seam Who acts: seam, I, Grandma, miners, cricket ball, classroom · What happens: be, sew, join, raise, seam, mean · To what, where: line, two pieces, thin layer, raised stitching, cricket, something · Speech: someone speaks here
«seam» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: seam in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A seam is the line where two pieces of cloth, leather or other material are sewn or joined together.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det advmod nummod nsubj:pass case nmod punct conj cc amod conj aux:pass acl:relcl cc conj advmod punct root A DET seam NOUN is AUX the DET line NOUN where ADV two NUM pieces NOUN of ADP cloth NOUN , PUNCT leather NOUN or CCONJ other ADJ material NOUN are AUX sewn VERB or CCONJ joined VERB together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 seam det 2 seam seam NOUN Number=Sing 5 line nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 line cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 line det 5 line line NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 17 sewn advmod 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 pieces nummod 8 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 17 sewn nsubj:pass 9 of of ADP _ 10 cloth case 10 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 8 pieces nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 leather punct 12 leather leather NOUN Number=Sing 10 cloth conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 material cc 14 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 15 material amod 15 material material NOUN Number=Sing 10 cloth conj 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 sewn aux:pass 17 sewn sew VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 line acl:relcl 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 joined cc 19 joined join VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 sewn conj 20 together together ADV _ 19 joined advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 line punct
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1 is a present a seam the line tree rules 2 sew present · passive two pieces of cloth and leather or other material vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product 3 join participle together property vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP 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 A seam is a thin layer of coal, gold or another mineral in rock underground.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct conj cc det conj case nmod advmod punct root A DET seam NOUN is AUX a DET thin ADJ layer NOUN of ADP coal NOUN , PUNCT gold NOUN or CCONJ another DET mineral NOUN in ADP rock NOUN underground ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 seam det 2 seam seam NOUN Number=Sing 6 layer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 layer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 layer det 5 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 6 layer amod 6 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 coal case 8 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 6 layer nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 gold punct 10 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 8 coal conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 mineral cc 12 another another DET PronType=Ind 13 mineral det 13 mineral mineral NOUN Number=Sing 8 coal conj 14 in in ADP _ 15 rock case 15 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 13 mineral nmod 16 underground underground ADV _ 15 rock advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 layer punct
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1 is a present a seam a thin layer of coal and gold or another mineral in rock tree rules
Meaning 3 In cricket, the seam is the raised stitching round the ball.
case obl punct det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root In ADP cricket NOUN , PUNCT the DET seam NOUN is AUX the DET raised VERB stitching NOUN round ADP the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 cricket case 2 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 9 stitching obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 cricket punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 seam det 5 seam seam NOUN Number=Sing 9 stitching nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 stitching cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 stitching det 8 raised raise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 stitching amod 9 stitching stitching NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 round round ADP _ 12 ball case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 ball det 12 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 9 stitching nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 stitching punct
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1 raise participle vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is a present the seam the raised stitching cricket round the ball tree rules
Meaning 4 To seam something is to join it with a seam.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj case det obl punct root To PART seam VERB something PRON is AUX to PART join VERB it PRON with ADP a DET seam NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 seam mark 2 seam seam VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 join advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 seam obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 join cop 5 to to PART _ 6 join mark 6 join join VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 join obj 8 with with ADP _ 10 seam case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 seam det 10 seam seam NOUN Number=Sing 6 join obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 join punct
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1 seam to-infinitive something tree rules 2 is present with a seam; join property tree rules
Meaning 5 To seam something can also mean to mark it with deep lines, like the wrinkles on a face.
The tree, 18 words mark csubj obj aux advmod mark xcomp obj case amod obl punct case det nmod case det nmod punct root To PART seam VERB something PRON can AUX also ADV mean VERB to PART mark VERB it PRON with ADP deep ADJ lines NOUN , PUNCT like ADP the DET wrinkles NOUN on ADP a DET face NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 seam mark 2 seam seam VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 mean csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 seam obj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 5 also also ADV _ 6 mean advmod 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to PART _ 8 mark mark 8 mark mark VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 mean xcomp 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 mark obj 10 with with ADP _ 12 lines case 11 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 12 lines amod 12 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 8 mark obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 wrinkles punct 14 like like ADP _ 16 wrinkles case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 wrinkles det 16 wrinkles wrinkle NOUN Number=Plur 12 lines nmod 17 on on ADP _ 19 face case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 face det 19 face face NOUN Number=Sing 16 wrinkles nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 seam to-infinitive something tree rules 2 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 mark not said to happen to-infinitive it with deep lines like the wrinkles on a face vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Destination with line=Theme
Example 1 The seam on my jeans split when I bent down.
det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET seam NOUN on ADP my PRON jeans NOUN split VERB when SCONJ I PRON bent VERB down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 seam det 2 seam seam NOUN Number=Sing 6 split nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 jeans case 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 jeans nmod:poss 5 jeans jeans NOUN Number=Ptan 2 seam nmod 6 split split VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 when when SCONJ _ 9 bent mark 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 bent nsubj 9 bent bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 split advcl 10 down down ADV _ 9 bent advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 split punct
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1 split past the seam on my jeans vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 bend down past I down property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Grandma sewed a neat seam along the edge of the curtain.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl case det nmod punct root Grandma NOUN sewed VERB a DET neat ADJ seam NOUN along ADP the DET edge NOUN of ADP the DET curtain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 sewed nsubj 2 sewed sew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 seam det 4 neat neat ADJ Degree=Pos 5 seam amod 5 seam seam NOUN Number=Sing 2 sewed obj 6 along along ADP _ 8 edge case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 edge det 8 edge edge NOUN Number=Sing 2 sewed obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 curtain case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 curtain det 11 curtain curtain NOUN Number=Sing 8 edge nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 sewed punct
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1 sew past Grandma a neat seam the edge of the curtain vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent seam=Theme along edge=Destination
Example 3 The miners followed a thick seam of coal deep underground.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod advmod advmod punct root The DET miners NOUN followed VERB a DET thick ADJ seam NOUN of ADP coal NOUN deep ADV underground ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 miners det 2 miners miner NOUN Number=Plur 3 followed nsubj 3 followed follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 seam det 5 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 6 seam amod 6 seam seam NOUN Number=Sing 3 followed obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 coal case 8 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 6 seam nmod 9 deep deep ADV _ 10 underground advmod 10 underground underground ADV _ 3 followed advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 followed punct
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1 follow past the miners a thick seam of coal underground property vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seam=Theme
Example 4 The football has stitched seams between its panels.
