sterile Who acts: Sterile, Sterile land, Doctors, nurse, Boiling water, mule · What happens: mean, have, make, not grow, use, open · To what, where: babies, seeds, crops, dull ideas, sterile gloves, sterile bandage
«sterile» 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: sterile in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sterile means completely clean and free from germs (bacteria and viruses): sterile bandages, a sterile operating room.
The tree, 17 words nsubj advmod xcomp cc conj case obl punct appos cc conj punct punct amod conj punct det amod compound conj punct root Sterile ADJ means VERB completely ADV clean ADJ and CCONJ free ADJ from ADP germs NOUN ( PUNCT bacteria NOUN and CCONJ viruses NOUN ) PUNCT : PUNCT sterile ADJ bandages NOUN , PUNCT a DET sterile ADJ operating NOUN room NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 completely completely ADV _ 4 clean advmod 4 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 free cc 6 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 4 clean conj 7 from from ADP _ 8 germs case 8 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 6 free obl 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 bacteria punct 10 bacteria bacterium NOUN Number=Plur 8 germs appos 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 viruses cc 12 viruses virus NOUN Number=Plur 10 bacteria conj 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 bacteria punct 14 : : PUNCT _ 16 bandages punct 15 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 16 bandages amod 16 bandages bandage NOUN Number=Plur 8 germs conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 room punct 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 room det 19 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 21 room amod 20 operating operating NOUN Number=Sing 21 room compound 21 room room NOUN Number=Sing 16 bandages conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Sterile clean property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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 Sterile means unable to have babies or young, or (of plants) unable to make seeds or fruit.
The tree, 17 words nsubj xcomp mark xcomp obj cc conj punct cc punct case nsubj punct conj mark xcomp obj cc conj punct root Sterile ADJ means VERB unable ADJ to PART have VERB babies NOUN or CCONJ young ADJ , PUNCT or CCONJ ( PUNCT of ADP plants NOUN ) PUNCT unable ADJ to PART make VERB seeds NOUN or CCONJ fruit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 unable unable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 to to PART _ 5 have mark 5 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 unable xcomp 6 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 5 have obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 young cc 8 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 3 unable conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 15 unable punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 15 unable cc 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 plants punct 12 of of ADP _ 13 plants case 13 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 15 unable nsubj 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 plants punct 15 unable unable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 16 to to PART _ 17 make mark 17 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 unable xcomp 18 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 17 make obj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 fruit cc 20 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 18 seeds conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Sterile unable property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 have to-infinitive Sterile not said here babies vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient 3 make to-infinitive Sterile not said here seeds or fruit vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset seed=Product
Meaning 3 Sterile land cannot grow crops.
amod nsubj aux advmod obj punct root Sterile ADJ land NOUN can AUX not PART grow VERB crops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 2 land amod 2 land land NOUN Number=Sing 5 grow nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 grow aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 grow advmod 5 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 crops crop NOUN Number=Plur 5 grow obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 grow punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not grow can Sterile land crops vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crop=Theme
Meaning 4 Sterile also means dull, lifeless, without ideas or warmth: a sterile argument, a sterile room.
The tree, 15 words nsubj advmod amod punct conj punct case obj cc conj punct det amod parataxis punct det amod conj punct root Sterile ADJ also ADV means VERB dull ADJ , PUNCT lifeless ADJ , PUNCT without ADP ideas NOUN or CCONJ warmth NOUN : PUNCT a DET sterile ADJ argument NOUN , PUNCT a DET sterile ADJ room NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 dull dull ADJ Degree=Pos 9 ideas amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 lifeless punct 6 lifeless lifeless ADJ Degree=Pos 4 dull conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 ideas punct 8 without without ADP _ 9 ideas case 9 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 3 means obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 warmth cc 11 warmth warmth NOUN Number=Sing 9 ideas conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 argument punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 argument det 14 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 15 argument amod 15 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 3 means parataxis 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 room punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 room det 18 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 19 room amod 19 room room NOUN Number=Sing 15 argument conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Sterile dull ideas or warmth vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Topic
Example 1 Doctors use sterile gloves during operations.
