plumbing Who acts: Plumbing, drains, job, old cottage, they, Water · What happens: be, bring, take away, put in, fix, do · To what, where: system, clean water, building, dirty water, job, pipes
«plumbing» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: plumbing in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Plumbing is the system of pipes, taps, toilets and drains that bring clean water into a building and take dirty water away.
The tree, 22 words nsubj cop det case nmod punct conj punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl amod obj case det obl cc conj amod obj advmod punct root Plumbing NOUN is AUX the DET system NOUN of ADP pipes NOUN , PUNCT taps NOUN , PUNCT toilets NOUN and CCONJ drains NOUN that PRON bring VERB clean ADJ water NOUN into ADP a DET building NOUN and CCONJ take VERB dirty ADJ water NOUN away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 4 system nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 system cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 system det 4 system system NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 pipes case 6 pipes pipe NOUN Number=Plur 4 system nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 taps punct 8 taps tap NOUN Number=Plur 6 pipes conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 toilets punct 10 toilets toilet NOUN Number=Plur 6 pipes conj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 drains cc 12 drains drain NOUN Number=Plur 6 pipes conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 bring nsubj 14 bring bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 drains acl:relcl 15 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 16 water amod 16 water water NOUN Number=Sing 14 bring obj 17 into into ADP _ 19 building case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 building det 19 building building NOUN Number=Sing 14 bring obl 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 take cc 21 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 bring conj 22 dirty dirty ADJ Degree=Pos 23 water amod 23 water water NOUN Number=Sing 21 take obj 24 away away ADV _ 21 take advmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 system punct
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1 is a present Plumbing the system of pipes and taps and toilets and drains tree rules 2 bring present drains clean water a building vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme into building=Destination 3 take away present drains not said here dirty water away property vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=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 Plumbing is the job of putting in and fixing these pipes, done by a plumber.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det mark acl advmod cc conj det obj punct acl case det obl punct root Plumbing NOUN is AUX the DET job NOUN of SCONJ putting VERB in ADV and CCONJ fixing VERB these DET pipes NOUN , PUNCT done VERB by ADP a DET plumber NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 4 job nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 job cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 job det 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 putting mark 6 putting put VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 job acl 7 in in ADV _ 6 putting advmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 fixing cc 9 fixing fix VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 putting conj 10 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 11 pipes det 11 pipes pipe NOUN Number=Plur 9 fixing obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 done punct 13 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 job acl 14 by by ADP _ 16 plumber case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 plumber det 16 plumber plumber NOUN Number=Sing 13 done obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 job punct
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1 is a present Plumbing the job tree rules 2 put in gerund the job not said here vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 3 fix gerund the job not said here this pipes vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent pipe=Patient 4 do participle the job not said here by a plumber vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, joking — kept apart, not parsed.
Someone's plumbing can mean the inside of their body, especially the bladder or bowels.
The tree, 15 words nmod:poss case nsubj aux det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct advmod det conj cc conj punct root Someone PRON 's PART plumbing NOUN can AUX mean VERB the DET inside NOUN of ADP their PRON body NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV the DET bladder NOUN or CCONJ bowels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 plumbing nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Someone case 3 plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 inside det 7 inside inside NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 body case 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 body nmod:poss 10 body body NOUN Number=Sing 7 inside nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 bladder punct 12 especially especially ADV _ 14 bladder advmod 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 bladder det 14 bladder bladder NOUN Number=Sing 7 inside conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 bowels cc 16 bowels bowel NOUN Number=Plur 14 bladder conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean can Someone's plumbing the inside of inside's body and the bladder or bowels vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inside=Topic
Example 1 The old cottage had no indoor plumbing, so they used a well.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct advmod nsubj conj obj advmod punct root The DET old ADJ cottage NOUN had VERB no DET indoor ADJ plumbing NOUN , PUNCT so ADV they PRON used VERB a DET well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cottage det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cottage amod 3 cottage cottage NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 plumbing det 6 indoor indoor ADJ Degree=Pos 7 plumbing amod 7 plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 used punct 9 so so ADV _ 11 used advmod 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 used nsubj 11 used use VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 had conj 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 used obj 13 well well ADV Degree=Pos 11 used advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the old cottage no indoor plumbing vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plumbing=Patient 2 use past they a well property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent a=Patient
Example 2 Water was dripping because the plumbing leaked.
