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title: cheesy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cheesy» in the school dictionary: Tasting or smelling of cheese, or full of cheese. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cheesy

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**Who acts:** cheesy grin, you, We, Dad, film, He · **What happens:** taste, smell, be, say, have, tell · **To what, where:** big wide smile, cheese, cheesy pasta bake, cheesy jokes, cheesy happy ending, big cheesy grin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cheesy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [cheesy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cheesy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tasting or smelling of cheese, or full of cheese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:m1:1
# text = Tasting or smelling of cheese, or full of cheese.
1	Tasting	taste	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of cheese | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of cheese=Theme |

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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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Silly, cheap or too sentimental in an embarrassing way, as in «a cheesy joke» or «a cheesy song».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:m2:1
# text = Silly, cheap or too sentimental in an embarrassing way, as in «a cheesy joke» or «a cheesy song».
1	Silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A «cheesy grin» is a very big, wide smile, often a bit fake, like when you say «cheese» for a photo.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:m3:1
# text = A «cheesy grin» is a very big, wide smile, often a bit fake, like when you say «cheese» for a photo.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
21	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cheesy grin | a big wide smile |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you | cheese |  |  |  | for a photo | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cheese=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had cheesy pasta bake for tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:x1:1
# text = We had cheesy pasta bake for tea.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bake	bake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | cheesy pasta bake |  |  |  | for tea | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bake=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad tells really cheesy jokes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:x2:1
# text = Dad tells really cheesy jokes.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | Dad | cheesy jokes |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film had a cheesy happy ending.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:x3:1
# text = The film had a cheesy happy ending.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ending	ending	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** | past | the film | a cheesy happy ending |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave a big cheesy grin for the photo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:x4:1
# text = He gave a big cheesy grin for the photo.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a big cheesy grin |  |  |  | for the photo | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent grin=Theme for photo=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These crisps are extra cheesy.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this crisps |  |  |  |  | cheesy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That song is so cheesy, but I love it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:x6:1
# text = That song is so cheesy, but I love it.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that song |  |  |  |  | cheesy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | I | song |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheesy feet smell is caused by bacteria!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheesy:x7:1
# text = Cheesy feet smell is caused by bacteria!
1	Cheesy	cheesy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present · passive | bacteria | Cheesy feet |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient |

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