putty Who acts: that, paste, Putty, Dad, you, little brother · What happens: press, hold, go, dry, shape, mean · To what, where: soft grey paste, gaps, glass, window frame, soft stuff, person · Speech: someone speaks here
«putty» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: putty in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A soft grey or white paste that is pressed into gaps, for example to hold glass in a window frame, and that goes hard as it dries.
The tree, 27 words det amod amod cc conj nsubj:pass nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct case obl mark acl obj case det compound obl punct cc nsubj conj xcomp mark nsubj advcl punct root A DET soft ADJ grey ADJ or CCONJ white ADJ paste NOUN that PRON is AUX pressed VERB into ADP gaps NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN to PART hold VERB glass NOUN in ADP a DET window NOUN frame NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ that PRON goes VERB hard ADJ as SCONJ it PRON dries VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 paste det 2 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 6 paste amod 3 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 6 paste amod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 white cc 5 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 3 grey conj 6 paste paste NOUN Number=Sing 9 pressed nsubj:pass 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 pressed nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pressed aux:pass 9 pressed press VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 into into ADP _ 11 gaps case 11 gaps gap NOUN Number=Plur 9 pressed obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 example punct 13 for for ADP _ 14 example case 14 example example NOUN Number=Sing 9 pressed obl 15 to to PART _ 16 hold mark 16 hold hold VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 example acl 17 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 16 hold obj 18 in in ADP _ 21 frame case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 frame det 20 window window NOUN Number=Sing 21 frame compound 21 frame frame NOUN Number=Sing 16 hold obl 22 , , PUNCT _ 25 goes punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 25 goes cc 24 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 25 goes nsubj 25 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pressed conj 26 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 25 goes xcomp 27 as as SCONJ _ 29 dries mark 28 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 29 dries nsubj 29 dries dry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 hard advcl 30 . . PUNCT _ 9 pressed punct
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1 press present · passive a soft grey paste gaps for example vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 hold to-infinitive glass a window frame vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent glass=Theme in frame=Location 3 go present that hard property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 dry present paste vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: 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.
Meaning 2 Any soft stuff that can be pressed and shaped easily, like the stretchy toy "silly putty".
The tree, 16 words det amod nsubj:pass aux aux:pass acl:relcl cc conj advmod punct case det amod obl punct amod appos punct punct root Any DET soft ADJ stuff NOUN that PRON can AUX be AUX pressed VERB and CCONJ shaped VERB easily ADV , PUNCT like ADP the DET stretchy ADJ toy NOUN " PUNCT silly ADJ putty NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Any any DET PronType=Ind 3 stuff det 2 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stuff amod 3 stuff stuff NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 pressed nsubj:pass 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 pressed aux 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 pressed aux:pass 7 pressed press VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 stuff acl:relcl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 shaped cc 9 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 pressed conj 10 easily easily ADV _ 9 shaped advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 toy punct 12 like like ADP _ 15 toy case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 toy det 14 stretchy stretchy ADJ Degree=Pos 15 toy amod 15 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 9 shaped obl 16 " " PUNCT _ 18 putty punct 17 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 18 putty amod 18 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 15 toy appos 19 " " PUNCT _ 18 putty punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 pressed punct
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1 press can · passive any soft stuff vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 shape participle like the stretchy toy; easily property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Meaning 3 Usage: idiom — kept apart, not parsed.
"Putty in someone's hands" means a person who is easily persuaded or controlled by someone else.
The tree, 17 words punct nsubj case nmod:poss case nmod punct det obj nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod acl:relcl cc conj case obl advmod punct root " PUNCT Putty NOUN in ADP someone PRON 's PART hands NOUN " PUNCT means VERB a DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX easily ADV persuaded VERB or CCONJ controlled VERB by ADP someone PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Putty punct 2 Putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 8 means nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 6 hands case 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 hands nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 someone case 6 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 2 Putty nmod 7 " " PUNCT _ 2 Putty punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 person det 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 means obj 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 persuaded nsubj:pass 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 persuaded aux:pass 13 easily easily ADV _ 14 persuaded advmod 14 persuaded persuade VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 person acl:relcl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 controlled cc 16 controlled control VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 persuaded conj 17 by by ADP _ 18 someone case 18 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 controlled obl 19 else else ADV _ 18 someone advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 mean present Putty in someone's hands a person vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic 2 persuade present · passive a person easily property vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 control participle by someone vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 Usage: verb, rare — kept apart, not parsed.
To fill or fix something with putty.
mark cc conj obj case obl punct root To PART fill VERB or CCONJ fix VERB something PRON with ADP putty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fill mark 2 fill fill VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 fix cc 4 fix fix VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 fill conj 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 fix obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 putty case 7 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 4 fix obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 fill punct
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1 fill to-infinitive vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 fix infinitive something with putty vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent something=Patient with putty=Co-Patient
Example 1 Dad pressed fresh putty around the new pane of glass.
nsubj amod obj case det amod obl case nmod punct root Dad NOUN pressed VERB fresh ADJ putty NOUN around ADP the DET new ADJ pane NOUN of ADP glass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 pressed nsubj 2 pressed press VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 4 putty amod 4 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 2 pressed obj 5 around around ADP _ 8 pane case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pane det 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pane amod 8 pane pane NOUN Number=Sing 2 pressed obl 9 of of ADP _ 10 glass case 10 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 8 pane nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 pressed punct
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1 press past Dad fresh putty the new pane of glass vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent putty=Theme
Example 2 Fill the nail holes with putty before you paint the shelf.
