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title: dental — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dental» in the school dictionary: Dental means about teeth or about looking after teeth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dental

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**Who acts:** Dental, I, you, Good dental hygiene, dental nurse, Sugar · **What happens:** mean, look, have, use, clean, stop · **To what, where:** dental check, dental floss, tooth decay, sticker, me, dental X ray

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Dental means about teeth or about looking after teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dental:m1:1
# text = Dental means about teeth or about looking after teeth.
1	Dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Dental |  |  |  |  | about teeth | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | Dental *not said here* |  |  |  | after teeth |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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I have a dental check-up next week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dental:x1:1
# text = I have a dental check-up next week.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	up	up	ADV	RB	_	5	nmod	_	_
8	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Use dental floss to clean between your teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dental:x2:1
# text = Use dental floss to clean between your teeth.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	floss	floss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | dental floss |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent floss=Patient |
| 2 | **clean** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | between your teeth | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Good dental hygiene stops tooth decay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dental:x3:1
# text = Good dental hygiene stops tooth decay.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hygiene	hygiene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	decay	decay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | Good dental hygiene | tooth decay |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality decay=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The dental nurse gave me a sticker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dental:x4:1
# text = The dental nurse gave me a sticker.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sticker	sticker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the dental nurse | a sticker | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient sticker=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Sugar is bad for dental health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dental:x5:1
# text = Sugar is bad for dental health.
1	Sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sugar |  |  |  |  | for dental health; bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The dentist took a dental X-ray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dental:x6:1
# text = The dentist took a dental X-ray.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	ray	ray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the dentist | a dental X ray |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ray=Theme |

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**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.

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