foam

Who acts: waves, toothpaste, I, fire fighters, new sofa, baking soda · What happens: make, mix, use, package, cover, foam · To what, where: liquid, air, soft light material, mouth, white foam, sand · Speech: someone speaks here

«foam» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: foam in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A mass of many tiny bubbles on top of a liquid or made by mixing air into something, like the foam on the sea, on a bath or on a milkshake.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 mass	det
2	mass	mass	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 bubbles	case
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bubbles	amod
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bubbles	amod
6	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 mass	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 top	case
8	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bubbles	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 liquid	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 liquid	det
11	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 top	nmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 made	cc
13	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 liquid	acl
14	by	by	SCONJ	_	15 mixing	mark
15	mixing	mix	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 made	advcl
16	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 mixing	obj
17	into	into	ADP	_	18 something	case
18	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	15 mixing	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 foam	punct
20	like	like	ADP	_	22 foam	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 foam	det
22	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 something	appos
23	on	on	ADP	_	25 sea	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 sea	det
25	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 foam	nmod
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 bath	punct
27	on	on	ADP	_	29 bath	case
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 bath	det
29	bath	bath	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 mixing	obl
30	or	or	CCONJ	_	33 milkshake	cc
31	on	on	ADP	_	33 milkshake	case
32	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	33 milkshake	det
33	milkshake	milkshake	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 bath	conj
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a liquid not said here					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	mix	gerund		air				on a bath or a milkshake; into something	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent air=Patient into something=Co-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

A soft, light material full of tiny holes, used for cushions, mattresses, packaging and toys: foam rubber.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 material	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 material	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 soft	punct
4	light	light	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 material	amod
5	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 rubber	nsubj
6	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 material	amod
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 holes	case
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 holes	amod
9	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 full	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 used	punct
11	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 material	acl:relcl
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 cushions	case
13	cushions	cushion	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 used	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 mattresses	punct
15	mattresses	mattress	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 cushions	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 packaging	punct
17	packaging	package	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 used	advcl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 toys	cc
19	toys	toy	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 packaging	conj
20	:	:	PUNCT	_	22 rubber	punct
21	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 rubber	compound
22	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	22 rubber	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a soft light material not said here				for cushions and mattresses	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	package	gerund							vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

As a verb, to make or be covered with bubbles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 covered	cc
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 covered	aux:pass
9	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 make	conj
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 bubbles	case
11	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 covered	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive						as a verb	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	cover	infinitive · passive						with bubbles	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: with bubble=Theme

Meaning 4

To foam with rage means to be very angry, as if bubbling at the mouth.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 foam	mark
2	foam	foam	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	csubj
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 rage	case
4	rage	rage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 foam	obl
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	9 angry	mark
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 angry	cop
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 angry	advmod
9	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 means	ccomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 bubbling	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 bubbling	mark
12	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 bubbling	mark
13	bubbling	bubble	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 angry	conj
14	at	at	ADP	_	16 mouth	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 mouth	det
16	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 bubbling	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	foam	to-infinitive		with rage	vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with rage=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is not said to happen	to-infinitive		angry property	tree rules
4	bubble a condition, not said to happen	gerund	the mouth		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at mouth=Location

Example 1

The waves left white foam on the sand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 waves	det
2	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 left	nsubj
3	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 foam	amod
5	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 sand	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sand	det
8	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past	the waves	white foam		the sand			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent foam=Theme on sand=Location

Example 2

The bath foam smelled of strawberries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 foam	det
2	bath	bath	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 foam	compound
3	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	smelled	smell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 foam	acl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 strawberries	case
6	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 smelled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 foam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smell	participle		the bath foam not said here				of strawberries	vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of strawberry=Theme

Example 3

My toothpaste foams up when I brush.

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 toothpaste	nmod:poss
2	toothpaste	toothpaste	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 foams	nsubj
3	foams	foam	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 foams	compound:prt
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 brush	advmod
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 brush	nsubj
7	brush	brush	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 foams	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 foams	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	foam up	present	My toothpaste						vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	brush	present	I						vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The fire fighters sprayed foam on the burning car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fighters	det
2	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fighters	compound
3	fighters	fighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sprayed	nsubj
4	sprayed	spray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sprayed	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 car	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 car	det
8	burning	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 car	amod
9	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sprayed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sprayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spray	past	the fire fighters	foam		the burning car			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent foam=Theme on car=Destination
2	burn	gerund							vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The new sofa has foam cushions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sofa	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sofa	amod
3	sofa	sofa	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cushions	compound
6	cushions	cushion	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the new sofa	foam cushions					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cushion=Patient

Example 6

The baking soda and vinegar foamed out of the bottle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 soda	det
2	baking	baking	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 soda	compound
3	soda	soda	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 foamed	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 vinegar	cc
5	vinegar	vinegar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 soda	conj
6	foamed	foam	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	out	out	ADP	_	10 bottle	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 bottle	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bottle	det
10	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 foamed	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 foamed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	foam	past	the baking soda and vinegar			the bottle			vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out bottle=Location

Example 7

We used foam blocks to build a tower in PE.

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 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 blocks	compound
4	blocks	block	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 build	mark
6	build	build	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tower	det
8	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 build	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 PE	case
10	PE	PE	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 build	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	foam blocks					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent block=Patient
2	build	to-infinitive	We not said here	a tower		PE			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tower=Product

Example 8

The glass was packed in foam so it wouldn't break.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 glass	det
2	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 packed	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 packed	aux:pass
4	packed	pack	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 foam	case
6	foam	foam	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 packed	obl
7	so	so	ADV	_	11 break	advmod
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 break	nsubj
9	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 break	aux
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 break	advmod
11	break	break	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 packed	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 packed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pack	past · passive		the glass		foam			vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in foam=Destination
2	not break	would	glass						vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 9

Off he tore after the carriage, foaming with rage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Off	off	ADP	_	3 tore	case
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 tore	nsubj
3	tore	tore	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	after	after	ADP	_	6 carriage	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 carriage	det
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tore	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 foaming	punct
8	foaming	foam	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 tore	conj
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 rage	case
10	rage	rage	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 foaming	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	foam	gerund						with rage	vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with rage=Theme

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