mustard Who acts: Mustard, mustard plant, Keen, Dad, We, mustard seed · What happens: taste, be, make, eat, have, mean · To what, where: tasting yellow paste, sauce, seeds, mustard plant, small yellow flowers, mustard · Speech: someone speaks here
«mustard» 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: mustard in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Mustard is a hot-tasting yellow or brown paste or sauce made from the seeds of the mustard plant, eaten with meat and hot dogs.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod amod cc conj cc conj acl case det obl case det compound nmod punct acl case obl cc amod conj punct root Mustard NOUN is AUX a DET hot ADJ - PUNCT tasting VERB yellow ADJ or CCONJ brown ADJ paste NOUN or CCONJ sauce NOUN made VERB from ADP the DET seeds NOUN of ADP the DET mustard NOUN plant NOUN , PUNCT eaten VERB with ADP meat NOUN and CCONJ hot ADJ dogs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 10 paste nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 paste cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 paste det 4 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tasting amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 hot punct 6 tasting taste VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 paste amod 7 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 10 paste amod 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 brown cc 9 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 7 yellow conj 10 paste paste NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 sauce cc 12 sauce sauce NOUN Number=Sing 10 paste conj 13 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 sauce acl 14 from from ADP _ 16 seeds case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 seeds det 16 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 13 made obl 17 of of ADP _ 20 plant case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 plant det 19 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 20 plant compound 20 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 16 seeds nmod 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 eaten punct 22 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 plant acl 23 with with ADP _ 24 meat case 24 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 22 eaten obl 25 and and CCONJ _ 27 dogs cc 26 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 27 dogs amod 27 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 24 meat conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 10 paste punct
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1 taste gerund vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a present Mustard a tasting yellow paste or sauce tree rules 3 make participle sauce not said here the seeds of the mustard plant vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from seed=Material 4 eat participle the mustard plant not said here with meat and hot dogs vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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Meaning 2 The mustard plant has small yellow flowers and tiny seeds.
det compound nsubj amod amod obj cc amod conj punct root The DET mustard NOUN plant NOUN has VERB small ADJ yellow ADJ flowers NOUN and CCONJ tiny ADJ seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 plant det 2 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 3 plant compound 3 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 flowers amod 6 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 7 flowers amod 7 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 seeds cc 9 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 10 seeds amod 10 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 7 flowers conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the mustard plant small yellow flowers and tiny seeds vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient
Meaning 3 A dark yellow colour.
det amod amod punct root A DET dark ADJ yellow ADJ colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 colour det 2 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 4 colour amod 3 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 4 colour amod 4 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 colour punct
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Meaning 4 Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
«Keen as mustard» means very eager.
punct nsubj case obl punct advmod xcomp punct root « PUNCT Keen ADJ as ADP mustard NOUN » PUNCT means VERB very ADV eager ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Keen punct 2 Keen keen ADJ Degree=Pos 6 means nsubj 3 as as ADP _ 4 mustard case 4 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 2 Keen obl 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Keen punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 very very ADV _ 8 eager advmod 8 eager eager ADJ Degree=Pos 6 means xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present Keen eager property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 «Cut the mustard» (informal) means be good enough.
punct nsubj det obj punct punct parataxis punct cop xcomp advmod punct root « PUNCT Cut VERB the DET mustard NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT means VERB be AUX good ADJ enough ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Cut punct 2 Cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 9 means nsubj 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 mustard det 4 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 2 Cut obj 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Cut punct 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 informal punct 7 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Cut parataxis 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 informal punct 9 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 good cop 11 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 9 means xcomp 12 enough enough ADV _ 11 good advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 means punct
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1 cut in a quote infinitive the mustard tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 is not said to happen infinitive enough, good property tree rules
Meaning 6 Mustard can also mean the leafy green plant of the mustard family, eaten as a vegetable.
The tree, 16 words nsubj aux advmod det amod amod obj case det compound nmod punct acl case det obl punct root Mustard NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB the DET leafy ADJ green ADJ plant NOUN of ADP the DET mustard NOUN family NOUN , PUNCT eaten VERB as ADP a DET vegetable NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 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 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 plant det 6 leafy leafy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 plant amod 7 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 8 plant amod 8 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obj 9 of of ADP _ 12 family case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 family det 11 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 12 family compound 12 family family NOUN Number=Sing 8 plant nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 eaten punct 14 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 plant acl 15 as as ADP _ 17 vegetable case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 vegetable det 17 vegetable vegetable NOUN Number=Sing 14 eaten obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Mustard the leafy green plant of the mustard family vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Topic 2 eat participle the leafy green plant of the mustard family not said here as a vegetable vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Dad puts mustard on his hot dog.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Dad NOUN puts VERB mustard NOUN on ADP his PRON hot ADJ dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 puts nsubj 2 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 2 puts obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 dog case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 dog nmod:poss 6 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 7 dog amod 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 2 puts obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 puts punct
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1 put present Dad mustard on Dad's hot dog vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent mustard=Theme on dog=Destination
Example 2 We grew mustard and cress on cotton wool.
