---
title: flamingo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flamingo» in the school dictionary: A flamingo is a tall wading bird with long thin legs, a long bendy neck, pink feathers and a curved beak, that lives in big groups by lakes and lagoons. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flamingo/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/) / flamingo

# flamingo

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** flamingo, that, plastic flamingo, Flamingos, flock, Flamingo chicks · **What happens:** be, curve, live, stand, eat, fly · **To what, where:** tall wading bird, big groups, pink garden ornament, one leg, shrimps, salt lake · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«flamingo» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [flamingo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flamingo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flamingo is a tall wading bird with long thin legs, a long bendy neck, pink feathers and a curved beak, that lives in big groups by lakes and lagoons.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:m1:1
# text = A flamingo is a tall wading bird with long thin legs, a long bendy neck, pink feathers and a curved beak, that lives in big groups by lakes and lagoons.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flamingo	flamingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	wading	wading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	bendy	bendy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	amod	_	_
23	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
30	by	by	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	lagoons	lagoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a flamingo | a tall wading bird |  |  |  | with long thin legs  a long bendy neck and pink feathers and a curved beak | tree rules |
| 2 | **curve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |
| 3 | **live** | present | that |  |  | big groups |  | by lakes and lagoons | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

<!-- .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 -->
A plastic flamingo is a pink garden ornament, a joke symbol of fancy American gardens.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:m2:1
# text = A plastic flamingo is a pink garden ornament, a joke symbol of fancy American gardens.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flamingo	flamingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a plastic flamingo | a pink garden ornament |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flamingo stood on one leg in the shallow lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:x1:1
# text = A flamingo stood on one leg in the shallow lake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flamingo	flamingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	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 | **stand** | past | a flamingo |  |  | one leg |  | in the shallow lake | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on leg=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flamingos are pink because of the shrimps and algae they eat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:x2:1
# text = Flamingos are pink because of the shrimps and algae they eat.
1	Flamingos	flamingo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shrimps	shrimp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	algae	alga	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Flamingos |  |  |  |  | because the shrimps and algae; pink *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | Flamingos *= flamingo* | the shrimps and algae *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shrimp=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flock of flamingos flew over the salt lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:x3:1
# text = A flock of flamingos flew over the salt lake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	flamingos	flamingo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | a flock of flamingos |  |  | the salt lake |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over lake=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flamingo chicks are grey and fluffy at first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:x4:1
# text = Flamingo chicks are grey and fluffy at first.
1	Flamingo	flamingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flamingo fed with its head upside down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:x5:1
# text = The flamingo fed with its head upside down.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flamingo	flamingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	upside	upside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | participle |  | the flamingo *not said here* |  |  |  | with head upside; down *property* | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We did a balance challenge: stand like a flamingo for one minute!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:x6:1
# text = We did a balance challenge: stand like a flamingo for one minute!
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	challenge	challenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flamingo	flamingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | minute | like a flamingo | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A group of flamingos can be called a flamboyance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:x7:1
# text = A group of flamingos can be called a flamboyance.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	flamingos	flamingo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flamboyance	flamboyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | can · passive |  | a group of flamingos |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
John’s, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingoes flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flamingo:x8:1
# text = John’s, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingoes flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it.
1	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	’s	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	instance	instance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lagoon	lagoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	flamingoes	flamingoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
15	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
17	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	shooting	shoot	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
25	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
26	very	very	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	flamingo	flamingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	_
32	with	with	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	lagoons	lagoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nmod	_	_
34	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	33	acl	_	_
35	over	over	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | John | a lagoon |  |  |  | with flamingoes | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lagoon=Patient |
| 2 | **fly** | gerund | flamingoes *not said here* |  |  | lagoon |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over it=Location |
| 3 | **shoot** | past · progressive |  | Michael |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | Michael |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **have** | past | John *not said here* | a flamingo |  |  |  | with lagoons | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flamingo=Patient |
| 6 | **fly** | gerund | lagoons *not said here* |  |  | lagoon |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over it=Location |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [flaming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flaming/)
- next →: [flammable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/)
- ↑ back to [F in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/)