thick Who acts: Thick, liquid, Thick fog, dictionary, you, soup · What happens: mean, have, grow, describe, not flow, be · To what, where: thick book, large distance, thick hair, liquid, thick coat, water
«thick» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: thick in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Thick means having a large distance between its two sides: a thick book, a thick wall.
The tree, 16 words nsubj xcomp det amod obj case nmod:poss nummod nmod punct det amod obl punct det amod nmod punct root Thick ADJ means VERB having VERB a DET large ADJ distance NOUN between ADP its PRON two NUM sides NOUN : PUNCT a DET thick ADJ book NOUN , PUNCT a DET thick ADJ wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 distance det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 6 distance amod 6 distance distance NOUN Number=Sing 3 having obj 7 between between ADP _ 10 sides case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 sides nmod:poss 9 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 sides nummod 10 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 6 distance nmod 11 : : PUNCT _ 14 book punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 book det 13 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 14 book amod 14 book book NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 wall punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 wall det 17 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 18 wall amod 18 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 14 book nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Thick a thick book a thick wall vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have not said to happen gerund Thick not said here a large distance between distance's two sides vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distance=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 Thick means growing close together: thick hair, a thick forest.
nsubj xcomp advmod advmod punct amod obl punct det amod conj punct root Thick ADJ means VERB growing VERB close ADV together ADV : PUNCT thick ADJ hair NOUN , PUNCT a DET thick ADJ forest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 close close ADV Degree=Pos 3 growing advmod 5 together together ADV _ 3 growing advmod 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 hair punct 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 hair amod 8 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 3 growing obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 forest punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 forest det 11 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 12 forest amod 12 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 8 hair conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Thick vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 grow not said to happen gerund Thick not said here thick hair and a thick forest close, together property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Thick describes a liquid that does not flow easily: thick soup.
nsubj det obj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl advmod punct amod conj punct root Thick NOUN describes VERB a DET liquid NOUN that PRON does AUX not PART flow VERB easily ADV : PUNCT thick ADJ soup NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thick thick NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 liquid det 4 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 flow nsubj 6 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 flow aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 flow advmod 8 flow flow VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 liquid acl:relcl 9 easily easily ADV _ 8 flow advmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 12 soup punct 11 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 12 soup amod 12 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 8 flow conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Thick a liquid vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme 2 not flow present · do-support a liquid easily property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 Thick fog or smoke is hard to see through.
amod nsubj cc conj cop mark xcomp advmod punct root Thick ADJ fog NOUN or CCONJ smoke NOUN is AUX hard ADJ to PART see VERB through ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fog amod 2 fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 6 hard nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 smoke cc 4 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 2 fog conj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 hard cop 6 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 to to PART _ 8 see mark 8 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 hard xcomp 9 through through ADV _ 8 see advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 hard punct
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1 is present Thick fog or smoke hard property tree rules 2 see through to-infinitive Thick fog or smoke not said here through property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 5 Informally, thick means slow to understand (rude).
advmod punct nsubj xcomp mark xcomp punct ccomp punct punct root Informally ADV , PUNCT thick ADJ means VERB slow ADJ to PART understand VERB ( PUNCT rude ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Informally informally ADV _ 4 means advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Informally punct 3 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 6 to to PART _ 7 understand mark 7 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 slow xcomp 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 rude punct 9 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 7 understand ccomp 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 rude punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present thick informally, slow property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 understand to-infinitive thick not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 This dictionary is very thick.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root This DET dictionary NOUN is AUX very ADV thick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 dictionary det 2 dictionary dictionary NOUN Number=Sing 5 thick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 thick cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 thick advmod 5 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 thick punct
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1 is present this dictionary thick property tree rules
Example 2 Wear a thick coat in winter.
det amod obj case obl punct root Wear VERB a DET thick ADJ coat NOUN in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 coat det 3 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 coat amod 4 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wear obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 winter case 6 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wear obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wear punct
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1 wear imperative you not said here a thick coat winter vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme
Example 3 The soup is too thick; add some water.
det nsubj cop advmod punct parataxis det obj punct root The DET soup NOUN is AUX too ADV thick ADJ ; PUNCT add VERB some DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soup det 2 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 5 thick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 thick cop 4 too too ADV _ 5 thick advmod 5 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 add punct 7 add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 thick parataxis 8 some some DET PronType=Ind 9 water det 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 add obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 thick punct
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1 is present the soup thick property tree rules 2 add speech: assert infinitive some water vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
Example 4 Thick fog covered the road.
amod nsubj det obj punct root Thick ADJ fog NOUN covered VERB the DET road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fog amod 2 fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 3 covered nsubj 3 covered cover VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 road det 5 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 covered obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 covered punct
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1 cover past Thick fog the road vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme road=Destination
Example 5 The forest was thick with trees.
det nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET forest NOUN was AUX thick ADJ with ADP trees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 forest det 2 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 4 thick nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 thick cop 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 trees case 6 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 4 thick obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 thick punct
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1 is past the forest with trees; thick property tree rules
Example 6 Only skate when the ice is thick enough.
advmod mark det nsubj cop ccomp advmod punct root Only ADV skate VERB when SCONJ the DET ice NOUN is AUX thick ADJ enough ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 2 skate advmod 2 skate skate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 7 thick mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ice det 5 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 7 thick nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thick cop 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 2 skate ccomp 8 enough enough ADV _ 7 thick advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 skate punct
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1 skate imperative you not said here vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 is present the ice enough, thick property tree rules
Example 7 Best friends stick together through thick and thin.
amod nsubj advmod case obl cc conj punct root Best ADJ friends NOUN stick VERB together ADV through ADP thick ADJ and CCONJ thin ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Best good ADJ Degree=Sup 2 friends amod 2 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 3 stick nsubj 3 stick stick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 together together ADV _ 3 stick advmod 5 through through ADP _ 6 thick case 6 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stick obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 thin cc 8 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 6 thick conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stick punct
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1 stick together present Best friends thick together property vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent through thick=Destination
Example 8 Stay low in thick smoke.
xcomp case amod obl punct root Stay VERB low ADJ in ADP thick ADJ smoke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stay stay VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Stay xcomp 3 in in ADP _ 5 smoke case 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 smoke amod 5 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 2 low obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stay punct
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1 stay imperative you not said here low property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 It was a very, very thick trunk.
nsubj cop det advmod punct advmod amod punct root It PRON was AUX a DET very ADV , PUNCT very ADV thick ADJ trunk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 trunk nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 trunk cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 trunk det 4 very very ADV _ 7 thick advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 very punct 6 very very ADV _ 7 thick advmod 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 trunk amod 8 trunk trunk NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 trunk punct
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1 is a past It a thick trunk tree rules
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