searing Who acts: Searing, Searing words, desert sun, She, chef, Bushfires · What happens: mean, burn, sear, be, cook, feel · To what, where: heat, pain, outside, high heat, surface, midday
«searing» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: searing in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Searing means extremely hot, hot enough to burn: searing heat.
nsubj advmod xcomp punct conj advmod mark advcl punct conj obj punct root Searing NOUN means VERB extremely ADV hot ADJ , PUNCT hot ADJ enough ADV to PART burn VERB : PUNCT searing VERB heat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Searing searing NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 extremely extremely ADV _ 4 hot advmod 4 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 hot punct 6 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 4 hot conj 7 enough enough ADV _ 6 hot advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 burn mark 9 burn burn VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 hot advcl 10 : : PUNCT _ 11 searing punct 11 searing sear VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means conj 12 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 11 searing obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Searing hot property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 burn to-infinitive Searing not said here vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 sear gerund Searing not said here heat vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent heat=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 Searing pain is sudden, sharp and very strong.
csubj obj cop punct conj cc advmod conj punct root Searing VERB pain NOUN is AUX sudden ADJ , PUNCT sharp ADJ and CCONJ very ADV strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Searing sear VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 sudden csubj 2 pain pain NOUN Number=Sing 1 Searing obj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sudden cop 4 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 sharp punct 6 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sudden conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 strong cc 8 very very ADV _ 9 strong advmod 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sudden conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 sudden punct
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1 sear gerund pain vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pain=Patient 2 is present Searing sudden property tree rules 3 be Searing not said here tree rules 4 be Searing not said here tree rules
Meaning 3 Searing words or criticism are very harsh and strong.
amod nsubj cc conj cop advmod cc conj punct root Searing VERB words NOUN or CCONJ criticism NOUN are AUX very ADV harsh ADJ and CCONJ strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Searing sear VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 words amod 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 7 harsh nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 criticism cc 4 criticism criticism NOUN Number=Sing 2 words conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 harsh cop 6 very very ADV _ 7 harsh advmod 7 harsh harsh ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 strong cc 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 harsh conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 harsh punct
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1 sear gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is present Searing words or criticism harsh property tree rules 3 be Searing words or criticism not said here tree rules
Meaning 4 As a verb, searing means cooking the outside of meat quickly at a very high heat, or burning a surface.
The tree, 20 words case det obl punct nsubj xcomp det obj case nmod advmod case det advmod amod obl punct cc conj det obj punct root As ADP a DET verb NOUN , PUNCT searing VERB means VERB cooking VERB the DET outside NOUN of ADP meat NOUN quickly ADV at ADP a DET very ADV high ADJ heat NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ burning VERB a DET surface NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 verb case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 verb det 3 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 verb punct 5 searing sear VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 means nsubj 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 cooking cook VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 means xcomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 outside det 9 outside outside NOUN Number=Sing 7 cooking obj 10 of of ADP _ 11 meat case 11 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 9 outside nmod 12 quickly quickly ADV _ 7 cooking advmod 13 at at ADP _ 17 heat case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 heat det 15 very very ADV _ 16 high advmod 16 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 17 heat amod 17 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 7 cooking obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 burning punct 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 burning cc 20 burning burn VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 cooking conj 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 surface det 22 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 20 burning obj 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 sear gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 mean present as a verb vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 cook not said to happen gerund the outside of meat a high heat quickly property vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent outside=Patient 4 burn gerund a surface vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent surface=Theme
Example 1 The desert sun was searing at midday.
det compound nsubj aux case obl punct root The DET desert NOUN sun NOUN was AUX searing VERB at ADP midday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sun det 2 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 3 sun compound 3 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 5 searing nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 searing aux 5 searing sear VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 at at ADP _ 7 midday case 7 midday midday NOUN Number=Sing 5 searing obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 searing punct
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1 sear past · progressive the desert sun midday vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 She felt a searing pain when she touched the hot pan.
nsubj det compound obj advmod nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root She PRON felt VERB a DET searing NOUN pain NOUN when ADV she PRON touched VERB the DET hot ADJ pan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pain det 4 searing searing NOUN Number=Sing 5 pain compound 5 pain pain NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obj 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 touched advmod 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 touched nsubj 8 touched touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 felt advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 pan det 10 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 11 pan amod 11 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 8 touched obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past She a searing pain vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Theme 2 touch past she the hot pan vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pan=Co-Theme
Example 3 The chef is searing the steak on both sides.
det nsubj aux det obj case det nmod punct root The DET chef NOUN is AUX searing VERB the DET steak NOUN on ADP both DET sides NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chef det 2 chef chef NOUN Number=Sing 4 searing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 searing aux 4 searing sear VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 steak det 6 steak steak NOUN Number=Sing 4 searing obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 sides case 8 both both DET PronType=Tot 9 sides det 9 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 6 steak nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 searing punct
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1 sear present · progressive the chef the steak on both sides vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent steak=Patient on side=Instrument
Example 4 Bushfires bring searing winds in Australia.
nsubj amod obj case obl punct root Bushfires NOUN bring VERB searing VERB winds NOUN in ADP Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bushfires bushfire NOUN Number=Plur 2 bring nsubj 2 bring bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 searing sear VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 winds amod 4 winds wind NOUN Number=Plur 2 bring obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 Australia case 6 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 2 bring obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 bring punct
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1 bring present Bushfires searing winds Australia vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent wind=Theme 2 sear gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The coach gave a searing speech after the loss.
det nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root The DET coach NOUN gave VERB a DET searing NOUN speech NOUN after ADP the DET loss NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 speech det 5 searing searing NOUN Number=Sing 6 speech compound 6 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 7 after after ADP _ 9 loss case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 loss det 9 loss loss NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the coach a searing speech after the loss vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme
Example 6 Searing temperatures closed the beach.
amod nsubj det obj punct root Searing VERB temperatures NOUN closed VERB the DET beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Searing sear VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 temperatures amod 2 temperatures temperature NOUN Number=Plur 3 closed nsubj 3 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 beach det 5 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 3 closed obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 closed punct
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1 sear gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 close participle Searing temperatures the beach vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Patient
Example 7 The metal was searing hot after hours in the sun.
det nsubj aux xcomp case obl case det obl root The DET metal NOUN was AUX searing VERB hot ADJ after ADP hours NOUN in ADP the DET sun. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 metal det 2 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 4 searing nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 searing aux 4 searing sear VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 4 searing xcomp 6 after after ADP _ 7 hours case 7 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 4 searing obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 sun. case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sun. det 10 sun. sun. NOUN Number=Sing 4 searing obl
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1 sear past · progressive the metal hour in the sun.; hot property vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in sun.=Instrument
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