niche Who acts: niche, place, She, ecological niche, living thing, that · What happens: be, build, hold, suit, find, have · To what, where: small hollow, wall, statue, job, someone, niche · Speech: someone speaks here
«niche» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: niche in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A niche is a small hollow or alcove built into a wall, often to hold a statue or ornament.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj acl case det obl punct advmod mark parataxis det obj cc conj punct root A DET niche NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ hollow NOUN or CCONJ alcove NOUN built VERB into ADP a DET wall NOUN , PUNCT often ADV to PART hold VERB a DET statue NOUN or CCONJ ornament NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 niche det 2 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 6 hollow nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 hollow cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hollow det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hollow amod 6 hollow hollow NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 alcove cc 8 alcove alcove NOUN Number=Sing 6 hollow conj 9 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 hollow acl 10 into into ADP _ 12 wall case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 wall det 12 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 9 built obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 hold punct 14 often often ADV _ 16 hold advmod 15 to to PART _ 16 hold mark 16 hold hold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 hollow parataxis 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 statue det 18 statue statue NOUN Number=Sing 16 hold obj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 ornament cc 20 ornament ornament NOUN Number=Sing 18 statue conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 hollow punct
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1 is a present a niche a small hollow or alcove tree rules 2 build participle a small hollow or alcove not said here a wall vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into wall=Product 3 hold to-infinitive a statue or ornament often property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statue=Theme
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 niche is a job, place or activity that suits someone perfectly: «She found her niche in drama».
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct punct nsubj parataxis nmod:poss obj case obl punct punct root A DET niche NOUN is AUX a DET job NOUN , PUNCT place NOUN or CCONJ activity NOUN that PRON suits VERB someone PRON perfectly ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON found VERB her PRON niche NOUN in ADP drama NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 niche det 2 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 5 job nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 job cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 job det 5 job job NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 place punct 7 place place NOUN Number=Sing 5 job conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 activity cc 9 activity activity NOUN Number=Sing 7 place conj 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 suits nsubj 11 suits suit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 place acl:relcl 12 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 suits obj 13 perfectly perfectly ADV _ 11 suits advmod 14 : : PUNCT _ 17 found punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 17 found punct 16 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 found nsubj 17 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 job parataxis 18 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 niche nmod:poss 19 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 17 found obj 20 in in ADP _ 21 drama case 21 drama drama NOUN Number=Sing 17 found obl 22 » » PUNCT _ 17 found punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 job punct
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1 is a present a niche a job and place or activity tree rules 2 suit present place or activity someone perfectly property tree rules 3 find in a quote past She her niche drama vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent niche=Topic
Meaning 3 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
An ecological niche is the role and place a living thing has in its habitat: what it eats, where it lives, how it survives.
The tree, 24 words det amod nsubj cop det cc conj det amod nsubj parataxis case nmod:poss obl punct obj nsubj parataxis punct advmod nsubj conj punct advmod nsubj conj punct root An DET ecological ADJ niche NOUN is AUX the DET role NOUN and CCONJ place NOUN a DET living ADJ thing NOUN has VERB in ADP its PRON habitat NOUN : PUNCT what PRON it PRON eats VERB , PUNCT where ADV it PRON lives VERB , PUNCT how ADV it PRON survives VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 niche det 2 ecological ecological ADJ Degree=Pos 3 niche amod 3 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 6 role nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 role cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 role det 6 role role NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 place cc 8 place place NOUN Number=Sing 6 role conj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 thing det 10 living living ADJ Degree=Pos 11 thing amod 11 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 12 has nsubj 12 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 role parataxis 13 in in ADP _ 15 habitat case 14 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 habitat nmod:poss 15 habitat habitat NOUN Number=Sing 12 has obl 16 : : PUNCT _ 19 eats punct 17 what what PRON PronType=Int 19 eats obj 18 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 eats nsubj 19 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 role parataxis 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 lives punct 21 where where ADV PronType=Rel 23 lives advmod 22 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 lives nsubj 23 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 eats conj 24 , , PUNCT _ 27 survives punct 25 how how ADV PronType=Int 27 survives advmod 26 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 27 survives nsubj 27 survives survive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 lives conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 6 role punct
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1 is a present a ecological niche the role and place tree rules 2 have present a living thing thing's habitat vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 eat present niche the role and place vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient 4 live present niche vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 survive present niche vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: informal, business — kept apart, not parsed.
Niche describes something that only a small group of people like or buy: a niche hobby.
