thinning Who acts: Thinning, hair, people, gardening, others, crowd · What happens: mean, become, thin, be, get, do · To what, where: hair, less, young plants, room, top, carrot seedlings
«thinning» 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: thinning in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Thinning means becoming thinner or less thick.
nsubj xcomp xcomp cc advmod conj punct root Thinning NOUN means VERB becoming VERB thinner ADJ or CCONJ less ADV thick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thinning thinning NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 becoming become VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 thinner thin ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 becoming xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 thick cc 6 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 7 thick advmod 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 thinner conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Thinning vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 become not said to happen gerund Thinning not said here thin property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: 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 Thinning hair is hair that is getting less, as some people's does when they get older.
The tree, 17 words csubj obj cop nsubj aux acl:relcl obj punct mark det nsubj case conj advmod nsubj advcl xcomp punct root Thinning VERB hair NOUN is AUX hair NOUN that PRON is AUX getting VERB less ADJ , PUNCT as SCONJ some DET people NOUN 's PART does VERB when ADV they PRON get VERB older ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thinning thin VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 hair csubj 2 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 1 Thinning obj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 hair cop 4 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 getting nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 getting aux 7 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 hair acl:relcl 8 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 getting obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 does punct 10 as as SCONJ _ 14 does mark 11 some some DET PronType=Ind 12 people det 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 14 does nsubj 13 's 's PART _ 12 people case 14 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 getting conj 15 when when ADV PronType=Int 17 get advmod 16 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 get nsubj 17 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 does advcl 18 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 17 get xcomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 hair punct
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1 thin gerund hair vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hair=Patient 2 is a present Thinning hair tree rules 3 get present · progressive hair less vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer less=Stimulus 4 do present some people vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 get present people old property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 3 In gardening, thinning (out) means pulling up some young plants so the others have room to grow.
The tree, 17 words case nsubj punct acl punct compound:prt punct xcomp compound:prt det amod obj mark det nsubj advcl obj mark acl punct root In ADP gardening NOUN , PUNCT thinning VERB ( PUNCT out ADP ) PUNCT means VERB pulling VERB up ADP some DET young ADJ plants NOUN so SCONJ the DET others NOUN have VERB room NOUN to PART grow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 gardening case 2 gardening gardening NOUN Number=Sing 8 means nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 thinning punct 4 thinning thin VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 gardening acl 5 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 out punct 6 out out ADP _ 4 thinning compound:prt 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 thinning punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 pulling pull VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 means xcomp 10 up up ADP _ 9 pulling compound:prt 11 some some DET PronType=Ind 13 plants det 12 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 13 plants amod 13 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 9 pulling obj 14 so so SCONJ _ 17 have mark 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 others det 16 others other NOUN Number=Plur 17 have nsubj 17 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pulling advcl 18 room room NOUN Number=Sing 17 have obj 19 to to PART _ 20 grow mark 20 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 room acl 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 thin out gerund gardening not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 mean present gardening vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 pull up not said to happen gerund gardening not said here some young plants vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Theme 4 have present the others room vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient 5 grow to-infinitive the others not said here room not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 A crowd or traffic that is thinning is getting smaller.
det nsubj cc conj nsubj aux acl aux xcomp punct root A DET crowd NOUN or CCONJ traffic NOUN that PRON is AUX thinning VERB is AUX getting VERB smaller ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 9 getting nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 traffic cc 4 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 2 crowd conj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 thinning nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thinning aux 7 thinning thin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 crowd acl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 getting aux 9 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 10 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 getting xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 getting punct
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1 thin present · progressive a crowd or traffic vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 get present · progressive a crowd or traffic small property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 Grandad's hair is thinning on top.
nmod:poss case nsubj aux case obl punct root Grandad PROPN 's PART hair NOUN is AUX thinning VERB on ADP top NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 hair nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandad case 3 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 5 thinning nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 thinning aux 5 thinning thin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 on on ADP _ 7 top case 7 top top NOUN Number=Sing 5 thinning obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 thinning punct
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1 thin present · progressive Grandad's hair top vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 We are thinning the carrot seedlings so they can grow big.
nsubj aux det compound obj mark nsubj aux advcl xcomp punct root We PRON are AUX thinning VERB the DET carrot NOUN seedlings NOUN so SCONJ they PRON can AUX grow VERB big ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 thinning nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 thinning aux 3 thinning thin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 seedlings det 5 carrot carrot NOUN Number=Sing 6 seedlings compound 6 seedlings seedling NOUN Number=Plur 3 thinning obj 7 so so SCONJ _ 10 grow mark 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 grow nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 grow aux 10 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 thinning advcl 11 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 10 grow xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 thinning punct
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1 thin present · progressive We the carrot seedlings vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent seedling=Patient 2 grow can seedlings = seedling big property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The crowd was thinning after the concert.
det nsubj aux case det obl punct root The DET crowd NOUN was AUX thinning VERB after ADP the DET concert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 4 thinning nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 thinning aux 4 thinning thin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 after after ADP _ 7 concert case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 concert det 7 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 4 thinning obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 thinning punct
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1 thin past · progressive the crowd after the concert vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Scientists worry about the thinning ice in the Arctic.
nsubj case det compound obl case det nmod punct root Scientists NOUN worry VERB about ADP the DET thinning NOUN ice NOUN in ADP the DET Arctic PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 worry nsubj 2 worry worry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 about about ADP _ 6 ice case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ice det 5 thinning thinning NOUN Number=Sing 6 ice compound 6 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 2 worry obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 Arctic case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Arctic det 9 Arctic Arctic PROPN Number=Sing 6 ice nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 worry punct
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1 worry present Scientists about the thinning ice in the Arctic vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about ice=Stimulus
Example 5 Add water for thinning the paint.
obj mark advcl det obj punct root Add VERB water NOUN for SCONJ thinning VERB the DET paint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Add obj 3 for for SCONJ _ 4 thinning mark 4 thinning thin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Add advcl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 paint det 6 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 4 thinning obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Add punct
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1 add speech: assert imperative you not said here water vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient 2 thin gerund you not said here the paint vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paint=Patient
Example 6 The trees were thinning as we got higher up the mountain.
det nsubj aux mark nsubj advcl xcomp case det obl punct root The DET trees NOUN were AUX thinning VERB as SCONJ we PRON got VERB higher ADJ up ADP the DET mountain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 trees det 2 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 4 thinning nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 thinning aux 4 thinning thin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 got mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 thinning advcl 8 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 got xcomp 9 up up ADP _ 11 mountain case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 mountain det 11 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 8 higher obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 thinning punct
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1 thin past · progressive the trees vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 get past we high property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 Traffic is thinning now that rush hour is over.
nsubj aux advmod nsubj parataxis nsubj cop ccomp punct root Traffic NOUN is AUX thinning VERB now ADV that PRON rush VERB hour NOUN is AUX over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 3 thinning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 thinning aux 3 thinning thin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 now now ADV PronType=Dem 3 thinning advmod 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 rush nsubj 6 rush rush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 thinning parataxis 7 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 9 over nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 over cop 9 over over ADV _ 6 rush ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 thinning punct
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1 thin present · progressive Traffic now vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 rush present that vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is present hour over property tree rules
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