--- title: briny — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «briny» in the school dictionary: Briny means salty, like sea water. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [briny in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/briny.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Briny means salty, like sea water. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:briny:m1:1 # text = Briny means salty, like sea water. 1 Briny briny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 salty salty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 like like ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Briny | | | | | salty *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 {#m2} Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed. «The briny» means the sea. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:briny:m2:1 # text = «The briny» means the sea. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 briny briny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 5 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | the briny | the sea | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Topic | ## Example 1 {#x1} The briny sea splashed on the rocks. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:briny:x1:1 # text = The briny sea splashed on the rocks. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 briny briny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 splashed splash VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 rocks rock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **splash** | participle | | the briny sea *not said here* | | the rocks | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on rock=Location | ## Example 2 {#x2} Crabs live in briny water. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:briny:x2:1 # text = Crabs live in briny water. 1 Crabs crab NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 briny briny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **live** | present | Crabs | | | briny water | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location | ## Example 3 {#x3} We sailed out onto the briny. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:briny:x3:1 # text = We sailed out onto the briny. 1 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sailed sail VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 out out ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 onto onto ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 briny briny NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sail out** | past | We | | | the briny | | out *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent onto briny=Trajectory | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [brink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brink/) - next →: [brioche](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/) - ↑ back to [B in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/)