pincushion Who acts: pincushion, you, We, cactus, dressmaker, arm · What happens: stuff, be, stick, keep, sew, put back · To what, where: small stuffed pad, pins, pincushion, sewing club, table, wrist
«pincushion» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: pincushion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A pincushion is a small, firm, stuffed pad into which you stick pins and needles to keep them safe when sewing.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod punct compound punct amod case obl nsubj parataxis obj cc conj mark advcl obj xcomp mark advcl punct root A DET pincushion NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT firm ADJ , PUNCT stuffed VERB pad NOUN into ADP which PRON you PRON stick VERB pins NOUN and CCONJ needles NOUN to PART keep VERB them PRON safe ADJ when SCONJ sewing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pincushion det 2 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 10 pad nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 pad cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pad det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 pad amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 firm firm ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stuffed compound 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 firm punct 9 stuffed stuff VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 pad amod 10 pad pad NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 into into ADP _ 12 which case 12 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 stick obl 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 stick nsubj 14 stick stick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 pad parataxis 15 pins pin NOUN Number=Plur 14 stick obj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 needles cc 17 needles needle NOUN Number=Plur 15 pins conj 18 to to PART _ 19 keep mark 19 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 stick advcl 20 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 keep obj 21 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 19 keep xcomp 22 when when SCONJ _ 23 sewing mark 23 sewing sew VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 19 keep advcl 24 . . PUNCT _ 10 pad punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stuff participle vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a pincushion a small stuffed pad tree rules 3 stick present you pins and needles a small stuffed pad vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pin=Theme into which=Destination 4 keep to-infinitive you not said here pins = pin safe property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme 5 sew gerund you not said here vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
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.
Example 1 Put the pins back in the pincushion when you finish.
det obj advmod case det obl mark nsubj advcl punct root Put VERB the DET pins NOUN back ADV in ADP the DET pincushion NOUN when SCONJ you PRON finish VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pins det 3 pins pin NOUN Number=Plur 1 Put obj 4 back back ADV _ 1 Put advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 pincushion case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pincushion det 7 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 8 when when SCONJ _ 10 finish mark 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 finish nsubj 10 finish finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Put advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put back imperative you not said here the pins the pincushion vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pin=Theme in pincushion=Destination 2 finish present you vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 Grandma's pincushion looks like a red tomato.
nmod:poss case nsubj case det amod obl punct root Grandma NOUN 's PART pincushion NOUN looks VERB like ADP a DET red ADJ tomato NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 3 pincushion nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandma case 3 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 4 looks nsubj 4 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 like like ADP _ 8 tomato case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tomato det 7 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tomato amod 8 tomato tomato NOUN Number=Sing 4 looks obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 looks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look present Grandma's pincushion like a red tomato vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 We made a pincushion in sewing club.
nsubj det obj case compound nmod punct root We PRON made VERB a DET pincushion NOUN in ADP sewing NOUN club 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 pincushion det 4 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 club case 6 sewing sewing NOUN Number=Sing 7 club compound 7 club club NOUN Number=Sing 4 pincushion nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past We a pincushion sewing club vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pincushion=Product
Example 4 Never leave pins on the table; use the pincushion.
advmod obj case det obl punct conj det obj punct root Never ADV leave VERB pins NOUN on ADP the DET table NOUN ; PUNCT use VERB the DET pincushion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 leave advmod 2 leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pins pin NOUN Number=Plur 2 leave obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 table case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 table det 6 table table NOUN Number=Sing 2 leave obl 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 use punct 8 use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 leave conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 pincushion det 10 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 8 use obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 leave punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not leave imperative you not said here pins the table vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pin=Theme on table=Location 2 use infinitive you not said here the pincushion vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pincushion=Patient
Example 5 The cactus looked like a green pincushion.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET cactus NOUN looked VERB like ADP a DET green ADJ pincushion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cactus det 2 cactus cactus NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 7 pincushion case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pincushion det 6 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pincushion amod 7 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look past the cactus like a green pincushion vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 The dressmaker wore a pincushion on her wrist.
det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET dressmaker NOUN wore VERB a DET pincushion NOUN on ADP her PRON wrist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dressmaker det 2 dressmaker dressmaker NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore nsubj 3 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pincushion det 5 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 wrist case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 wrist nmod:poss 8 wrist wrist NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wore punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear past the dressmaker a pincushion dressmaker's wrist vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent pincushion=Source
Example 7 After all those injections my arm felt like a pincushion.
case det:predet det obl nmod:poss nsubj case det obl punct root After ADP all DET those DET injections NOUN my PRON arm NOUN felt VERB like ADP a DET pincushion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 4 injections case 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 injections det:predet 3 those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 4 injections det 4 injections injection NOUN Number=Plur 7 felt obl 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 arm nmod:poss 6 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 7 felt nsubj 7 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 like like ADP _ 10 pincushion case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pincushion det 10 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 7 felt obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 felt punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feel past my arm after all injections like a pincushion vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like pincushion=Theme
Example 8 Count the pins back into the pincushion so none are lost.
det obj advmod case det obl advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root Count VERB the DET pins NOUN back ADV into ADP the DET pincushion NOUN so ADV none PRON are AUX lost VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Count count VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pins det 3 pins pin NOUN Number=Plur 1 Count obj 4 back back ADV _ 1 Count advmod 5 into into ADP _ 7 pincushion case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pincushion det 7 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 1 Count obl 8 so so ADV _ 11 lost advmod 9 none none PRON PronType=Neg 11 lost nsubj:pass 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 lost aux:pass 11 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Count advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Count punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 count back imperative you not said here the pins the pincushion vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pin=Theme 2 lose present · passive none vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
Example 9 The back of him was made all in one piece, like a pincushion.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass advmod case nummod obj punct case det obl punct root The DET back NOUN of ADP him PRON was AUX made VERB all ADV in ADP one NUM piece NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET pincushion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 back det 2 back back NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 4 him case 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 back nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 made aux:pass 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 all all ADV _ 10 piece advmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 piece case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 piece nummod 10 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 pincushion punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 pincushion case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 pincushion det 14 pincushion pincushion NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past · passive the back of him like a pincushion vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary piece=Product
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