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messy

Who acts: room, Painting, Spaghetti, handwriting, His, baby · What happens: make, be, wear, read, handwrite, trip · To what, where: things, apron, messy food, messy eater, people, Bell part

«messy» 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: messy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Untidy or dirty: «a messy room».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Untidy	untidy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 room	amod
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 dirty	cc
3	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Untidy	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 room	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 room	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 room	det
7	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 room	amod
8	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 room	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 room	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

Making things dirty or untidy: «a messy job like painting».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Making	obj
3	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Making	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 untidy	cc
5	untidy	untidy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 dirty	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 job	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 job	det
9	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 job	amod
10	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obl
11	like	like	ADP	_	12 painting	case
12	painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 job	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 job	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		things				a messy job like painting obl; dirty property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product

Meaning 3

Complicated and unpleasant: «a messy argument».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Complicated	complicated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 unpleasant	cc
3	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Complicated	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Complicated	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 argument	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 argument	det
7	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 argument	amod
8	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Complicated	parataxis
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 argument	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Complicated	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

My room is very messy.

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 room	nmod:poss
2	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 messy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 messy	cop
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 messy	advmod
5	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 messy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My room					messy property	tree rules

Example 2

Painting is messy, so wear an apron.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 messy	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 messy	cop
3	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 wear	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 wear	advmod
6	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 messy	parataxis
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 apron	det
8	apron	apron	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wear	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 messy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Painting					messy property	tree rules
2	wear	infinitive		a apron					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent apron=Theme

Example 3

Spaghetti is a messy food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spaghetti	spaghetti	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 food	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 food	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 food	det
4	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 food	amod
5	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 food	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Spaghetti	a messy food					tree rules

Example 4

His handwriting is too messy to read.

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 handwriting	nmod:poss
2	handwriting	handwriting	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 messy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 messy	cop
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 messy	advmod
5	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 read	mark
7	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 messy	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 messy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	His handwriting					messy property	tree rules
2	read	to-infinitive	His handwriting not said here						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	handwrite		His = he						nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The baby is a messy eater.

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	6 eater	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 eater	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 eater	det
5	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 eater	amod
6	eater	eater	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 eater	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the baby	a messy eater					tree rules

Example 6

Toys on a messy floor can make people trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toys	toy	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 make	nsubj
2	on	on	ADP	_	5 floor	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 floor	det
4	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 floor	amod
5	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Toys	nmod
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 make	aux
7	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 make	obj
9	trip	trip	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 make	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	Toys on a messy floor	people					tree rules
2	trip	infinitive	people not said here						vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The end of their friendship was messy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 end	det
2	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 messy	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 friendship	case
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 friendship	nmod:poss
5	friendship	friendship	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 end	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 messy	cop
7	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 messy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the end of their friendship					messy property	tree rules

Example 8

He had carried Tinker Bell part of the way, and his hand was still messy with the fairy dust.

The tree, 19 words

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	3 carried	nsubj
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 carried	aux
3	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	Tinker	Tinker	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Bell	compound
5	Bell	Bell	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 part	compound
6	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 way	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 way	det
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 part	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 messy	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 messy	cc
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 hand	nmod:poss
13	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 messy	nsubj
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 messy	cop
15	still	still	ADV	_	16 messy	advmod
16	messy	messy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 carried	advcl
17	with	with	ADP	_	20 dust	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 dust	det
19	fairy	fairy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 dust	amod
20	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 messy	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past · perfect	He	Bell part of the way					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme
2	is	past	his hand				still	with the fairy dust; messy property	tree rules

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.

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