scummy Who acts: Scummy, dirty layer, pond, you, scummy ring, slang · What happens: mean, cover, float, be, not drink, take · To what, where: liquid, lunch, scummy thing, scummy little liar · Speech: someone speaks here
«scummy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: scummy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Scummy means covered with scum, a dirty layer floating on liquid.
nsubj ccomp case obl punct det amod appos acl case obl punct root Scummy PROPN means VERB covered VERB with ADP scum NOUN , PUNCT a DET dirty ADJ layer NOUN floating VERB on ADP liquid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scummy Scummy PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 with with ADP _ 5 scum case 5 scum scum NOUN Number=Sing 3 covered obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 layer punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 layer det 8 dirty dirty ADJ Degree=Pos 9 layer amod 9 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing 5 scum appos 10 floating float VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 layer acl 11 on on ADP _ 12 liquid case 12 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 10 floating obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Scummy vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 cover participle with scum vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with scum=Theme 3 float gerund a dirty layer not said here liquid vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on liquid=Trajectory
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 Usage: slang, rude — kept apart, not parsed.
Scummy means nasty, dirty or dishonest.
nsubj xcomp punct conj cc conj punct root Scummy PROPN means VERB nasty ADJ , PUNCT dirty ADJ or CCONJ dishonest ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scummy Scummy PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nasty nasty ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 dirty punct 5 dirty dirty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 nasty conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 dishonest cc 7 dishonest dishonest ADJ Degree=Pos 3 nasty conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Scummy nasty property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The pond was green and scummy.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET pond NOUN was AUX green ADJ and CCONJ scummy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pond det 2 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 4 green nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 green cop 4 green green ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 scummy cc 6 scummy scummy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 green conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 green punct
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1 is past the pond green property tree rules 2 be the pond not said here tree rules
Example 2 Don't drink that scummy water.
aux advmod mark amod advcl punct root Do AUX n't PART drink VERB that SCONJ scummy ADJ water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 drink aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 drink advmod 3 drink drink VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 water mark 5 scummy scummy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 water amod 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 drink advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 drink punct
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1 not drink imperative · do-support you not said here vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 There's a scummy ring around the bath.
expl det amod nsubj case det nmod punct root There PRON 's VERB a DET scummy ADJ ring NOUN around ADP the DET bath NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 ring det 4 scummy scummy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 ring amod 5 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing 2 's nsubj 6 around around ADP _ 8 bath case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bath det 8 bath bath NOUN Number=Sing 5 ring nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present a scummy ring around the bath there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 (slang) Taking his lunch was a scummy thing to do.
punct nsubj punct csubj nmod:poss obj cop det amod mark acl punct root ( PUNCT slang NOUN ) PUNCT Taking VERB his PRON lunch NOUN was AUX a DET scummy ADJ thing NOUN to PART do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 2 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 10 thing nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 4 Taking take VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 thing csubj 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 lunch nmod:poss 6 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 4 Taking obj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 thing cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 thing det 9 scummy scummy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 thing amod 10 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 to to PART _ 12 do mark 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 thing acl 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 thing punct
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1 take gerund his lunch vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lunch=Theme 2 is a past slang a scummy thing tree rules 3 do to-infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 (slang) He's a scummy little liar.
punct nsubj punct nsubj cop det amod amod punct root ( PUNCT slang NOUN ) PUNCT He PRON 's AUX a DET scummy ADJ little ADJ liar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 2 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 9 liar nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 4 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 liar nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 liar cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 liar det 7 scummy scummy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 liar amod 8 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 9 liar amod 9 liar liar NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 liar punct
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1 is a present slang a scummy little liar tree rules
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