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title: bloomer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bloomer» in the school dictionary: A silly mistake. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bloomer

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**Who acts:** person, I, old photo, He, roses, bloomer · **What happens:** wear, joke, develop, make, call, have · **To what, where:** long loose knickers, UK, teacher Mum, bloomer loaf, girls, late bloomer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bloomer» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [bloomer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bloomer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A silly mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:m1:1
# text = A silly mistake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large loaf of white bread with diagonal cuts on top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:m2:1
# text = A large loaf of white bread with diagonal cuts on top.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	loaf	loaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	diagonal	diagonal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cuts	cut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bloomers (plural): long, loose knickers or trousers once worn by women and girls, now old-fashioned or joking.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:m3:1
# text = Bloomers (plural): long, loose knickers or trousers once worn by women and girls, now old-fashioned or joking.
1	Bloomers	bloomer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	plural	plural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	knickers	knicker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	advmod	_	_
13	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
20	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | long loose knickers or trousers *not said here* |  |  |  | by women and girls; once *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A plant that flowers: a late bloomer; also a person who develops later than others.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:m4:1
# text = A plant that flowers: a late bloomer; also a person who develops later than others.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	det	_	_
4	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bloomer	bloomer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	also	also	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	develops	develop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
16	than	than	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | than others; late *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK) I made a real bloomer and called my teacher Mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:x1:1
# text = (UK) I made a real bloomer and called my teacher Mum.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bloomer	bloomer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | I | UK |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bloomer=Product |
| 2 | **call** | past | I *not said here* |  | my teacher Mum |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Could I have a bloomer loaf, please?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:x2:1
# text = Could I have a bloomer loaf, please?
1	Could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bloomer	bloomer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	loaf	loaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | could | I | a bloomer loaf |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandma's old photo shows girls in bloomers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:x3:1
# text = My grandma's old photo shows girls in bloomers.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bloomers	bloomer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | My grandma's old photo | girls |  |  |  | in bloomers | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent girl=Patient in bloomer=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was a late bloomer but became a great runner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:x4:1
# text = He was a late bloomer but became a great runner.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bloomer	bloomer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a late bloomer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | past | He *not said here* | a great runner |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These roses are early bloomers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:x5:1
# text = These roses are early bloomers.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bloomers	bloomer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this roses | early bloomers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newsreader's bloomer made everyone laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloomer:x6:1
# text = The newsreader's bloomer made everyone laugh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newsreader	newsreader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	bloomer	bloomer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	obj	_	_
7	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the newsreader's bloomer | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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