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title: nutmeg — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nutmeg» in the school dictionary: A brown spice made by grating the hard seed of a tropical tree, used in cakes, custard and drinks. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nutmeg

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**Who acts:** you, Nutmeg, people, Grandma, He, crowd · **What happens:** make, grate, use, nutmeg, be, run · **To what, where:** brown spice, hard seed, cakes, someone, trick, little nutmeg · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brown spice made by grating the hard seed of a tropical tree, used in cakes, custard and drinks.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutmeg:m1:1
# text = A brown spice made by grating the hard seed of a tropical tree, used in cakes, custard and drinks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spice	spice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	grating	grate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	custard	custard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a brown spice *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **grate** | gerund |  | the hard seed of a tropical tree |  |  |  |  | vn appeal-31.4-1 «NP V NP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus seed=Experiencer |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a brown spice *not said here* |  | cakes and custard and drinks |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: football slang, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To nutmeg someone is to kick the ball between their legs and run past them; the trick itself is called a nutmeg (or megs).

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutmeg:m2:1
# text = To nutmeg someone is to kick the ball between their legs and run past them; the trick itself is called a nutmeg (or megs).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	nutmeg	nutmeg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	kick	kick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	past	past	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	18	nmod:unmarked	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	xcomp	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	megs	meg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nutmeg** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | between their legs; kick *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **run** | present |  |  |  |  |  | past legs *= leg* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past they=Trajectory |
| 4 | **call** | present · passive |  | the trick  trick |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sprinkle a little nutmeg on the custard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutmeg:x1:1
# text = Sprinkle a little nutmeg on the custard.
1	Sprinkle	sprinkle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	custard	custard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sprinkle** | imperative | you *not said here* | a little nutmeg |  | the custard |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nutmeg=Theme on custard=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nutmeg was once so valuable that people fought wars over it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutmeg:x2:1
# text = Nutmeg was once so valuable that people fought wars over it.
1	Nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	advmod	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	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** | past | Nutmeg |  |  |  |  | once, valuable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | past | people | wars |  |  |  | over Nutmeg | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent war=Co-Agent over it=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma grates nutmeg into her rice pudding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutmeg:x3:1
# text = Grandma grates nutmeg into her rice pudding.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grates	grate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grate** | present | Grandma | nutmeg |  | Grandma's rice pudding |  |  | vn appeal-31.4-1 «NP V NP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus nutmeg=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He nutmegged the defender and scored!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutmeg:x4:1
# text = He nutmegged the defender and scored!
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nutmegged	nutmeg	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	defender	defender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	scored	score	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nutmeg** | past | He | the defender |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **score** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crowd cheered the nutmeg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutmeg:x5:1
# text = The crowd cheered the nutmeg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cheered	cheer	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	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | the crowd | the nutmeg |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus nutmeg=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much nutmeg can make you ill, so use only a pinch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nutmeg:x6:1
# text = Too much nutmeg can make you ill, so use only a pinch.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nutmeg	nutmeg	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	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pinch	pinch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | much nutmeg | you |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **use** | infinitive | much nutmeg *not said here* | a pinch |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pinch=Patient |

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