whiz

Who acts: person, you, brother, Cars, arrow, She · What happens: be, move, whistle, buzz, go, whizz up · To what, where: something, sound, food, blender, whiz, computer games

«whiz» 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: whiz in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who is very good at something: a maths whiz.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 good	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 good	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 good	advmod
6	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 person	acl:relcl
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 good	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 whiz	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 whiz	det
11	maths	maths	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 whiz	compound
12	whiz	whiz	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	appos
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a person			something		good property	tree rules

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

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 move	mark
2	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 fast	advmod
4	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 move	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 buzzing	punct
6	often	often	ADV	_	9 buzzing	advmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 buzzing	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 buzzing	det
9	buzzing	buzzing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 move	obl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 whistling	cc
11	whistling	whistle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 buzzing	conj
12	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 whistling	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	to-infinitive						with a buzzing; fast property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	whistle	gerund		sound					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Topic

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A whistling or buzzing sound of something going fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 whistling	det
2	whistling	whistling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sound	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 buzzing	cc
4	buzzing	buzz	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 sound	amod
5	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 sound	nmod
8	going	go	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 something	acl
9	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 going	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buzz	gerund							vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	go	gerund						fast property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 4

Usage: UK, informal verb — kept apart, not parsed.

«whizz up»: to mix food quickly in a blender.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 whizz	punct
2	whizz	whizz	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 whizz	compound:prt
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 whizz	punct
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 mix	punct
6	to	to	PART	_	7 mix	mark
7	mix	mix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 whizz	conj
8	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mix	obj
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	7 mix	advmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 blender	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 blender	det
12	blender	blender	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mix	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 whizz	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whizz up in a quote	imperative	you not said here						tree rules
2	mix	to-infinitive	you not said here	food		a blender		quickly property	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient

Example 1

My brother is a whiz at computer games.

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 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 whiz	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 whiz	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 whiz	det
5	whiz	whiz	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 games	case
7	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 games	compound
8	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 whiz	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 whiz	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My brother	a whiz		computer games			tree rules

Example 2

Cars whizzed past on the motorway.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cars	car	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 whizzed	nsubj
2	whizzed	whiz	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	past	past	ADV	_	2 whizzed	advmod
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 motorway	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 motorway	det
6	motorway	motorway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 whizzed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 whizzed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whiz	past	Cars			the motorway		past property	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on motorway=Trajectory

Example 3

An arrow whizzed over his head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 arrow	det
2	arrow	arrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whizzed	nsubj
3	whizzed	whiz	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 head	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 head	nmod:poss
6	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whizzed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 whizzed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whiz	past	a arrow			arrow's head			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over head=Trajectory

Example 4

She's a real maths whiz: she did the sums in her head.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 whiz	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 whiz	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 whiz	det
4	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 whiz	amod
5	maths	maths	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 whiz	compound
6	whiz	whiz	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 did	punct
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 did	nsubj
9	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 whiz	parataxis
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sums	det
11	sums	sum	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 did	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 head	case
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 head	nmod:poss
14	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 did	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 whiz	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	She	a real maths whiz					tree rules
2	do	past	she	the sums		her head			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Eventuality

Example 5

Whizz the bananas and milk in the blender.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whizz	whizz	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bananas	det
3	bananas	banana	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Whizz	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 milk	cc
5	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bananas	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 blender	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 blender	det
8	blender	blender	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 milk	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Whizz	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

Whiz! The rocket shot into the sky.

Sentence 1: Whiz!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whiz	whiz	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Whiz	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: The rocket shot into the sky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rocket	det
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shot	nsubj
3	shot	shoot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 sky	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sky	det
6	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shot	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shoot	past	the rocket			the sky			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent into sky=Destination

Example 7

The last bubble of his happiness had burst, with a whiz and a whir, and I rushed away from the gold-maker's house.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bubble	det
2	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bubble	amod
3	bubble	bubble	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 burst	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 happiness	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 happiness	nmod:poss
6	happiness	happiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bubble	nmod
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 burst	aux
8	burst	burst	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 whiz	punct
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 whiz	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 whiz	det
12	whiz	whiz	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 burst	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 whir	cc
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 whir	det
15	whir	whir	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 whiz	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 rushed	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 rushed	cc
18	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	19 rushed	nsubj
19	rushed	rush	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 burst	conj
20	away	away	ADV	_	19 rushed	advmod
21	from	from	ADP	_	27 house	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 maker	det
23	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 maker	compound
24	-	-	PUNCT	_	23 gold	punct
25	maker	maker	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 house	nmod:poss
26	's	's	PART	_	25 maker	case
27	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 rushed	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 burst	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burst	past · perfect · passive		the last bubble of his happiness				with a whiz and a whir	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with whiz=Instrument
2	rush away	past	I			the gold maker's house		away property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from house=Trajectory

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