det nsubj:pass aux obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET football NOUN has AUX stitched VERB seams NOUN between ADP its PRON panels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 football det 2 football football NOUN Number=Sing 4 stitched nsubj:pass 3 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 stitched aux 4 stitched stitch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 seams seam NOUN Number=Plur 4 stitched obj 6 between between ADP _ 8 panels case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 panels nmod:poss 8 panels panel NOUN Number=Plur 5 seams nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 stitched punct
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1 stitch present · perfect · passive the football vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP ADJP»: subject=Patient seam=Result
Example 5 The cricket ball swung because the bowler held the seam upright.
det compound nsubj acl case det obl det compound obj punct root The DET cricket NOUN ball NOUN swung VERB because ADP the DET bowler NOUN held VERB the DET seam NOUN upright NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ball det 2 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 3 ball compound 3 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 8 held nsubj 4 swung swing VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 ball acl 5 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 7 bowler case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bowler det 7 bowler bowler NOUN Number=Sing 4 swung obl 8 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 upright det 10 seam seam NOUN Number=Sing 11 upright compound 11 upright upright NOUN Number=Sing 8 held obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 held punct
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1 swing participle the cricket ball not said here because the bowler vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 hold past the cricket ball the seam upright vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent upright=Theme
Example 6 The classroom was bursting at the seams with forty children.
det nsubj aux case det obl case nummod nmod punct root The DET classroom NOUN was AUX bursting VERB at ADP the DET seams NOUN with ADP forty NUM children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 classroom det 2 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 4 bursting nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 bursting aux 4 bursting burst VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 seams case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 seams det 7 seams seam NOUN Number=Plur 4 bursting obl 8 with with ADP _ 10 children case 9 forty forty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 children nummod 10 children child NOUN Number=Plur 7 seams nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 bursting punct
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1 burst past · progressive the classroom the seams with forty children vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at seam=Location
Example 7 Our plan for the party began to come apart at the seams.
nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod mark xcomp advmod case det obl punct root Our PRON plan NOUN for ADP the DET party NOUN began VERB to PART come VERB apart ADV at ADP the DET seams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 plan nmod:poss 2 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 6 began nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 5 party case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 party det 5 party party NOUN Number=Sing 2 plan nmod 6 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 come mark 8 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 began xcomp 9 apart apart ADV _ 8 come advmod 10 at at ADP _ 12 seams case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 seams det 12 seams seam NOUN Number=Plur 8 come obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 began punct
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1 begin past Our plan for the party vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 come apart to-infinitive Our plan for the party not said here the seams apart property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at seam=Location 3 plan Our for the party nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent for=obl
Example 8 Her face was seamed with many wrinkles, and was as brown as leather, and every now and then she stopped to wipe the perspiration which rolled down her face.
The tree, 29 words nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct cc cop advmod conj case obl punct cc det advmod cc advmod nsubj parataxis mark xcomp det obj nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root Her PRON face NOUN was AUX seamed VERB with ADP many ADJ wrinkles NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ was AUX as ADV brown ADJ as ADP leather NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ every DET now ADV and CCONJ then ADV she PRON stopped VERB to PART wipe VERB the DET perspiration NOUN which PRON rolled VERB down ADP her PRON face NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 face nmod:poss 2 face face NOUN Number=Sing 4 seamed nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 seamed aux:pass 4 seamed seam VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 wrinkles case 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 wrinkles amod 7 wrinkles wrinkle NOUN Number=Plur 4 seamed obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 brown punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 brown cc 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 brown cop 11 as as ADV _ 12 brown advmod 12 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 4 seamed conj 13 as as ADP _ 14 leather case 14 leather leather NOUN Number=Sing 12 brown obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 22 stopped punct 16 and and CCONJ _ 22 stopped cc 17 every every DET PronType=Tot 22 stopped det 18 now now ADV PronType=Dem 22 stopped advmod 19 and and CCONJ _ 22 stopped cc 20 then then ADV PronType=Dem 22 stopped advmod 21 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 stopped nsubj 22 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 seamed parataxis 23 to to PART _ 24 wipe mark 24 wipe wipe VERB VerbForm=Inf 22 stopped xcomp 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 perspiration det 26 perspiration perspiration NOUN Number=Sing 24 wipe obj 27 which which PRON PronType=Rel 28 rolled nsubj 28 rolled roll VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 26 perspiration acl:relcl 29 down down ADP _ 28 rolled compound:prt 30 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 31 face nmod:poss 31 face face NOUN Number=Sing 28 rolled obj 32 . . PUNCT _ 4 seamed punct
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1 seam past · passive Her face with many wrinkles tree rules 2 is past as leather; brown property tree rules 3 stop past she now; then vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 4 wipe to-infinitive she not said here the perspiration vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent perspiration=Source 5 roll down past the perspiration her face vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Agent
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