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title: adze — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «adze» in the school dictionary: An adze is an old cutting tool like an axe, but with its blade set across the handle, used for shaping wood. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# adze

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**Who acts:** adze, Age people, Māori carvers, shipbuilder, museum, He · **What happens:** be, set, use, shape, make, turn · **To what, where:** old cutting tool, handle, wood, adze, stone, toki

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«adze» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [adze in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adze.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An adze is an old cutting tool like an axe, but with its blade set across the handle, used for shaping wood.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adze:m1:1
# text = An adze is an old cutting tool like an axe, but with its blade set across the handle, used for shaping wood.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	adze	adze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	cutting	cutting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
16	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
17	across	across	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	_
22	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	shaping	shape	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	advcl	_	_
24	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a adze | a old cutting tool |  |  |  | like a axe | tree rules |
| 2 | **set** | participle |  | a old cutting tool *not said here* |  | the handle |  | with adze's blade | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with blade=Instrument |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **shape** | gerund |  | wood |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset wood=Product |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Stone Age people made an adze from stone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adze:x1:1
# text = The Stone Age people made an adze from stone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Stone	Stone	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	adze	adze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the Age people | a adze |  | stone |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent adze=Product from stone=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Māori carvers used a toki, a kind of adze.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adze:x2:1
# text = Māori carvers used a toki, a kind of adze.
1	Māori	māori	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	carvers	carver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	toki	toki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	adze	adze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Māori carvers | a toki |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toki=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shipbuilder shaped the beam with an adze.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adze:x3:1
# text = The shipbuilder shaped the beam with an adze.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shipbuilder	shipbuilder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shaped	shape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beam	beam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	adze	adze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | past | the shipbuilder | the beam |  |  |  | with a adze | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset beam=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An adze blade is turned sideways, unlike an axe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adze:x4:1
# text = An adze blade is turned sideways, unlike an axe.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	adze	adze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	unlike	unlike	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present · passive |  | a adze blade |  |  |  | unlike a axe; sideways *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has a polished stone adze.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adze:x5:1
# text = The museum has a polished stone adze.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	polished	polish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	adze	adze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a polished stone adze |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adze=Patient |
| 2 | **polish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He swung the adze to smooth the log.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adze:x6:1
# text = He swung the adze to smooth the log.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swung	swing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	adze	adze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	smooth	smooth	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing** | past | He | the adze |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent adze=Theme |
| 2 | **smooth** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the log |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent log=Patient |

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