det compound obj case obl mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Fill VERB the DET nail NOUN holes NOUN with ADP putty NOUN before SCONJ you PRON paint VERB the DET shelf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fill fill VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 holes det 3 nail nail NOUN Number=Sing 4 holes compound 4 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 1 Fill obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 putty case 6 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 1 Fill obl 7 before before SCONJ _ 9 paint mark 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 paint nsubj 9 paint paint VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Fill advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 shelf det 11 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 9 paint obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Fill punct
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1 fill imperative you not said here the nail holes with putty vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hole=Patient with putty=Instrument 2 paint present you the shelf vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent shelf=Destination
Example 3 My little brother stretched his silly putty across the table.
nmod:poss amod nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case det obl punct root My PRON little ADJ brother NOUN stretched VERB his PRON silly ADJ putty NOUN across ADP the DET table 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 3 brother nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 stretched nsubj 4 stretched stretch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 putty nmod:poss 6 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 7 putty amod 7 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 4 stretched obj 8 across across ADP _ 10 table case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 table det 10 table table NOUN Number=Sing 4 stretched obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 stretched punct
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1 stretch past My little brother brother's silly putty the table vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent putty=Patient
Example 4 The putty takes a day to go hard.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl advmod punct root The DET putty NOUN takes VERB a DET day NOUN to PART go VERB hard ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 putty det 2 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 3 takes nsubj 3 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 day det 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 takes obj 6 to to PART _ 7 go mark 7 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 takes advcl 8 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 7 go advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 takes punct
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1 take present the putty day vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 go to-infinitive the putty not said here hard property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The puppy looked up with big eyes, and Gran was putty in his hands.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj compound:prt case amod obl punct cc compound cop obl:unmarked case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET puppy NOUN looked VERB up ADP with ADP big ADJ eyes NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ Gran PROPN was AUX putty NOUN in ADP his PRON hands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 looked compound:prt 5 with with ADP _ 7 eyes case 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 eyes amod 7 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 3 looked obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 putty punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 putty cc 10 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 12 putty compound 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 putty cop 12 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obl:unmarked 13 in in ADP _ 15 hands case 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 hands nmod:poss 15 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 12 putty nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look up past the puppy with big eyes vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a past Gran putty puppy's hands tree rules
Example 6 We used a putty knife to scrape away the old putty.
nsubj det compound obj mark advcl advmod det amod obj punct root We PRON used VERB a DET putty NOUN knife NOUN to PART scrape VERB away ADV the DET old ADJ putty 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 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 knife det 4 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 5 knife compound 5 knife knife NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 6 to to PART _ 7 scrape mark 7 scrape scrape VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 8 away away ADV _ 7 scrape advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 putty det 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 11 putty amod 11 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 7 scrape obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past We a putty knife vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Patient 2 scrape away to-infinitive We not said here the old putty away property vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent putty=Patient
Example 7 In art club we shaped putty into tiny animals.
case compound obl nsubj obj case amod obl punct root In ADP art NOUN club NOUN we PRON shaped VERB putty NOUN into ADP tiny ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 club case 2 art art NOUN Number=Sing 3 club compound 3 club club NOUN Number=Sing 5 shaped obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 shaped nsubj 5 shaped shape VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 5 shaped obj 7 into into ADP _ 9 animals case 8 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 9 animals amod 9 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 5 shaped obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 shaped punct
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1 shape past we putty art club into tiny animals vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent putty=Material into animal=Product
Example 8 When he could see clearly he made out a mountain-like dragon whose heavy breast crushed the stones beneath it into putty.
The tree, 22 words advmod nsubj aux advmod nsubj ccomp compound:prt det compound punct amod nsubj nmod:poss amod nsubj parataxis det obj case obl case obl punct root When ADV he PRON could AUX see VERB clearly ADV he PRON made VERB out ADP a DET mountain NOUN - PUNCT like ADJ dragon NOUN whose PRON heavy ADJ breast NOUN crushed VERB the DET stones NOUN beneath ADP it PRON into ADP putty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 4 see advmod 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 see nsubj 3 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 see aux 4 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 clearly clearly ADV _ 7 made advmod 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 made nsubj 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 see ccomp 8 out out ADP _ 7 made compound:prt 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 dragon det 10 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 12 like compound 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 mountain punct 12 like like ADJ Degree=Pos 13 dragon amod 13 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 17 crushed nsubj 14 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 16 breast nmod:poss 15 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 16 breast amod 16 breast breast NOUN Number=Sing 17 crushed nsubj 17 crushed crush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 made parataxis 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 stones det 19 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 17 crushed obj 20 beneath beneath ADP _ 21 it case 21 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 crushed obl 22 into into ADP _ 23 putty case 23 putty putty NOUN Number=Sing 17 crushed obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 see punct
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1 see could he vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 make out past he clearly property vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 3 crush past a like dragon the stones into putty result ; beneath breast vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent stone=Patient into putty=Result
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