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title: faeces — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «faeces» in the school dictionary: Faeces is the scientific word for poo, the solid waste that people and animals push out of their bodies through the bottom. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# faeces

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**Who acts:** Faeces, people, you, Scientists, doctor, Rabbit faeces · **What happens:** be, push out, leave, digest, wash, carry · **To what, where:** scientific word, solid waste, bodies, waste, hands, germs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Faeces is the scientific word for poo, the solid waste that people and animals push out of their bodies through the bottom.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:faeces:m1:1
# text = Faeces is the scientific word for poo, the solid waste that people and animals push out of their bodies through the bottom.
1	Faeces	faeces	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	poo	poo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obj	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	push	push	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
21	through	through	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Faeces | the scientific word |  |  |  | for poo | tree rules |
| 2 | **push out** | present | people and animals | the solid waste |  | people's bodies |  | through the bottom | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent that=Theme body=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Faeces is the waste left after food is digested.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:faeces:x1:1
# text = Faeces is the waste left after food is digested.
1	Faeces	faeces	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	digested	digest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Faeces | the waste |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | the waste *not said here* |  |  | after food |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **digest** | present · passive |  | the waste |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands after the toilet, because faeces carry germs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:faeces:x2:1
# text = Wash your hands after the toilet, because faeces carry germs.
1	Wash	wash	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	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	faeces	faece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
11	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  | after the toilet |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **carry** | present | faeces | germs |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists studied the owl's faeces to see what it ate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:faeces:x3:1
# text = Scientists studied the owl's faeces to see what it ate.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	owl	owl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	faeces	faeces	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | Scientists | the owl's faeces |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faeces=Topic |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | Scientists *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **eat** | past | faeces |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pick up dog faeces in the park with a bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:faeces:x4:1
# text = Pick up dog faeces in the park with a bag.
1	Pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	faeces	faece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | imperative | you *not said here* | dog faeces |  | the park |  | with a bag | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faece=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor asked for a sample of faeces to test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:faeces:x5:1
# text = The doctor asked for a sample of faeces to test.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sample	sample	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	faeces	faece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  | for a sample of faeces | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **test** | to-infinitive | the doctor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sample** |  |  | faeces |  |  |  |  | nom sample «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rabbit faeces are small round pellets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:faeces:x6:1
# text = Rabbit faeces are small round pellets.
1	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	faeces	faece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pellets	pellet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rabbit faeces | small round pellets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The large intestine takes water out before faeces leave the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:faeces:x7:1
# text = The large intestine takes water out before faeces leave the body.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	intestine	intestine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	faeces	faece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take out** | present | the large intestine | water |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | present | faeces | the body |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme |

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