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title: kief — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kief» in the school dictionary: A powder made from the tiny hairs on the flowers of the cannabis plant, which is a drug and is illegal in many countries. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# kief

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**Who acts:** cannabis plant, police, Cannabis, writer, safety lesson, cannabis products · **What happens:** make, be, find, harm, lie, explain · **To what, where:** powder, tiny hairs, drug, many countries, Kief, cannabis plant · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«kief» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [kief in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kief.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A powder made from the tiny hairs on the flowers of the cannabis plant, which is a drug and is illegal in many countries.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kief:m1:1
# text = A powder made from the tiny hairs on the flowers of the cannabis plant, which is a drug and is illegal in many countries.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	powder	powder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	cannabis	cannabis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	drug	drug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	illegal	illegal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a powder *not said here* |  | the tiny hairs on the flowers of the cannabis plant |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from hair=Material |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the cannabis plant | a drug |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the cannabis plant *not said here* |  |  | many countries |  | illegal *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: old, North Africa and Middle East — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dreamy, lazy, peaceful feeling, as if half asleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kief:m2:1
# text = A dreamy, lazy, peaceful feeling, as if half asleep.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	dreamy	dreamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	12	advmod	_	_
12	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kief is made from the cannabis plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kief:x1:1
# text = Kief is made from the cannabis plant.
1	Kief	kief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cannabis	cannabis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Kief |  | the cannabis plant |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from plant=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police found kief and other drugs in the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kief:x2:1
# text = The police found kief and other drugs in the car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	kief	kief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	drugs	drug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the police | kief and other drugs in the car |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kief=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cannabis and kief can harm young people's brains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kief:x3:1
# text = Cannabis and kief can harm young people's brains.
1	Cannabis	Cannabis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	kief	kief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	harm	harm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	brains	brain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | can | Cannabis and kief | young people's brains |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus brain=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In an old travel book, the writer lay in the sun in a state of kef.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kief:x4:1
# text = In an old travel book, the writer lay in the sun in a state of kef.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	kef	kef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | the writer |  |  | a old travel book |  | in the sun; in a state of kef | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in book=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our drug-safety lesson explained why cannabis products are illegal for children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kief:x5:1
# text = Our drug-safety lesson explained why cannabis products are illegal for children.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drug	drug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	cannabis	cannabis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	products	product	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	illegal	illegal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | Our safety lesson |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | cannabis products |  |  |  |  | for children; illegal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kief is not something to try or touch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kief:x6:1
# text = Kief is not something to try or touch.
1	Kief	kief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Kief | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **touch** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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