windbag Who acts: windbag, person, bagpipe, Uncle, you, speech · What happens: be, talk, boast, hold, windbag, call · To what, where: person, much, bag, air, real windbag, him · Speech: someone speaks here
«windbag» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: windbag in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal, rude — kept apart, not parsed.
A windbag is a person who talks too much, usually about boring or unimportant things, or boasts endlessly.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl advmod obj punct advmod case amod cc conj obl punct cc conj advmod punct root A DET windbag NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON talks VERB too ADV much ADJ , PUNCT usually ADV about ADP boring ADJ or CCONJ unimportant ADJ things NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ boasts VERB endlessly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 windbag det 2 windbag windbag NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 talks nsubj 7 talks talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 too too ADV _ 9 much advmod 9 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 7 talks obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 things punct 11 usually usually ADV _ 16 things advmod 12 about about ADP _ 16 things case 13 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 16 things amod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 unimportant cc 15 unimportant unimportant ADJ Degree=Pos 13 boring conj 16 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 talks obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 boasts punct 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 boasts cc 19 boasts boast VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 talks conj 20 endlessly endlessly ADV _ 19 boasts advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a windbag a person tree rules 2 talk present a person much about boring things tree rules 3 boast speech: other present a person not said here endlessly property vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: old — kept apart, not parsed.
A windbag is the bag of a bagpipe that holds the air.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root A DET windbag NOUN is AUX the DET bag NOUN of ADP a DET bagpipe NOUN that PRON holds VERB the DET air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 windbag det 2 windbag windbag NOUN Number=Sing 5 bag nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bag cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bag det 5 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 bagpipe case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bagpipe det 8 bagpipe bagpipe NOUN Number=Sing 5 bag nmod 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 holds nsubj 10 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 bagpipe acl:relcl 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 air det 12 air air NOUN Number=Sing 10 holds obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 bag punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a windbag the bag of a bagpipe tree rules 2 hold present a bagpipe the air vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme
Example 1 Uncle Bert is a real windbag — he talks for hours.
nsubj flat cop det amod punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct root Uncle PROPN Bert PROPN is AUX a DET real ADJ windbag NOUN — PUNCT he PRON talks VERB for ADP hours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uncle Uncle PROPN Number=Sing 6 windbag nsubj 2 Bert Bert PROPN Number=Sing 1 Uncle flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 windbag cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 windbag det 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 windbag amod 6 windbag windbag NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 — - PUNCT _ 9 talks punct 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 talks nsubj 9 talks talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 windbag parataxis 10 for for ADP _ 11 hours case 11 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 9 talks obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 windbag punct
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1 is a present Uncle a real windbag tree rules 2 talk present Uncle hour vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 «Be quiet, you old windbag!»
punct cop punct nsubj amod obl punct punct root « PUNCT Be AUX quiet ADJ , PUNCT you PRON old ADJ windbag NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 quiet punct 2 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 quiet cop 3 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 windbag punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 windbag nsubj 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 windbag amod 7 windbag windbag NOUN Number=Sing 3 quiet obl 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 quiet punct 9 » » PUNCT _ 3 quiet punct
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1 is in a quote imperative you not said here quiet property tree rules 2 windbag in a quote you tree rules
Example 3 The speech was so long that people called him a windbag.
det nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj advcl obj det xcomp punct root The DET speech NOUN was AUX so ADV long ADJ that SCONJ people NOUN called VERB him PRON a DET windbag NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 speech det 2 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 5 long nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 long cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 long advmod 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 8 called mark 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 called nsubj 8 called call VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 long advcl 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 called obj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 windbag det 11 windbag windbag NOUN Number=Sing 8 called xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 long punct
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1 is past the speech long property tree rules 2 call past people him = he vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
Example 4 Toad was a windbag who never stopped boasting.
nsubj cop det nsubj advmod acl:relcl xcomp punct root Toad PROPN was AUX a DET windbag NOUN who PRON never ADV stopped VERB boasting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 4 windbag nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 windbag cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 windbag det 4 windbag windbag NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 stopped nsubj 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 stopped advmod 7 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 windbag acl:relcl 8 boasting boast VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 stopped xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 windbag punct
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1 is a past Toad a windbag tree rules 2 not stop past a windbag vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 boast speech: other gerund a windbag not said here vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Nobody wanted to sit next to the windbag at dinner.
nsubj mark xcomp advmod case det obl case obl punct root Nobody PRON wanted VERB to PART sit VERB next ADV to ADP the DET windbag NOUN at ADP dinner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 wanted nsubj 2 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 sit mark 4 sit sit VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wanted xcomp 5 next next ADV _ 4 sit advmod 6 to to ADP _ 8 windbag case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 windbag det 8 windbag windbag NOUN Number=Sing 4 sit obl 9 at at ADP _ 10 dinner case 10 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 4 sit obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 wanted punct
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1 want past Nobody vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 sit not said to happen to-infinitive Nobody not said here dinner to the windbag; next property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at dinner=Location
Example 6 The piper squeezed the windbag under his arm.
det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET piper NOUN squeezed VERB the DET windbag NOUN under ADP his PRON arm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 piper det 2 piper piper NOUN Number=Sing 3 squeezed nsubj 3 squeezed squeeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 windbag det 5 windbag windbag NOUN Number=Sing 3 squeezed obj 6 under under ADP _ 8 arm case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 arm nmod:poss 8 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 3 squeezed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 squeezed punct
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1 squeeze past the piper the windbag piper's arm vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent windbag=Theme under arm=Trajectory
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