fishy Who acts: Fishy, something, someone, kitchen, email, excuse · What happens: mean, smell, taste, be, not tell, have · To what, where: fish, truth, strong fishy smell, bit, fishy biscuits · Speech: someone speaks here
«fishy» 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: fishy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Fishy means smelling or tasting of fish.
nsubj xcomp cc conj case nmod punct root Fishy ADJ means VERB smelling VERB or CCONJ tasting NOUN of ADP fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 smelling smell VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 tasting cc 5 tasting tasting NOUN Number=Sing 3 smelling conj 6 of of ADP _ 7 fish case 7 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 5 tasting nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Fishy vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 smell not said to happen gerund Fishy not said here vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 taste fish nom tasting «cognition transitive»: of=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Fishy means suspicious, as if something is wrong or someone is not telling the truth.
The tree, 15 words nsubj xcomp punct mark mark nsubj cop parataxis cc nsubj aux advmod conj det obj punct root Fishy ADJ means VERB suspicious ADJ , PUNCT as SCONJ if SCONJ something PRON is AUX wrong ADJ or CCONJ someone PRON is AUX not PART telling VERB the DET truth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 suspicious suspicious ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 wrong punct 5 as as SCONJ _ 9 wrong mark 6 if if SCONJ _ 9 wrong mark 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 wrong nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 wrong cop 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means parataxis 10 or or CCONJ _ 14 telling cc 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 telling nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 telling aux 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 telling advmod 14 telling tell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 wrong conj 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 truth det 16 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 14 telling obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Fishy suspicious property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is a condition, not said to happen present something wrong property tree rules 3 not tell speech: assert present · progressive someone the truth vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient
Meaning 3 Fishy can also mean like a fish or full of fish.
nsubj aux advmod case det obl cc conj case obl punct root Fishy ADJ can AUX also ADV mean VERB like ADP a DET fish NOUN or CCONJ full ADJ of ADP fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 like like ADP _ 7 fish case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fish det 7 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 full cc 9 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fish conj 10 of of ADP _ 11 fish case 11 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 9 full obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Fishy like a fish vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The kitchen had a strong fishy smell after tea.
det nsubj det amod amod obj case nmod punct root The DET kitchen NOUN had VERB a DET strong ADJ fishy ADJ smell NOUN after ADP tea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kitchen det 2 kitchen kitchen 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 smell det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 smell amod 6 fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 smell amod 7 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 8 after after ADP _ 9 tea case 9 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 7 smell nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the kitchen a strong fishy smell after tea vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient
Example 2 There's something fishy about that email asking for Mum's password.
expl nsubj amod case det obl acl case nmod:poss case obl punct root There PRON 's VERB something PRON fishy ADJ about ADP that DET email NOUN asking VERB for ADP Mum PROPN 's PART password NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 's nsubj 4 fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 5 about about ADP _ 7 email case 6 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 email det 7 email email NOUN Number=Sing 4 fishy obl 8 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 email acl 9 for for ADP _ 12 password case 10 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 12 password nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 Mum case 12 password password NOUN Number=Sing 8 asking obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present something there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 ask speech: ask gerund that email not said here for Mum's password vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 His excuse sounded a bit fishy to the teacher.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj amod case det obl punct root His PRON excuse NOUN sounded VERB a DET bit NOUN fishy ADJ to ADP the DET teacher NOUN . 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 excuse nmod:poss 2 excuse excuse NOUN Number=Sing 3 sounded nsubj 3 sounded sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bit det 5 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 3 sounded obj 6 fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bit amod 7 to to ADP _ 9 teacher case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 teacher det 9 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 6 fishy obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 sounded punct
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1 sound past His excuse a bit vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bit=Theme 2 excuse His = he nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The cat loved the fishy biscuits.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET cat NOUN loved VERB the DET fishy ADJ biscuits NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 loved nsubj 3 loved love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 biscuits det 5 fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 biscuits amod 6 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 3 loved obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 loved punct
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1 love past the cat the fishy biscuits vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer biscuit=Stimulus
Example 5 The detective thought the butler's story was fishy.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case nsubj cop ccomp punct root The DET detective NOUN thought VERB the DET butler NOUN 's PART story NOUN was AUX fishy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 3 thought nsubj 3 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 butler det 5 butler butler NOUN Number=Sing 7 story nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 butler case 7 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 fishy nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 fishy cop 9 fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 thought ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 thought punct
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1 think speech: other past the detective vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past the butler's story fishy property tree rules
Example 6 My hands smelled fishy after the beach.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod case det obl punct root My PRON hands NOUN smelled VERB fishy ADV after ADP the DET beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 hands nmod:poss 2 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 3 smelled nsubj 3 smelled smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 fishy fishy ADV _ 3 smelled advmod 5 after after ADP _ 7 beach case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 beach det 7 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 3 smelled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 smelled punct
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1 smell past My hands after the beach fishy property vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 This rock pool is very fishy — look at all those little fish!
det compound nsubj cop advmod punct parataxis case det:predet det amod obl punct root This DET rock NOUN pool NOUN is AUX very ADV fishy ADJ — PUNCT look VERB at ADP all DET those DET little ADJ fish NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 pool det 2 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 3 pool compound 3 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 6 fishy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fishy cop 5 very very ADV _ 6 fishy advmod 6 fishy fishy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 — - PUNCT _ 8 look punct 8 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 fishy parataxis 9 at at ADP _ 13 fish case 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 13 fish det:predet 11 those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 13 fish det 12 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 13 fish amod 13 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 8 look obl 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 fishy punct
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1 is present this rock pool fishy property tree rules 2 look infinitive at all little fish vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at fish=Theme
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