereADVyouPRONwriteVERBwordsNOUNintoADPaDETgridNOUNofADPsquaresNOUN,PUNCTacrossADVandCCONJdownADV,PUNCTusingVERBcluesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 puzzledet
2wordwordNOUNNumber=Sing3 puzzlecompound
3puzzlepuzzleNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4wherewhereADVPronType=Rel6 writeadvmod
5youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs6 writensubj
6writewriteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 puzzleacl:relcl
7wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur6 writeobj
8intointoADP_10 gridcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 griddet
10gridgridNOUNNumber=Sing6 writeobl
11ofofADP_12 squarescase
12squaressquareNOUNNumber=Plur10 gridnmod
13,,PUNCT_14 acrosspunct
14acrossacrossADV_6 writeadvmod
15andandCCONJ_16 downcc
16downdownADV_14 acrossconj
17,,PUNCT_18 usingpunct
18usinguseVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part6 writeadvcl
19cluesclueNOUNNumber=Plur18 usingobj
20..PUNCT_3 puzzlepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1writepresentyouwordsa grid of squaresacross propertyvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
2usegerundyou not said herecluesvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clue=Patient

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.

Example 1

Grandma does the crossword every morning.

nsubjdetobjdetobl:unmarkedpunctrootGrandmaNOUNdoesVERBtheDETcrosswordNOUNeveryDETmorningNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandmagrandmaNOUNNumber=Sing2 doesnsubj
2doesdoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 crossworddet
4crosswordcrosswordNOUNNumber=Sing2 doesobj
5everyeveryDETPronType=Tot6 morningdet
6morningmorningNOUNNumber=Sing2 doesobl:unmarked
7..PUNCT_2 doespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1dopresentGrandmathe crosswordmorningvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crossword=Eventuality

Example 2

I'm stuck on 7 across.

nsubjcopcaseobladvmodpunctrootIPRON'mAUXstuckADJonADP7NUMacrossADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 stucknsubj
2'mbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 stuckcop
3stuckstuckADJDegree=Posrootroot
4ononADP_5 7case
577NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 stuckobl
6acrossacrossADV_5 7advmod
7..PUNCT_3 stuckpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentI7stuck propertytree rules

Example 3

We made a science crossword for our topic.

nsubjdetcompoundobjcasenmod:possnmodpunctrootWePRONmadeVERBaDETscienceNOUNcrosswordNOUNforADPourPRONtopicNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 madensubj
2mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 crossworddet
4sciencescienceNOUNNumber=Sing5 crosswordcompound
5crosswordcrosswordNOUNNumber=Sing2 madeobj
6forforADP_8 topiccase
7ourourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 topicnmod:poss
8topictopicNOUNNumber=Sing5 crosswordnmod
9..PUNCT_2 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastWea science crosswordfor our topicvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent crossword=Product for topic=Asset

Example 4

The crossword clue was «a baby cat» — kitten!

detcompoundnsubjcoppunctdetcompoundpunctpunctconjpunctrootTheDETcrosswordNOUNclueNOUNwasAUX«PUNCTaDETbabyNOUNcatNOUN»PUNCT—PUNCTkittenNOUN!PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 cluedet
2crosswordcrosswordNOUNNumber=Sing3 cluecompound
3clueclueNOUNNumber=Sing8 catnsubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 catcop
5««PUNCT_8 catpunct
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 catdet
7babybabyNOUNNumber=Sing8 catcompound
8catcatNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
9»»PUNCT_8 catpunct
10—-PUNCT_11 kittenpunct
11kittenkittenNOUNNumber=Sing8 catconj
12!!PUNCT_8 catpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is a in a quotepastthe crossword cluea baby cat and kittentree rules

Example 5

Cryptic crosswords have tricky clues.

amodnsubjamodobjpunctrootCrypticADJcrosswordsNOUNhaveVERBtrickyADJcluesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CrypticcrypticADJDegree=Pos2 crosswordsamod
2crosswordscrosswordNOUNNumber=Plur3 havensubj
3havehaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4trickytrickyADJDegree=Pos5 cluesamod
5cluesclueNOUNNumber=Plur3 haveobj
6..PUNCT_3 havepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentCryptic crosswordstricky cluesvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clue=Patient

Example 6

Fill in the crossword with a pencil.

casedetoblcasedetoblpunctrootFillVERBinADPtheDETcrosswordNOUNwithADPaDETpencilNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FillfillVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2ininADP_4 crosswordcase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 crossworddet
4crosswordcrosswordNOUNNumber=Sing1 Fillobl
5withwithADP_7 pencilcase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 pencildet
7pencilpencilNOUNNumber=Sing1 Fillobl
8..PUNCT_1 Fillpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fillimperativeyou not said herethe crosswordwith a pencilvn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with pencil=Instrument

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