groom Who acts: man, person, feeding, adult, children, someone · What happens: get, call, be, brush, clean, make · To what, where: bridegroom, horses, fur, yourself, someone, job · Speech: someone speaks here
«groom» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: groom in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A man on his wedding day, or a man who has just got married; also called the bridegroom.
The tree, 18 words det case nmod:poss compound nmod punct cc det appos nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl xcomp punct advmod conj det xcomp punct root A DET man NOUN on ADP his PRON wedding NOUN day NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET man NOUN who PRON has AUX just ADV got VERB married ADJ ; PUNCT also ADV called VERB the DET bridegroom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 man det 2 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 on on ADP _ 6 day case 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 day nmod:poss 5 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 6 day compound 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 man nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 man punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 man cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 man det 10 man man NOUN Number=Sing 2 man appos 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 got nsubj 12 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 got aux 13 just just ADV _ 14 got advmod 14 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 man acl:relcl 15 married married ADJ Degree=Pos 14 got xcomp 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 called punct 17 also also ADV _ 18 called advmod 18 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 14 got conj 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 bridegroom det 20 bridegroom bridegroom NOUN Number=Sing 18 called xcomp 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 man punct
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1 get present · perfect a man married property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 call participle a man not said here the bridegroom vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 person whose job is to look after horses: feeding, brushing and cleaning them.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark case obl punct appos punct acl cc conj obj punct root A DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART look VERB after ADP horses NOUN : PUNCT feeding NOUN , PUNCT brushing VERB and CCONJ cleaning VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 look nsubj 3 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 4 job nmod:poss 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 look nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 look cop 6 to to PART _ 7 look mark 7 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 after after ADP _ 9 horses case 9 horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 7 look obl 10 : : PUNCT _ 11 feeding punct 11 feeding feeding NOUN Number=Sing 9 horses appos 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 brushing punct 13 brushing brush VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 feeding acl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 cleaning cc 15 cleaning clean VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 brushing conj 16 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 cleaning obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 look punct
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1 is present a person after horses look property tree rules 2 brush gerund feeding not said here vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 clean gerund feeding not said here horses = horse vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To brush and clean an animal's fur or coat, or (for animals) to clean themselves.
The tree, 16 words mark cc conj det nmod:poss case obj cc conj punct cc punct case conj punct mark advcl obj punct root To PART brush VERB and CCONJ clean VERB an DET animal NOUN 's PART fur NOUN or CCONJ coat NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ ( PUNCT for ADP animals NOUN ) PUNCT to PART clean VERB themselves PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 brush mark 2 brush brush VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 clean cc 4 clean clean VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 brush conj 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 animal det 6 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 8 fur nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 animal case 8 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 2 brush obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 coat cc 10 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 8 fur conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 animals punct 12 or or CCONJ _ 15 animals cc 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 animals punct 14 for for ADP _ 15 animals case 15 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 fur conj 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 animals punct 17 to to PART _ 18 clean mark 18 clean clean VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 brush advcl 19 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 18 clean obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 brush punct
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1 brush to-infinitive a animal's fur or coat or animals vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fur=Theme 2 clean infinitive vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 clean to-infinitive fur vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient
Meaning 4 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To make yourself neat and tidy: «well-groomed».
mark obj xcomp cc conj punct punct advmod punct advcl punct punct root To PART make VERB yourself PRON neat ADJ and CCONJ tidy ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT well ADV - PUNCT groomed VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 make obj 4 neat neat ADJ Degree=Pos 2 make xcomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 tidy cc 6 tidy tidy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 neat conj 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 groomed punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 groomed punct 9 well well ADV Degree=Pos 11 groomed advmod 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 well punct 11 groomed groom VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 make advcl 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 groomed punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make to-infinitive yourself neat property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset yourself=Product 2 groom in a quote participle well property vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To prepare someone for a job: «groomed to be captain».
mark obj case det obl punct punct acl:relcl mark cop xcomp punct punct root To PART prepare VERB someone PRON for ADP a DET job NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT groomed VERB to PART be AUX captain NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 prepare mark 2 prepare prepare VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 prepare obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 job case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 job det 6 job job NOUN Number=Sing 2 prepare obl 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 groomed punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 groomed punct 9 groomed groom VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 job acl:relcl 10 to to PART _ 12 captain mark 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 captain cop 12 captain captain NOUN Number=Sing 9 groomed xcomp 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 captain punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 prepare punct
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1 prepare to-infinitive someone for a job vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent someone=Product for job=Beneficiary 2 groom in a quote participle a job not said here vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 is a in a quote to-infinitive captain tree rules
Meaning 6 Usage: safety — kept apart, not parsed.
When an adult wrongly makes friends with a child to trick and harm them, this is called grooming; children should tell a trusted adult if someone online or nearby asks for secrets.