nsubj amod obj case obl punct root Doctors NOUN use VERB sterile ADJ gloves NOUN during ADP operations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 4 gloves amod 4 gloves glove NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 5 during during ADP _ 6 operations case 6 operations operation NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Doctors sterile gloves during operations vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glove=Patient
Example 2 The nurse opened a sterile bandage.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET nurse NOUN opened VERB a DET sterile ADJ bandage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nurse det 2 nurse nurse NOUN Number=Sing 3 opened nsubj 3 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bandage det 5 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bandage amod 6 bandage bandage NOUN Number=Sing 3 opened obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 opened punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 open past the nurse a sterile bandage vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bandage=Theme
Example 3 Boiling water can make baby bottles sterile.
amod nsubj aux compound obj xcomp punct root Boiling VERB water NOUN can AUX make VERB baby NOUN bottles NOUN sterile ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boiling boil VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 water amod 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 make nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 make aux 4 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 6 bottles compound 6 bottles bottle NOUN Number=Plur 4 make obj 7 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 4 make xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 make punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 boil gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 make can Boiling water baby bottles sterile property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bottle=Product
Example 4 A mule is usually sterile, so it cannot have foals.
det nsubj cop advmod punct advmod nsubj aux advmod conj obj punct root A DET mule NOUN is AUX usually ADV sterile ADJ , PUNCT so ADV it PRON can AUX not PART have VERB foals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mule det 2 mule mule NOUN Number=Sing 5 sterile nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sterile cop 4 usually usually ADV _ 5 sterile advmod 5 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 have punct 7 so so ADV _ 11 have advmod 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 have nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 have aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 have advmod 11 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 sterile conj 12 foals foal NOUN Number=Plur 11 have obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 sterile punct
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1 is present a mule sterile, usually property tree rules 2 not have can mule foals vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foal=Patient
Example 5 The desert soil was sterile and nothing grew.
det compound nsubj cop cc nsubj conj punct root The DET desert NOUN soil NOUN was AUX sterile ADJ and CCONJ nothing PRON grew VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 soil det 2 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 3 soil compound 3 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 5 sterile nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sterile cop 5 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 grew cc 7 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 8 grew nsubj 8 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sterile conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 sterile punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the desert soil sterile property tree rules 2 grow past nothing vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The new office felt sterile, with white walls and no plants.
det amod nsubj amod punct case amod obj cc det conj punct root The DET new ADJ office NOUN felt VERB sterile ADJ , PUNCT with ADP white ADJ walls NOUN and CCONJ no DET plants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 office det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 office amod 3 office office NOUN Number=Sing 4 felt nsubj 4 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 9 walls amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 walls punct 7 with with ADP _ 9 walls case 8 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 9 walls amod 9 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 4 felt obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 plants cc 11 no no DET PronType=Neg 12 plants det 12 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 9 walls conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 felt punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feel past the new office sterile white walls and no plants vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Theme
Example 7 In the lab, keep the dish sterile so no germs grow.
case det obl punct det obj xcomp advmod det nsubj advcl punct root In ADP the DET lab NOUN , PUNCT keep VERB the DET dish NOUN sterile ADJ so ADV no DET germs NOUN grow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 lab case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lab det 3 lab lab NOUN Number=Sing 5 keep obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 lab punct 5 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dish det 7 dish dish NOUN Number=Sing 5 keep obj 8 sterile sterile ADJ Degree=Pos 5 keep xcomp 9 so so ADV _ 12 grow advmod 10 no no DET PronType=Neg 11 germs det 11 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 12 grow nsubj 12 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 keep advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 keep punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep imperative you not said here the dish the lab sterile property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dish=Theme in lab=Location 2 grow present no germs vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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