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title: lint — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lint» in the school dictionary: Lint is tiny bits of fluff and fibre that come off clothes and cloth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lint

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**Who acts:** Lint, that, soft cotton cloth, you, I, Dad · **What happens:** be, come off, use, cover, mean, prepare · **To what, where:** tiny bits, clothes, soft cotton cloth, wounds, flax, that · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lint is tiny bits of fluff and fibre that come off clothes and cloth.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:m1:1
# text = Lint is tiny bits of fluff and fibre that come off clothes and cloth.
1	Lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fluff	fluff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	10	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lint | tiny bits |  |  |  | of fluff and fibre | tree rules |
| 2 | **come off** | present | that | clothes and cloth |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
Lint is also soft cotton cloth once used to cover wounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:m2:1
# text = Lint is also soft cotton cloth once used to cover wounds.
1	Lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lint | soft cotton cloth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | past | soft cotton cloth *not said here* |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cover** | to-infinitive | soft cotton cloth *not said here* | wounds |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wound=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lint can also mean flax or hemp fibre that has been prepared for spinning into thread.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:m3:1
# text = Lint can also mean flax or hemp fibre that has been prepared for spinning into thread.
1	Lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	hemp	hemp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	spinning	spin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Lint | flax or hemp fibre |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flax=Topic |
| 2 | **prepare** | present · perfect · passive |  | that |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **spin** | gerund |  |  |  | thread |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into thread=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please clean the lint out of the dryer filter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:x1:1
# text = Please clean the lint out of the dryer filter.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	clean	clean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dryer	dryer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	filter	filter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | imperative | you *not said here* | the lint |  | the dryer filter |  |  | vn clear-10.3 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent lint=Theme out filter=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My black jumper is covered in lint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:x2:1
# text = My black jumper is covered in lint.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	jumper	jumper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present · passive |  | My black jumper |  |  |  | in lint | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in lint=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I found lint and a coin in my pocket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:x3:1
# text = I found lint and a coin in my pocket.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | I | lint and a coin |  | my pocket |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lint=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad used a lint roller on his suit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:x4:1
# text = Dad used a lint roller on his suit.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	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	lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	roller	roller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	suit	suit	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 | **use** | past | Dad | a lint roller |  | Dad's suit |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roller=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lint can catch fire if the dryer gets too hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:x5:1
# text = Lint can catch fire if the dryer gets too hot.
1	Lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dryer	dryer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | can | Lint | fire |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |
| 2 | **get** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the dryer |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was grey lint under the bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:x6:1
# text = There was grey lint under the bed.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | grey lint |  |  | the bed; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under bed=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At last, one spring morning, the gudewife gave her seven heads of lint, saying she would take no excuse; they must be returned in three days spun into yarn.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lint:x7:1
# text = At last, one spring morning, the gudewife gave her seven heads of lint, saying she would take no excuse; they must be returned in three days spun into yarn.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gudewife	gudewife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	iobj	_	_
12	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
21	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	22	det	_	_
22	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
25	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	30	nummod	_	_
30	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obl	_	_
31	spun	spin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	30	acl	_	_
32	into	into	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	yarn	yarn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the gudewife | seven heads of lint | her *= she* |  | morning |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient head=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | the gudewife *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **take** | would | gudewife | no excuse |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excuse=Theme |
| 4 | **return** | must · passive |  | heads *= head* |  |  | day |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **spin** | participle |  | three days *not said here* |  | yarn |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into yarn=Trajectory |

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