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title: molar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «molar» in the school dictionary: A molar is one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your mouth, used for grinding and chewing food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# molar

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**Who acts:** molar, Molars, We, new adult molar, dentist, Cows · **What happens:** be, top, use, grind, chew, come through · **To what, where:** one, food, big teeth, back, molars, cavities

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A molar is one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your mouth, used for grinding and chewing food.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:m1:1
# text = A molar is one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your mouth, used for grinding and chewing food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	molar	molar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
7	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	topped	top	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
21	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	grinding	grind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	chewing	chew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	conj	_	_
25	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a molar | one |  |  |  | of the large topped teeth at the back of your mouth | tree rules |
| 2 | **top** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **grind** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **chew** | gerund |  | food |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

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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 -->
Molars are the big teeth at the back of your mouth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:x1:1
# text = Molars are the big teeth at the back of your mouth.
1	Molars	molar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Molars | the big teeth |  | the back of your mouth |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We chew and grind food with our molars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:x2:1
# text = We chew and grind food with our molars.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chew	chew	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	grind	grind	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	molars	molar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | present | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grind** | present | We *not said here* | food |  |  |  | with our molars | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent food=Patient with molar=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My new adult molar is coming through.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:x3:1
# text = My new adult molar is coming through.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	molar	molar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	through	through	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come through** | present · progressive | My new adult molar |  |  |  |  | through *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist sealed my molars to stop cavities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:x4:1
# text = The dentist sealed my molars to stop cavities.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sealed	seal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	molars	molar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	cavities	cavity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | past | the dentist | my molars |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent molar=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | the dentist *not said here* | cavities |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality cavity=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cows have big flat molars for grinding grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:x5:1
# text = Cows have big flat molars for grinding grass.
1	Cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	molars	molar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	grinding	grind	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Cows | big flat molars |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent molar=Patient |
| 2 | **grind** | gerund | big flat molars *not said here* | grass |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wisdom teeth are the last molars to grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:x6:1
# text = Wisdom teeth are the last molars to grow.
1	Wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	molars	molar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wisdom teeth | the last molars |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brush your back molars carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:x7:1
# text = Brush your back molars carefully.
1	Brush	brush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	molars	molar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | imperative | you *not said here* | your back molars |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent molar=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lions have sharp teeth, but few grinding molars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:molar:x8:1
# text = Lions have sharp teeth, but few grinding molars.
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	grinding	grind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	amod	_	_
9	molars	molar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Lions | sharp teeth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |
| 2 | **grind** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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