nsubj aux mark det nsubj advcl punct root Water NOUN was AUX dripping VERB because SCONJ the DET plumbing NOUN leaked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 dripping nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 dripping aux 3 dripping drip VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 because because SCONJ _ 7 leaked mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 plumbing det 6 plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 7 leaked nsubj 7 leaked leak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 dripping advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 dripping punct
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1 drip past · progressive Water vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 leak participle the plumbing vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
Example 3 My uncle does plumbing and fixes boilers.
nmod:poss nsubj xcomp cc conj obj punct root My PRON uncle NOUN does VERB plumbing VERB and CCONJ fixes VERB boilers NOUN . PUNCT 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 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 3 does nsubj 3 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 plumbing plumb VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 does xcomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 fixes cc 6 fixes fix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 does conj 7 boilers boiler NOUN Number=Plur 6 fixes obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 does punct
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1 do present My uncle tree rules 2 plumb gerund My uncle not said here vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent 3 fix present My uncle not said here boilers vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent boiler=Patient
Example 4 Don't flush wipes; they block the plumbing.
aux advmod obj punct nsubj conj det obj punct root Do AUX n't PART flush VERB wipes NOUN ; PUNCT they PRON block VERB the DET plumbing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 flush aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 flush advmod 3 flush flush VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 wipes wipe NOUN Number=Plur 3 flush obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 block punct 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 block nsubj 7 block block VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 flush conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 plumbing det 9 plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 7 block obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 flush punct
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1 not flush imperative · do-support you not said here wipes vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent wipe=Source 2 block present wipes = wipe the plumbing vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer plumbing=Theme
Example 5 Roman towns had surprisingly good plumbing.
amod nsubj advmod amod obj punct root Roman ADJ towns NOUN had VERB surprisingly ADV good ADJ plumbing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Roman roman ADJ Degree=Pos 2 towns amod 2 towns town NOUN Number=Plur 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 surprisingly surprisingly ADV _ 5 good advmod 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plumbing amod 6 plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past Roman towns good plumbing vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plumbing=Patient
Example 6 Plumbing helped stop diseases like cholera spreading in cities.
nsubj xcomp obj case compound nmod case nmod punct root Plumbing NOUN helped VERB stop VERB diseases NOUN like ADP cholera NOUN spreading NOUN in ADP cities NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 2 helped nsubj 2 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helped xcomp 4 diseases disease NOUN Number=Plur 3 stop obj 5 like like ADP _ 7 spreading case 6 cholera cholera NOUN Number=Sing 7 spreading compound 7 spreading spreading NOUN Number=Sing 4 diseases nmod 8 in in ADP _ 9 cities case 9 cities city NOUN Number=Plur 7 spreading nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 helped punct
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1 help past Plumbing vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 stop infinitive Plumbing not said here diseases like cholera spreading in cities vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality disease=Eventuality
Example 7 When the plumbing froze in winter, we had no water.
advmod det nsubj advcl case obl punct nsubj det obj punct root When ADV the DET plumbing NOUN froze VERB in ADP winter NOUN , PUNCT we PRON had VERB no DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 4 froze advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 plumbing det 3 plumbing plumbing NOUN Number=Sing 4 froze nsubj 4 froze freeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 had advcl 5 in in ADP _ 6 winter case 6 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 4 froze obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 froze punct 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 had nsubj 9 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 no no DET PronType=Neg 11 water det 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 had obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 had punct
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1 freeze past the plumbing winter vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 have past we no water vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
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