thesaurus Who acts: thesaurus, book, You, I, class, dinosaur · What happens: be, list, group, use, find, give · To what, where: book, words, it, better exact word, thesaurus, word · Speech: someone speaks here
«thesaurus» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: thesaurus in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A thesaurus is a book or website that lists words grouped with others of similar meaning (synonyms), and sometimes opposite meaning (antonyms).
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj acl case obl case amod nmod punct appos punct punct cc advmod amod conj punct appos punct punct root A DET thesaurus NOUN is AUX a DET book NOUN or CCONJ website NOUN that PRON lists VERB words NOUN grouped VERB with ADP others NOUN of ADP similar ADJ meaning NOUN ( PUNCT synonyms NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT and CCONJ sometimes ADV opposite ADJ meaning NOUN ( PUNCT antonyms NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 thesaurus det 2 thesaurus thesaurus NOUN Number=Sing 5 book nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 book cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 book det 5 book book NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 website cc 7 website website NOUN Number=Sing 5 book conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 lists nsubj 9 lists list VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 book acl:relcl 10 words word NOUN Number=Plur 9 lists obj 11 grouped group VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 words acl 12 with with ADP _ 13 others case 13 others other NOUN Number=Plur 11 grouped obl 14 of of ADP _ 16 meaning case 15 similar similar ADJ Degree=Pos 16 meaning amod 16 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 13 others nmod 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 synonyms punct 18 synonyms synonym NOUN Number=Plur 16 meaning appos 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 synonyms punct 20 , , PUNCT _ 24 meaning punct 21 and and CCONJ _ 24 meaning cc 22 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 23 opposite advmod 23 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 24 meaning amod 24 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 5 book conj 25 ( ( PUNCT _ 26 antonyms punct 26 antonyms antonym NOUN Number=Plur 24 meaning appos 27 ) ) PUNCT _ 26 antonyms punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 book punct
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1 is a present a thesaurus a book or website and opposite meaning tree rules 2 list present a book or website and opposite meaning words tree rules 3 group participle words not said here with others of similar meaning vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with other=Co-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 You use it to find a better or more exact word.
nsubj obj mark advcl det amod cc conj amod obj punct root You PRON use VERB it PRON to PART find VERB a DET better ADJ or CCONJ more ADJ exact ADJ word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 use obj 4 to to PART _ 5 find mark 5 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 use advcl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 word det 7 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 word amod 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 more cc 9 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 better conj 10 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 11 word amod 11 word word NOUN Number=Sing 5 find obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present You it vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient 2 find to-infinitive You not said here a better exact word vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic
Example 1 I used a thesaurus to find another word for «big».
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj case punct nmod punct punct root I PRON used VERB a DET thesaurus NOUN to PART find VERB another DET word NOUN for ADP « PUNCT big ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 thesaurus det 4 thesaurus thesaurus NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 7 another another DET PronType=Ind 8 word det 8 word word NOUN Number=Sing 6 find obj 9 for for ADP _ 11 big case 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 big punct 11 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 word nmod 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 big punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past I a thesaurus vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thesaurus=Patient 2 find to-infinitive I not said here another word for big vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent word=Theme for big=Beneficiary
Example 2 The thesaurus gave «enormous», «huge» and «gigantic».
The tree, 7 words det nsubj punct obj punct punct punct parataxis punct cc punct conj punct punct root The DET thesaurus NOUN gave VERB « PUNCT enormous ADJ » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT huge ADJ » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT gigantic ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thesaurus det 2 thesaurus thesaurus NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 enormous punct 5 enormous enormous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 gave obj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 enormous punct 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 huge punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 huge punct 9 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 3 gave parataxis 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 huge punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 13 gigantic cc 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 gigantic punct 13 gigantic gigantic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 huge conj 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 gigantic punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the thesaurus enormous tree rules
Example 3 Check the meaning in a dictionary before using a word from the thesaurus.
det obj case det obl mark advcl det obj case det obl punct root Check VERB the DET meaning NOUN in ADP a DET dictionary NOUN before SCONJ using VERB a DET word NOUN from ADP the DET thesaurus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 meaning det 3 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 dictionary case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dictionary det 6 dictionary dictionary NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obl 7 before before SCONJ _ 8 using mark 8 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Check advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 word det 10 word word NOUN Number=Sing 8 using obj 11 from from ADP _ 13 thesaurus case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 thesaurus det 13 thesaurus thesaurus NOUN Number=Sing 8 using obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here the meaning a dictionary vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme 2 use gerund you not said here a word the thesaurus vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
Example 4 My thesaurus lists antonyms too.
nmod:poss nsubj obj advmod punct root My PRON thesaurus NOUN lists VERB antonyms NOUN too ADV . 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 2 thesaurus nmod:poss 2 thesaurus thesaurus NOUN Number=Sing 3 lists nsubj 3 lists list VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 antonyms antonym NOUN Number=Plur 3 lists obj 5 too too ADV _ 3 lists advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 lists punct
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1 list present My thesaurus antonyms tree rules
Example 5 Instead of «nice», the thesaurus suggested «kind», «pleasant» and «lovely».
The tree, 10 words advmod case punct punct punct det nsubj parataxis punct ccomp punct punct punct conj punct cc punct conj punct punct root Instead ADV of ADP « PUNCT nice ADJ » PUNCT , PUNCT the DET thesaurus NOUN suggested VERB « PUNCT kind ADJ » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT pleasant ADJ » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT lovely ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Instead instead ADV _ 4 nice advmod 2 of of ADP _ 4 nice case 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 nice punct 4 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 nice punct 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 suggested punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 thesaurus det 8 thesaurus thesaurus NOUN Number=Sing 9 suggested nsubj 9 suggested suggest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 nice parataxis 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 kind punct 11 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 9 suggested ccomp 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 kind punct 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 pleasant punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 15 pleasant punct 15 pleasant pleasant ADJ Degree=Pos 11 kind conj 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 pleasant punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 19 lovely cc 18 « « PUNCT _ 19 lovely punct 19 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 11 kind conj 20 » » PUNCT _ 11 kind punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 nice punct
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1 suggest speech: suggest past the thesaurus vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The class shared one thesaurus per table.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root The DET class NOUN shared VERB one NUM thesaurus NOUN per ADP table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 shared nsubj 3 shared share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 thesaurus nummod 5 thesaurus thesaurus NOUN Number=Sing 3 shared obj 6 per per ADP _ 7 table case 7 table table NOUN Number=Sing 5 thesaurus nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 shared punct
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1 share past the class one thesaurus per table tree rules
Example 7 A dinosaur called «Thesaurus» is a common classroom joke.
det nsubj acl punct xcomp punct cop det amod compound punct root A DET dinosaur NOUN called VERB « PUNCT Thesaurus PROPN » PUNCT is AUX a DET common ADJ classroom NOUN joke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dinosaur det 2 dinosaur dinosaur NOUN Number=Sing 11 joke nsubj 3 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 dinosaur acl 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 Thesaurus punct 5 Thesaurus Thesaurus PROPN Number=Sing 3 called xcomp 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 Thesaurus punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 joke cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 joke det 9 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 11 joke amod 10 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 11 joke compound 11 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 joke punct
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1 call participle a dinosaur not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a dinosaur a common classroom joke tree rules
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