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title: cork — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cork» in the school dictionary: A light, soft, springy material made from the thick bark of the cork oak tree. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# cork

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**Who acts:** cork, plastic, you, your, He, We · **What happens:** make, be, close, float, pin, draw · **To what, where:** soft springy material, thick bark, stopper, bottle, city, south

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«cork» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [cork in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cork.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A light, soft, springy material made from the thick bark of the cork oak tree.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:m1:1
# text = A light, soft, springy material made from the thick bark of the cork oak tree.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	springy	springy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | soft springy material *not said here* |  | the thick bark of the oak tree |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from bark=Material |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cork is a stopper made of this material (or plastic) that closes a bottle.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:m2:1
# text = A cork is a stopper made of this material (or plastic) that closes a bottle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stopper	stopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	closes	close	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cork | a stopper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a stopper *not said here* |  |  |  | of this material | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **close** | present | plastic | a bottle |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a verb, to close a bottle with a cork.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:m3:1
# text = As a verb, to close a bottle with a cork.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | to-infinitive |  | a bottle |  |  |  | as a verb; with a cork | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent bottle=Destination with cork=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cork is also a city and county in the south of Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:m4:1
# text = Cork is also a city and county in the south of Ireland.
1	Cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	county	county	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cork | a city and county |  | the south of Ireland |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cork floated on top of the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x1:1
# text = The cork floated on top of the water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	floated	float	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | participle |  | the cork *not said here* |  | top of the water |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on top=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pin your drawing on the cork board.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x2:1
# text = Pin your drawing on the cork board.
1	Pin	pin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pin** | imperative | you *not said here* | your drawing |  |  |  | on the cork board | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent drawing=Patient on board=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **draw** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He pulled the cork out of the bottle with a pop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x3:1
# text = He pulled the cork out of the bottle with a pop.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pulled	pull	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	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | He | the cork |  | the bottle |  | with a pop | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent cork=Theme out bottle=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x4:1
# text = Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree.
1	Cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Cork |  |  | the bark of the oak tree |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from bark=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tested which materials float: cork, wood and a stone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x5:1
# text = We tested which materials float: cork, wood and a stone.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det	_	_
4	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	float	float	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	cork	cork	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | present | which materials |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **cork** | infinitive | which materials *not said here* | wood and a stone |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wood=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cork is light and squashy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x6:1
# text = Cork is light and squashy.
1	Cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cork |  |  |  |  | light *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Cork *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Robert Hooke saw tiny cells in a slice of cork.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x7:1
# text = Robert Hooke saw tiny cells in a slice of cork.
1	Robert	Robert	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Hooke	Hooke	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	cork	cork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Robert | tiny cells |  | a slice of cork |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cell=Stimulus |
| 2 | **slice** |  |  | cork |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin lives in Cork, in Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x8:1
# text = My cousin lives in Cork, in Ireland.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Cork	Cork	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My cousin |  |  | Cork |  | in Ireland | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cork=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then they corked it down tightly, and carefully wrapped it up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cork:x9:1
# text = Then they corked it down tightly, and carefully wrapped it up.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	corked	cork	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cork down** | past | they | it |  |  | then | tightly *property* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |
| 2 | **wrap up** | past | they *not said here* | it |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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