The tree, 32 words advmod det nsubj advmod advcl obj case det obl mark acl cc conj obj punct nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis xcomp punct nsubj aux det amod obj mark nsubj advmod cc conj advcl case obl punct root When ADV an DET adult NOUN wrongly ADV makes VERB friends NOUN with ADP a DET child NOUN to PART trick VERB and CCONJ harm VERB them PRON , PUNCT this PRON is AUX called VERB grooming VERB ; PUNCT children NOUN should AUX tell VERB a DET trusted VERB adult NOUN if SCONJ someone PRON online ADV or CCONJ nearby ADV asks VERB for ADP secrets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 5 makes advmod 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adult det 3 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes nsubj 4 wrongly wrongly ADV _ 5 makes advmod 5 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 tell advcl 6 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 5 makes obj 7 with with ADP _ 9 child case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 child det 9 child child NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes obl 10 to to PART _ 11 trick mark 11 trick trick VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 child acl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 harm cc 13 harm harm VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 trick conj 14 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 harm obj 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 called punct 16 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 18 called nsubj:pass 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 called aux:pass 18 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 makes parataxis 19 grooming groom VERB VerbForm=Ger 18 called xcomp 20 ; ; PUNCT _ 23 tell punct 21 children child NOUN Number=Plur 23 tell nsubj 22 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 23 tell aux 23 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 adult det 25 trusted trust VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 26 adult amod 26 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 23 tell obj 27 if if SCONJ _ 32 asks mark 28 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 32 asks nsubj 29 online online ADV _ 28 someone advmod 30 or or CCONJ _ 31 nearby cc 31 nearby nearby ADV _ 29 online conj 32 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 tell advcl 33 for for ADP _ 34 secrets case 34 secrets secret NOUN Number=Plur 32 asks obl 35 . . PUNCT _ 23 tell punct
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1 make present a adult friends with a child; wrongly property vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Product 2 trick to-infinitive a adult not said here vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 harm infinitive a adult not said here friends = friend vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer 4 call present · passive this tree rules 5 groom gerund vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 6 tell speech: assert should children a trusted adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 7 trust participle vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 8 ask speech: ask a condition, not said to happen present someone for secrets vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The bride and groom danced first.
det nsubj cc conj advmod punct root The DET bride NOUN and CCONJ groom NOUN danced VERB first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bride det 2 bride bride NOUN Number=Sing 5 danced nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 groom cc 4 groom groom NOUN Number=Sing 2 bride conj 5 danced dance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 danced advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 danced punct
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1 dance past the bride and groom first property vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The groom brushed the horse until it shone.
det nsubj det obj mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET groom NOUN brushed VERB the DET horse NOUN until SCONJ it PRON shone VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 groom det 2 groom groom NOUN Number=Sing 3 brushed nsubj 3 brushed brush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 horse det 5 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 3 brushed obj 6 until until SCONJ _ 8 shone mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 shone nsubj 8 shone shine VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 brushed advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 brushed punct
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1 brush past the groom the horse vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent horse=Destination 2 shine past horse vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Cats groom themselves with their tongues.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Cats NOUN groom VERB themselves PRON with ADP their PRON tongues NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 2 groom nsubj 2 groom groom VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 groom obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 tongues case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 tongues nmod:poss 6 tongues tongue NOUN Number=Plur 2 groom obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 groom punct
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1 groom present Cats Cats = cat with Cats's tongues vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient
Example 4 Monkeys groom each other to stay clean and friendly.
nsubj obj fixed mark advcl xcomp cc conj punct root Monkeys NOUN groom VERB each DET other ADJ to PART stay VERB clean ADJ and CCONJ friendly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Monkeys monkey NOUN Number=Plur 2 groom nsubj 2 groom groom VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 2 groom obj 4 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 3 each fixed 5 to to PART _ 6 stay mark 6 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 groom advcl 7 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stay xcomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 friendly cc 9 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 7 clean conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 groom punct
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1 groom present Monkeys each vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Patient 2 stay to-infinitive Monkeys not said here clean property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 He was always well-groomed for school.
nsubj cop advmod advmod punct case obl punct root He PRON was AUX always ADV well ADV - PUNCT groomed VERB for ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 groomed nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 groomed cop 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 6 groomed advmod 4 well well ADV Degree=Pos 6 groomed advmod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 well punct 6 groomed groom VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 for for ADP _ 8 school case 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 groomed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 groomed punct
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1 is past He for school; always, groom, well property tree rules
Example 6 The young player is being groomed for the first team.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct root The DET young ADJ player NOUN is AUX being AUX groomed VERB for ADP the DET first ADJ team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 player det 2 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 3 player amod 3 player player NOUN Number=Sing 6 groomed nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 groomed aux:pass 5 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 groomed aux:pass 6 groomed groom VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 for for ADP _ 10 team case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 team det 9 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 10 team amod 10 team team NOUN Number=Sing 6 groomed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 groomed punct
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1 groom present · passive the young player for the first team vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 7 If an online stranger asks you to keep secrets, tell an adult: it could be grooming.
The tree, 16 words mark det amod nsubj advcl obj mark xcomp obj punct det obj punct nsubj aux aux conj punct root If SCONJ an DET online ADJ stranger NOUN asks VERB you PRON to PART keep VERB secrets NOUN , PUNCT tell VERB an DET adult NOUN : PUNCT it PRON could AUX be AUX grooming VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 5 asks mark 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 stranger det 3 online online ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stranger amod 4 stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 5 asks nsubj 5 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 tell advcl 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 asks obj 7 to to PART _ 8 keep mark 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 asks xcomp 9 secrets secret NOUN Number=Plur 8 keep obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 5 asks punct 11 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 adult det 13 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 11 tell obj 14 : : PUNCT _ 18 grooming punct 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 grooming nsubj 16 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 grooming aux 17 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 18 grooming aux 18 grooming groom VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 tell conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 11 tell punct
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1 ask speech: ask a condition, not said to happen present a online stranger you vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic 2 keep not said to happen to-infinitive a online stranger not said here secrets vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme 3 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 4 groom could · progressive stranger vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 8 On the back seat a little smart groom balanced himself.
case det compound obl det amod amod nsubj obj punct root On ADP the DET back NOUN seat NOUN a DET little ADJ smart ADJ groom NOUN balanced VERB himself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 4 seat case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 seat det 3 back back NOUN Number=Sing 4 seat compound 4 seat seat NOUN Number=Sing 9 balanced obl 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 groom det 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 groom amod 7 smart smart ADJ Degree=Pos 8 groom amod 8 groom groom NOUN Number=Sing 9 balanced nsubj 9 balanced balance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 9 balanced obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 balanced punct
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1 balance past a little smart groom groom the back seat vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme on seat=Location
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