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title: domino — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «domino» in the school dictionary: A small flat rectangular tile with spots (0 to 6) on each half, used in a game. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# domino

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**Who acts:** dominoes, one event, domino, Grandpa, We, you · **What happens:** use, play, cause, fall, hood, be · **To what, where:** small flat rectangular tile, game, chain, loose hooded cloak, masked party, dominoes

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«domino» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [domino in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/domino.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small flat rectangular tile with spots (0 to 6) on each half, used in a game.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:m1:1
# text = A small flat rectangular tile with spots (0 to 6) on each half, used in a game.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	rectangular	rectangular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tile	tile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	appos	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a small flat rectangular tile with spots *not said here* |  | a game |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
dominoes: the game played with these tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:m2:1
# text = dominoes: the game played with these tiles.
1	dominoes	domino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | dominoes |  |  |  |  | with this tiles | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with tile=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
domino effect: when one event causes a chain of other events, like a line of falling dominoes.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:m3:1
# text = domino effect: when one event causes a chain of other events, like a line of falling dominoes.
1	domino	domino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	amod	_	_
19	dominoes	domino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | one event | a chain of other events |  |  |  | like a line of falling dominoes | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition chain=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A domino is also a loose hooded cloak worn with a mask at a masked party.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:m4:1
# text = A domino is also a loose hooded cloak worn with a mask at a masked party.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	domino	domino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	hooded	hood	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	masked	mask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hood** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a domino | a loose hooded cloak |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wear** | participle |  | a loose hooded cloak *not said here* |  | a masked party |  | with a mask | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent at party=Source |
| 4 | **mask** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa and I play dominoes after tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:x1:1
# text = Grandpa and I play dominoes after tea.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	conj	_	_
4	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	dominoes	domino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | Grandpa | dominoes |  |  | after tea |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent domino=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We set up 500 dominoes and knocked them all down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:x2:1
# text = We set up 500 dominoes and knocked them all down.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dominoes	domino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod:unmarked	_	_
10	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set up** | past | We | 500 dominoes |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient domino=Result |
| 2 | **knock down** | past | We *not said here* | dominoes *= domino* |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add the spots on each domino to find the total.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:x3:1
# text = Add the spots on each domino to find the total.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	domino	domino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the spots |  | each domino |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the total |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent total=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One late bus caused a domino effect, and everyone was late.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:x4:1
# text = One late bus caused a domino effect, and everyone was late.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	domino	domino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | One late bus | a domino effect |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition effect=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A full domino set has 28 tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:x5:1
# text = A full domino set has 28 tiles.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	domino	domino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	28	28	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a full domino set | 28 tiles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tile=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dominoes fell one after the other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:x6:1
# text = The dominoes fell one after the other.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dominoes	domino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the dominoes | one |  |  | after the other |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient one=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Match the domino ends with the same number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:x7:1
# text = Match the domino ends with the same number.
1	Match	match	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	domino	domino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **match** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **end** | present | the domino |  |  |  |  | with the same number | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with number=Subeventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The domino raised his mask, and it was George.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:domino:x8:1
# text = The domino raised his mask, and it was George.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	domino	domino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | the domino | domino's mask |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mask=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | mask | George |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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