nsubj obj cc conj case compound obl punct root We PRON grew VERB mustard NOUN and CCONJ cress NOUN on ADP cotton NOUN wool NOUN . PUNCT 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 grew nsubj 2 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 cress cc 5 cress cress NOUN Number=Sing 3 mustard conj 6 on on ADP _ 8 wool case 7 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 8 wool compound 8 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 grew punct
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1 grow past We mustard and cress cotton wool vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mustard=Theme
Example 3 The mustard seed is tiny, but the plant grows big.
det compound nsubj cop punct cc det nsubj conj xcomp punct root The DET mustard NOUN seed NOUN is AUX tiny ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET plant NOUN grows VERB big ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 seed det 2 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 3 seed compound 3 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 5 tiny nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tiny cop 5 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 grows punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 10 grows cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 plant det 9 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 10 grows nsubj 10 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tiny conj 11 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 10 grows xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 tiny punct
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1 is present the mustard seed tiny property tree rules 2 grow present the plant big property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Jesus told the parable of the mustard seed.
nsubj det obj case det compound nmod punct root Jesus PROPN told VERB the DET parable NOUN of ADP the DET mustard NOUN seed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 2 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 parable det 4 parable parable NOUN Number=Sing 2 told obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 seed case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 seed det 7 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 8 seed compound 8 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 4 parable nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past Jesus the parable of the mustard seed vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parable=Recipient
Example 5 She wore a mustard-yellow jumper.
nsubj det compound punct amod obj punct root She PRON wore VERB a DET mustard NOUN - PUNCT yellow ADJ jumper NOUN . PUNCT 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 wore nsubj 2 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 jumper det 4 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 6 yellow compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 mustard punct 6 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 7 jumper amod 7 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 2 wore obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wore punct
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1 wear past She a yellow jumper vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent jumper=Source
Example 6 English mustard is very hot!
amod nsubj cop advmod punct root English ADJ mustard NOUN is AUX very ADV hot ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 2 mustard amod 2 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 5 hot nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hot cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 hot advmod 5 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 hot punct
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1 is present English mustard hot property tree rules
Example 7 The new player is keen as mustard.
det amod nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET new ADJ player NOUN is AUX keen ADJ as ADP mustard 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 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 player amod 3 player player NOUN Number=Sing 5 keen nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 keen cop 5 keen keen ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADP _ 7 mustard case 7 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 5 keen obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 keen punct
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1 is present the new player as mustard; keen property tree rules
Example 8 I got mustard, en poke salid, en lam's quarter in dat baskit, en me en my ole 'oman gwineter sample it.
The tree, 22 words nsubj obj punct compound compound conj punct compound nmod:poss case appos case compound nmod punct compound compound nsubj nmod:poss compound punct conj amod conj nsubj punct root I PRON got VERB mustard NOUN , PUNCT en NOUN poke NOUN salid NOUN , PUNCT en NOUN lam NOUN 's PART quarter NOUN in ADP dat NOUN baskit NOUN , PUNCT en NOUN me PRON en NOUN my PRON ole NOUN ' PUNCT oman NOUN gwineter ADJ sample NOUN it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mustard mustard NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 salid punct 5 en en NOUN Number=Sing 6 poke compound 6 poke poke NOUN Number=Sing 7 salid compound 7 salid salid NOUN Number=Sing 3 mustard conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 quarter punct 9 en en NOUN Number=Sing 10 lam compound 10 lam lam NOUN Number=Sing 12 quarter nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 lam case 12 quarter quarter NOUN Number=Sing 3 mustard appos 13 in in ADP _ 15 baskit case 14 dat dat NOUN Number=Sing 15 baskit compound 15 baskit baskit NOUN Number=Sing 12 quarter nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 en punct 17 en en NOUN Number=Sing 19 en compound 18 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 19 en compound 19 en en NOUN Number=Sing 23 oman nsubj 20 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 ole nmod:poss 21 ole ole NOUN Number=Sing 23 oman compound 22 ' ' PUNCT _ 21 ole punct 23 oman oman NOUN Number=Sing 3 mustard conj 24 gwineter gwinet ADJ Degree=Cmp 25 sample amod 25 sample sample NOUN Number=Sing 23 oman conj 26 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 sample nsubj 27 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past I mustard and poke salid and ole oman and gwineter sample vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mustard=Stimulus 2 oman en me en tree rules 3 sample en tree rules
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