The tree, 16 words nsubj obj nsubj advmod det amod appos mark nsubj advcl cc conj punct det compound obl punct root Niche NOUN describes VERB something PRON that PRON only ADV a DET small ADJ group NOUN of SCONJ people NOUN like VERB or CCONJ buy VERB : PUNCT a DET niche NOUN hobby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 describes obj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 group nsubj 5 only only ADV _ 8 group advmod 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 group det 7 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 group amod 8 group group NOUN Number=Sing 3 something appos 9 of of SCONJ _ 11 like mark 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 like nsubj 11 like like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 group advcl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 buy cc 13 buy buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 like conj 14 : : PUNCT _ 17 hobby punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 hobby det 16 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 17 hobby compound 17 hobby hobby NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Niche something a niche hobby obl vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 group that tree rules 3 like present people vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 4 buy present people not said here vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 A small statue stood in a niche in the church wall.
det amod nsubj case det obl case det compound obl punct root A DET small ADJ statue NOUN stood VERB in ADP a DET niche NOUN in ADP the DET church NOUN wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 statue det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 statue amod 3 statue statue NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood nsubj 4 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 niche case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 niche det 7 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood obl 8 in in ADP _ 11 wall case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 wall det 10 church church NOUN Number=Sing 11 wall compound 11 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 stood punct
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1 stand past a small statue a niche in the church wall vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in niche=Location
Example 2 After trying many sports, he found his niche in swimming.
mark advcl amod obj punct nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root After SCONJ trying VERB many ADJ sports NOUN , PUNCT he PRON found VERB his PRON niche NOUN in ADP swimming NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after SCONJ _ 2 trying mark 2 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 found advcl 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sports amod 4 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 2 trying obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 trying punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 found nsubj 7 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 niche nmod:poss 9 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 7 found obj 10 in in ADP _ 11 swimming case 11 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 7 found obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 found punct
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1 try gerund he not said here many sports vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sport=Eventuality 2 find past he his niche swimming vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent niche=Topic
Example 3 Owls and hawks hunt at different times, so they fill different niches.
nsubj cc conj case amod obl punct advmod nsubj conj amod obj punct root Owls NOUN and CCONJ hawks NOUN hunt VERB at ADP different ADJ times NOUN , PUNCT so ADV they PRON fill VERB different ADJ niches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Owls owl NOUN Number=Plur 4 hunt nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 hawks cc 3 hawks hawk NOUN Number=Plur 1 Owls conj 4 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 times case 6 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 7 times amod 7 times time NOUN Number=Plur 4 hunt obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 fill punct 9 so so ADV _ 11 fill advmod 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 fill nsubj 11 fill fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 hunt conj 12 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 13 niches amod 13 niches niche NOUN Number=Plur 11 fill obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 hunt punct
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1 hunt present Owls and hawks time vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 fill present Owls = owl different niches vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent niche=Patient
Example 4 Collecting bottle caps is a niche hobby.
csubj compound obj cop det compound punct root Collecting VERB bottle NOUN caps NOUN is AUX a DET niche NOUN hobby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Collecting collect VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 hobby csubj 2 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 3 caps compound 3 caps cap NOUN Number=Plur 1 Collecting obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 hobby cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hobby det 6 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 7 hobby compound 7 hobby hobby NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 hobby punct
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1 collect gerund bottle caps vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Theme 2 is a present Collecting a niche hobby tree rules
Example 5 The shop sells niche toys you can't find anywhere else.
det nsubj compound obj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl advmod advmod punct root The DET shop NOUN sells VERB niche NOUN toys NOUN you PRON ca AUX n't PART find VERB anywhere ADV else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells nsubj 3 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 5 toys compound 5 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 3 sells obj 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 find nsubj 7 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 find aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 find advmod 9 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 toys acl:relcl 10 anywhere anywhere ADV PronType=Ind 9 find advmod 11 else else ADV _ 10 anywhere advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 sells punct
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1 sell present the shop niche toys vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme 2 not find can you niche toys not said here anywhere property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Topic
Example 6 Every animal in the pond has its own niche.
det nsubj case det nmod nmod:poss amod obj punct root Every DET animal NOUN in ADP the DET pond NOUN has VERB its PRON own ADJ niche NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 animal det 2 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 6 has nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 pond case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pond det 5 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 2 animal nmod 6 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 niche nmod:poss 8 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 9 niche amod 9 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 6 has obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 has punct
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1 have present every animal in the pond animal's own niche vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent niche=Patient
Example 7 Walk on till you come to a niche in a terrace where stands a lighted lamp.
The tree, 16 words mark mark nsubj advcl case det obl case det nmod advmod acl:relcl det amod obj punct root Walk VERB on SCONJ till SCONJ you PRON come VERB to ADP a DET niche NOUN in ADP a DET terrace NOUN where ADV stands VERB a DET lighted VERB lamp NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Walk walk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on SCONJ _ 5 come mark 3 till till SCONJ _ 5 come mark 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 come nsubj 5 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Walk advcl 6 to to ADP _ 8 niche case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 niche det 8 niche niche NOUN Number=Sing 5 come obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 terrace case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 terrace det 11 terrace terrace NOUN Number=Sing 8 niche nmod 12 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 stands advmod 13 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 terrace acl:relcl 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 lamp det 15 lighted light VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 lamp amod 16 lamp lamp NOUN Number=Sing 13 stands obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 1 Walk punct
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1 walk imperative you not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 come present you a niche in a terrace vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to niche=Initial_Location 3 stand present a lighted lamp vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lamp=Stimulus 4 light participle vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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