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title: airtight — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «airtight» in the school dictionary: Airtight means sealed so tightly that no air can get in or out. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# airtight

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**Who acts:** Airtight, air, airtight argument, you, biscuits, jar · **What happens:** mean, seal, get, have, not prove, keep · **To what, where:** weak points, biscuits, airtight tin, airtight lid, airtight box, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«airtight» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [airtight in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/airtight.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Airtight means sealed so tightly that no air can get in or out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:m1:1
# text = Airtight means sealed so tightly that no air can get in or out.
1	Airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	out	out	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Airtight |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | tightly *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **get** | can | no air |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An airtight argument, alibi or case has no weak points and cannot be proved wrong.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:m2:1
# text = An airtight argument, alibi or case has no weak points and cannot be proved wrong.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	alibi	alibi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
10	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	proved	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
17	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a airtight argument and alibi or case | no weak points |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **prove** | can · passive | a airtight argument and alibi or case *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep the biscuits in an airtight tin so they stay crunchy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:x1:1
# text = Keep the biscuits in an airtight tin so they stay crunchy.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
11	crunchy	crunchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | the biscuits |  | a airtight tin |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent biscuit=Theme in tin=Location |
| 2 | **stay** | present | biscuits *= biscuit* |  |  |  |  | crunchy *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The jar has an airtight lid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:x2:1
# text = The jar has an airtight lid.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the jar | a airtight lid |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lid=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without air, the candle in the airtight jar went out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:x3:1
# text = Without air, the candle in the airtight jar went out.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	candle	candle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past | the candle in the airtight jar |  |  |  |  | without air | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Astronauts' spacesuits must be airtight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:x4:1
# text = Astronauts' spacesuits must be airtight.
1	Astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	spacesuits	spacesuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | Astronauts's spacesuits |  |  |  |  | airtight *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never play inside an airtight box or old fridge — you could not breathe.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:x5:1
# text = Never play inside an airtight box or old fridge — you could not breathe.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a airtight box or old fridge |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **breathe** | could | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective could not arrest him because his alibi was airtight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:x6:1
# text = The detective could not arrest him because his alibi was airtight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	arrest	arrest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	alibi	alibi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **arrest** | could | the detective | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | detective's alibi |  |  |  |  | airtight *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **alibi** |  | detective |  |  |  |  |  | nom alibi «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her argument was airtight; nobody could find a flaw.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:x7:1
# text = Her argument was airtight; nobody could find a flaw.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flaw	flaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her argument |  |  |  |  | airtight *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | could | nobody | a flaw |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flaw=Topic |
| 3 | **argue** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue, to make it airtight, after which he announced that the balloon was ready.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airtight:x8:1
# text = Then Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue, to make it airtight, after which he announced that the balloon was ready.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	Oz	Oz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	inside	inside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	glue	glue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	airtight	airtight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	after	after	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	obl	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	announced	announce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
24	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
27	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
28	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | Oz | it |  | the inside | then | with a coat of thin glue | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Destination with coat=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | glue |  |  |  | airtight *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 3 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | Oz |  |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | the balloon |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |

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