undercoat Who acts: undercoat, Dad, white undercoat, bright colour, you, Huskies · What happens: be, put on, help, look, undercoat, paint · To what, where: first layer, paint, top layer, top coat stick, soft thick layer, something
«undercoat» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: undercoat in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An undercoat is a first layer of paint put on before the top layer, to help the top coat stick and look smooth.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod acl compound:prt case det amod obl punct mark parataxis det amod compound obj cc conj xcomp punct root An DET undercoat NOUN is AUX a DET first ADJ layer NOUN of ADP paint NOUN put VERB on ADP before ADP the DET top ADJ layer NOUN , PUNCT to PART help VERB the DET top ADJ coat NOUN stick NOUN and CCONJ look VERB smooth ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 undercoat det 2 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 6 layer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 layer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 layer det 5 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 layer amod 6 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 paint case 8 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 6 layer nmod 9 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 paint acl 10 on on ADP _ 9 put compound:prt 11 before before ADP _ 14 layer case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 layer det 13 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 14 layer amod 14 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing 9 put obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 help punct 16 to to PART _ 17 help mark 17 help help VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 layer parataxis 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 stick det 19 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 21 stick amod 20 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 21 stick compound 21 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 17 help obj 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 look cc 23 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 17 help conj 24 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 23 look xcomp 25 . . PUNCT _ 6 layer punct
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1 is a present a undercoat a first layer of paint tree rules 2 put on participle paint not said here the top layer vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent before layer=Destination 3 help to-infinitive the top coat stick vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stick=Beneficiary 4 look infinitive smooth property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 An undercoat is the soft, thick layer of fur close to an animal's skin, under the longer outer hairs.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod amod case det nmod:poss case obl punct case det advmod amod conj punct root An DET undercoat NOUN is AUX the DET soft ADJ , PUNCT thick ADJ layer NOUN of ADP fur NOUN close ADJ to ADP an DET animal NOUN 's PART skin NOUN , PUNCT under ADP the DET longer ADV outer ADJ hairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 undercoat det 2 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 8 layer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 layer cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 layer det 5 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 layer amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 soft punct 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 layer amod 8 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 fur case 10 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 8 layer nmod 11 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fur amod 12 to to ADP _ 16 skin case 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 animal det 14 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 16 skin nmod:poss 15 's 's PART _ 14 animal case 16 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 11 close obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 22 hairs punct 18 under under ADP _ 22 hairs case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 hairs det 20 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 21 outer advmod 21 outer outer ADJ Degree=Pos 22 hairs amod 22 hairs hair NOUN Number=Plur 8 layer conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 8 layer punct
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1 is a present a undercoat the soft thick layer and the outer hairs of fur tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: verb, rare — kept apart, not parsed.
To undercoat something is to give it a first layer of paint.
mark csubj obj cop mark obj det amod obj case nmod punct root To PART undercoat VERB something PRON is AUX to PART give VERB it PRON a DET first ADJ layer NOUN of ADP paint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 undercoat mark 2 undercoat undercoat VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 give csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 undercoat obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 give cop 5 to to PART _ 6 give mark 6 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 give obj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 layer det 9 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 10 layer amod 10 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing 6 give obj 11 of of ADP _ 12 paint case 12 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 10 layer nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 give punct
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1 undercoat to-infinitive something tree rules 2 is present give property tree rules
Example 1 Dad painted an undercoat on the fence before the green paint.
nsubj det obj case det obl case det amod obl punct root Dad NOUN painted VERB an DET undercoat NOUN on ADP the DET fence NOUN before ADP the DET green ADJ paint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 painted nsubj 2 painted paint VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 undercoat det 4 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 2 painted obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 fence case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fence det 7 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 2 painted obl 8 before before ADP _ 11 paint case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 paint det 10 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 11 paint amod 11 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 2 painted obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 painted punct
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1 paint past Dad a undercoat the fence before the green paint vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent undercoat=Theme on fence=Destination
Example 2 The white undercoat helps the bright colour show up.
det amod nsubj det amod obj xcomp compound:prt punct root The DET white ADJ undercoat NOUN helps VERB the DET bright ADJ colour NOUN show VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 undercoat det 2 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 3 undercoat amod 3 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 4 helps nsubj 4 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 colour det 6 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 7 colour amod 7 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 4 helps obj 8 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 helps xcomp 9 up up ADP _ 8 show compound:prt 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 helps punct
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1 help present the white undercoat the bright colour vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent colour=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 show up present the bright colour not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Leave the undercoat to dry overnight.
det obj mark advcl advmod punct root Leave VERB the DET undercoat NOUN to PART dry VERB overnight ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 undercoat det 3 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obj 4 to to PART _ 5 dry mark 5 dry dry VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Leave advcl 6 overnight overnight ADV _ 5 dry advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Leave punct
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1 leave imperative you not said here the undercoat vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent undercoat=Theme 2 dry to-infinitive you not said here overnight property vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Huskies have a thick undercoat that keeps them warm in the snow.
nsubj det amod obj nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp case det obl punct root Huskies NOUN have VERB a DET thick ADJ undercoat NOUN that PRON keeps VERB them PRON warm ADJ in ADP the DET snow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Huskies husky NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 undercoat det 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 undercoat amod 5 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 keeps nsubj 7 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 undercoat acl:relcl 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 keeps obj 9 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 7 keeps xcomp 10 in in ADP _ 12 snow case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 snow det 12 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 7 keeps obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Huskies a thick undercoat vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent undercoat=Patient 2 keep present a thick undercoat Huskies = husky the snow warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme in snow=Location
Example 5 Our dog sheds its undercoat in spring.
nmod:poss nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Our PRON dog NOUN sheds VERB its PRON undercoat NOUN in ADP spring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 sheds nsubj 3 sheds shed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 undercoat nmod:poss 5 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 3 sheds obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 spring case 7 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 3 sheds obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sheds punct
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1 shed present Our dog dog's undercoat spring vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location undercoat=Source
Example 6 Brush the cat often to remove the loose undercoat.
det obj advmod mark advcl det amod obj punct root Brush VERB the DET cat NOUN often ADV to PART remove VERB the DET loose ADJ undercoat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brush brush VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cat det 3 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Brush obj 4 often often ADV _ 1 Brush advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 remove mark 6 remove remove VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Brush advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 undercoat det 8 loose loose ADJ Degree=Pos 9 undercoat amod 9 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 6 remove obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Brush punct
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1 brush imperative you not said here the cat often property vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent cat=Destination 2 remove to-infinitive you not said here the loose undercoat vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent undercoat=Theme
Example 7 Arctic foxes grow a dense undercoat in winter.
amod nsubj det amod obj case obl punct root Arctic ADJ foxes NOUN grow VERB a DET dense ADJ undercoat NOUN in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Arctic arctic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 foxes amod 2 foxes fox NOUN Number=Plur 3 grow nsubj 3 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 undercoat det 5 dense dense ADJ Degree=Pos 6 undercoat amod 6 undercoat undercoat NOUN Number=Sing 3 grow obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 winter case 8 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 3 grow obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 grow punct
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1 grow present Arctic foxes a dense undercoat winter vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location undercoat=Theme
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