manicure

Who acts: Mum, sister, salon, palace, He, She · What happens: cut, shape, paint, give, trim, manicure · To what, where: nails, manicure, someone, it, manicures, manicured lawns · Speech: someone speaks here

«manicure» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: manicure in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A beauty treatment for the hands and fingernails: cutting, shaping and often painting the nails.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 treatment	det
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 treatment	compound
3	treatment	treatment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 hands	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hands	det
6	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 treatment	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 fingernails	cc
8	fingernails	fingernail	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 hands	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 cutting	punct
10	cutting	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 treatment	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 shaping	punct
12	shaping	shape	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 cutting	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 painting	cc
14	often	often	ADV	_	15 painting	advmod
15	painting	paint	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 cutting	conj
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 nails	det
17	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 painting	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 treatment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	cut	gerund			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	shape	gerund			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	paint	gerund	the nails	often property	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent nail=Destination

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To give someone a manicure.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 give	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 manicure	det
5	manicure	manicure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 give	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		a manicure	someone				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient manicure=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective form: manicured — kept apart, not parsed.

Very neat and carefully trimmed: a manicured lawn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 neat	advmod
2	neat	neat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 trimmed	cc
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	5 trimmed	advmod
5	trimmed	trim	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 neat	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 lawn	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 lawn	det
8	manicured	manicure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 lawn	amod
9	lawn	lawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 neat	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 neat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trim	participle						carefully property	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	manicure	participle							vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Mum had a manicure before the wedding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 manicure	det
4	manicure	manicure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	before	before	ADP	_	7 wedding	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wedding	det
7	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Mum	a manicure			before the wedding		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manicure=Patient

Example 2

My sister painted my nails and called it a manicure.

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 sister	nmod:poss
2	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 painted	nsubj
3	painted	paint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 nails	nmod:poss
5	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 painted	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 called	cc
7	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 painted	conj
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 called	obj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 manicure	det
10	manicure	manicure	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 called	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 painted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paint	past	My sister	my nails					vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent nail=Destination
2	call	past	My sister not said here	it					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient

Example 3

The salon offers manicures and pedicures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 salon	det
2	salon	salon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 offers	nsubj
3	offers	offer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	manicures	manicure	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 offers	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 pedicures	cc
6	pedicures	pedicure	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 manicures	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 offers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	offer	present	the salon	manicures and pedicures					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent manicure=Theme

Example 4

The palace had perfectly manicured lawns.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 palace	det
2	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	_	5 manicured	advmod
5	manicured	manicure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 lawns	amod
6	lawns	lawn	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the palace	manicured lawns					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lawn=Patient
2	manicure	participle						perfectly property	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

He manicures his nails himself.

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	2 manicures	nsubj
2	manicures	manicure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 nails	nmod:poss
4	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 manicures	obj
5	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	4 nails	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 manicures	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	manicure	present	He	his nails himself					vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nail=Patient

Example 6

She got a sparkly manicure for her birthday.

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 got	nsubj
2	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 manicure	det
4	sparkly	sparkly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 manicure	amod
5	manicure	manicure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 birthday	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 birthday	nmod:poss
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	She	a sparkly manicure				for her birthday	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent manicure=Theme for birthday=Source

Example 7

The hedges were neatly manicured.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hedges	det
2	hedges	hedge	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 manicured	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 manicured	aux:pass
4	neatly	neatly	ADV	_	5 manicured	advmod
5	manicured	manicure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 manicured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	manicure	past · passive		the hedges				neatly property	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 8

A manicure takes about half an hour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 manicure	det
2	manicure	manicure	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 takes	nsubj
3	takes	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	about	about	ADV	_	5 half	advmod
5	half	half	DET	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind	7 hour	det:predet
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 hour	det
7	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 takes	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 takes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	present	a manicure				hour		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manicure/