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title: glossy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «glossy» in the school dictionary: Glossy means smooth and shiny, so it reflects light. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# glossy

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**Who acts:** Glossy, it, puppy, Holly leaves, We, Dad · **What happens:** mean, reflect, print, look, hide, have · **To what, where:** light, glossy magazine, shiny paper, something, glossy black coat, class photos

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«glossy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [glossy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glossy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glossy means smooth and shiny, so it reflects light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:m1:1
# text = Glossy means smooth and shiny, so it reflects light.
1	Glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Glossy |  |  |  |  | smooth *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reflect** | present | it | light |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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 glossy magazine or photo is printed on shiny paper and often looks expensive.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:m2:1
# text = A glossy magazine or photo is printed on shiny paper and often looks expensive.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | present · passive |  | a glossy magazine or photo |  | shiny paper |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on paper=Destination |
| 2 | **look** | present |  |  |  |  |  | expensive, often *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glossy can also mean looking attractive on the outside, sometimes hiding something less good.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:m3:1
# text = Glossy can also mean looking attractive on the outside, sometimes hiding something less good.
1	Glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	attractive	attractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	outside	outside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
12	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
14	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Glossy |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look** *not said to happen* | gerund | Glossy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on the outside; attractive *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on outside=Theme |
| 3 | **hide** | gerund | Glossy *not said here* | something |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy had a glossy black coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:x1:1
# text = The puppy had a glossy black coat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the puppy | a glossy black coat |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Holly leaves are dark green and glossy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:x2:1
# text = Holly leaves are dark green and glossy.
1	Holly	Holly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We printed the class photos on glossy paper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:x3:1
# text = We printed the class photos on glossy paper.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	printed	print	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	paper	paper	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 | **print** | past | We | the class photos |  | glossy paper |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent photo=Theme on paper=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad painted the door with glossy white paint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:x4:1
# text = Dad painted the door with glossy white paint.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	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	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | Dad | the door |  |  |  | with glossy white paint | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent door=Destination with paint=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum bought a glossy magazine at the station.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:x5:1
# text = Mum bought a glossy magazine at the station.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | Mum | a glossy magazine |  | the station |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent magazine=Theme at station=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A glossy advert can make a toy look better than it really is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:x6:1
# text = A glossy advert can make a toy look better than it really is.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	advert	advert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	_
10	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	really	really	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | a glossy advert | a toy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | a toy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **be** | present | advert |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the rain, the pebbles on the beach looked glossy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:x7:1
# text = After the rain, the pebbles on the beach looked glossy.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pebbles	pebble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the pebbles on the beach |  |  |  | after the rain | glossy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Immediately a beautiful golden star appeared on her forehead, crowning her glossy black hair.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glossy:x8:1
# text = Immediately a beautiful golden star appeared on her forehead, crowning her glossy black hair.
1	Immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	forehead	forehead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	crowning	crown	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
13	glossy	glossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | a beautiful golden star |  |  | star's forehead |  | immediately *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on forehead=Location |
| 2 | **crown** | gerund | a beautiful golden star *not said here* | star's glossy black hair |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Theme |

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