curly Who acts: Curly, hair, She, pig, We, you · What happens: mean, have, grow, shape, eat, curl · To what, where: curls, rings, curves, long curly red hair, short curly tail, curly fries
«curly» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: curly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Curly means having curls, like hair that grows in rings or waves.
nsubj xcomp obj punct case conj nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc conj punct root Curly ADJ means VERB having VERB curls NOUN , PUNCT like ADP hair NOUN that PRON grows VERB in ADP rings NOUN or CCONJ waves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 curls curl NOUN Number=Plur 3 having obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 hair punct 6 like like ADP _ 7 hair case 7 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 4 curls conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 grows nsubj 9 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 hair acl:relcl 10 in in ADP _ 11 rings case 11 rings ring NOUN Number=Plur 9 grows obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 waves cc 13 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 11 rings conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Curly vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have not said to happen gerund Curly not said here curls and hair vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curl=Patient 3 grow present hair rings or waves vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ring=Location
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 Curly means shaped in curves or spirals, like a curly tail or curly writing.
The tree, 14 words nsubj xcomp case obl cc conj punct case det amod conj cc amod conj punct root Curly ADJ means VERB shaped VERB in ADP curves NOUN or CCONJ spirals NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET curly ADJ tail NOUN or CCONJ curly ADJ writing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 5 curves case 5 curves curve NOUN Number=Plur 3 shaped obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 spirals cc 7 spirals spiral NOUN Number=Plur 5 curves conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 tail punct 9 like like ADP _ 12 tail case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 tail det 11 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 12 tail amod 12 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 5 curves conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 writing cc 14 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 15 writing amod 15 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 12 tail conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Curly vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 shape not said to happen participle Curly not said here curves or spirals and a curly tail or curly writing vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 1 She has long curly red hair.
nsubj amod amod amod obj punct root She PRON has VERB long ADJ curly ADJ red ADJ hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hair amod 4 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hair amod 5 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hair amod 6 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present She long curly red hair vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient
Example 2 A pig has a short curly tail.
det nsubj det amod amod obj punct root A DET pig NOUN has VERB a DET short ADJ curly ADJ tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pig det 2 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tail det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tail amod 6 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tail amod 7 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present a pig a short curly tail vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient
Example 3 We ate curly fries at the fair.
nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root We PRON ate VERB curly ADJ fries NOUN at ADP the DET fair NOUN . PUNCT 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 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 fries amod 4 fries fry NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 fair case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fair det 7 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 eat past We curly fries the fair vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fry=Patient
Example 4 Curl the ribbon with scissors to make it curly.
det obj case obl mark advcl obj xcomp punct root Curl VERB the DET ribbon NOUN with ADP scissors NOUN to PART make VERB it PRON curly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Curl curl VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ribbon det 3 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 1 Curl obj 4 with with ADP _ 5 scissors case 5 scissors scissors NOUN Number=Plur 1 Curl obl 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Curl advcl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 7 make xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Curl punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 curl imperative you not said here the ribbon with scissors vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ribbon=Patient 2 make to-infinitive you not said here ribbon curly property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
Example 5 His writing is very curly and hard to read.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod cc conj mark xcomp punct root His PRON writing NOUN is AUX very ADV curly ADJ and CCONJ hard ADJ to PART read VERB . PUNCT 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 writing nmod:poss 2 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 5 curly nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 curly cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 curly advmod 5 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 hard cc 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 curly conj 8 to to PART _ 9 read mark 9 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 curly punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present His writing curly property tree rules 2 be His writing not said here tree rules 3 read to-infinitive His writing not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 write His = he nom writing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The baby's hair is getting curlier.
det nmod:poss case nsubj aux xcomp punct root The DET baby NOUN 's PART hair NOUN is AUX getting VERB curlier ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 hair nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 baby case 4 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 6 getting nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 getting aux 6 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 curlier curly ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 getting xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 getting punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get present · progressive the baby's hair curly property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 In some maths books, sets are written in curly brackets.
case det compound obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root In ADP some DET maths NOUN books NOUN , PUNCT sets NOUN are AUX written VERB in ADP curly ADJ brackets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 books case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 books det 3 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 4 books compound 4 books book NOUN Number=Plur 8 written obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 books punct 6 sets set NOUN Number=Plur 8 written nsubj:pass 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 written aux:pass 8 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 brackets case 10 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 11 brackets amod 11 brackets bracket NOUN Number=Plur 8 written obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 written punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 write present · passive sets some maths books in curly brackets vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in book=Destination
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.
← previous curlinessnext → currant↑ back to C in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curly/