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title: nut — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nut» in the school dictionary: A nut is a fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside that you can often eat, like a walnut or hazelnut. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nut

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** nut, you, hole, person, Squirrels, school · **What happens:** be, eat, screw, hold, act, bury · **To what, where:** fruit, walnut, small piece, things, person, something

<!-- .vabout -->
«nut» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [nut in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nut.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nut is a fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside that you can often eat, like a walnut or hazelnut.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:m1:1
# text = A nut is a fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside that you can often eat, like a walnut or hazelnut.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	walnut	walnut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	hazelnut	hazelnut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nut | a fruit |  |  |  | with a hard shell and a seed | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | can | you | a walnut or hazelnut |  |  |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walnut=Patient |

<!-- .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 nut is a small piece of metal with a hole in it that screws onto a bolt to hold things together.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:m2:1
# text = A nut is a small piece of metal with a hole in it that screws onto a bolt to hold things together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	screws	screw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bolt	bolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
21	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
22	together	together	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nut | a small piece |  |  |  | of metal; with a hole in hole | tree rules |
| 2 | **screw** | present | a hole in hole |  |  |  |  | onto a bolt | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient onto bolt=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **hold** | to-infinitive | a hole in hole *not said here* | things |  |  |  | together *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nut is a person who is very keen on something, like a football nut, or who acts in a silly, crazy way.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:m3:1
# text = A nut is a person who is very keen on something, like a football nut, or who acts in a silly, crazy way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	acts	act	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
23	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
25	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nut | a person and a football nut |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a person and a football nut |  |  | something |  | keen *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **act** | present | a person and a football nut |  |  | a silly crazy way |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squirrels bury nuts for the winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x1:1
# text = Squirrels bury nuts for the winter.
1	Squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bury	bury	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | present | Squirrels | nuts |  |  | winter |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nut=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crack the shell to get the nut out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x2:1
# text = Crack the shell to get the nut out.
1	Crack	crack	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | imperative | you *not said here* | the shell |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shell=Theme |
| 2 | **get out** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the nut |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is nut-free because some children have allergies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x3:1
# text = Our school is nut-free because some children have allergies.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	allergies	allergy	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** | present | Our school |  |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | some children | allergies |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allergy=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister has a nut allergy and carries an EpiPen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x4:1
# text = My sister has a nut allergy and carries an EpiPen.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	allergy	allergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	EpiPen	EpiPen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My sister | a nut allergy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allergy=Patient |
| 2 | **carry** | present | My sister *not said here* | a EpiPen |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epipen=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tighten the nut on the bolt with a spanner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x5:1
# text = Tighten the nut on the bolt with a spanner.
1	Tighten	tighten	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bolt	bolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	spanner	spanner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tighten** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nut |  | the bolt with a spanner |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent nut=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's a real football nut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x6:1
# text = He's a real football nut.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a real football nut |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This puzzle is a hard nut to crack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x7:1
# text = This puzzle is a hard nut to crack.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this puzzle | a hard nut |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **crack** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a nutshell, we lost the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x8:1
# text = In a nutshell, we lost the match.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nutshell	nutshell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | we | the match |  | a nutshell |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So Ib held the nut very tight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nut:x9:1
# text = So Ib held the nut very tight.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	Ib	Ib	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | Ib | the nut |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nut=Theme |

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