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title: plumbing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «plumbing» in the school dictionary: Plumbing is the system of pipes, taps, toilets and drains that bring clean water into a building and take dirty water away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# plumbing

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**Who acts:** Plumbing, drains, job, old cottage, they, Water · **What happens:** be, bring, take away, put in, fix, do · **To what, where:** system, clean water, building, dirty water, job, pipes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plumbing is the system of pipes, taps, toilets and drains that bring clean water into a building and take dirty water away.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:m1:1
# text = Plumbing is the system of pipes, taps, toilets and drains that bring clean water into a building and take dirty water away.
1	Plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pipes	pipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	taps	tap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	toilets	toilet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	drains	drain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
22	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	away	away	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Plumbing | the system |  |  |  | of pipes and taps and toilets and drains | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** | present | drains | clean water |  | a building |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme into building=Destination |
| 3 | **take away** | present | drains *not said here* | dirty water |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plumbing is the job of putting in and fixing these pipes, done by a plumber.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:m2:1
# text = Plumbing is the job of putting in and fixing these pipes, done by a plumber.
1	Plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	fixing	fix	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
10	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	pipes	pipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	plumber	plumber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	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 | **is a** | present | Plumbing | the job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put in** | gerund | the job *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fix** | gerund | the job *not said here* | this pipes |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent pipe=Patient |
| 4 | **do** | participle |  | the job *not said here* |  |  |  | by a plumber | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone's plumbing can mean the inside of their body, especially the bladder or bowels.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:m3:1
# text = Someone's plumbing can mean the inside of their body, especially the bladder or bowels.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	inside	inside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	bowels	bowel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Someone's plumbing | the inside of inside's body and the bladder or bowels |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inside=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old cottage had no indoor plumbing, so they used a well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:x1:1
# text = The old cottage had no indoor plumbing, so they used a well.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
6	indoor	indoor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	obj	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old cottage | no indoor plumbing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plumbing=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | past | they | a |  |  |  | well *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent a=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water was dripping because the plumbing leaked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:x2:1
# text = Water was dripping because the plumbing leaked.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	leaked	leak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | past · progressive | Water |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **leak** | participle | the plumbing |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle does plumbing and fixes boilers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:x3:1
# text = My uncle does plumbing and fixes boilers.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	plumbing	plumb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fixes	fix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	boilers	boiler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | My uncle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plumb** | gerund | My uncle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fix** | present | My uncle *not said here* | boilers |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent boiler=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't flush wipes; they block the plumbing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:x4:1
# text = Don't flush wipes; they block the plumbing.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	flush	flush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wipes	wipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	block	block	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **flush** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | wipes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent wipe=Source |
| 2 | **block** | present | wipes *= wipe* | the plumbing |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer plumbing=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roman towns had surprisingly good plumbing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:x5:1
# text = Roman towns had surprisingly good plumbing.
1	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	surprisingly	surprisingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Roman towns | good plumbing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plumbing=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plumbing helped stop diseases like cholera spreading in cities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:x6:1
# text = Plumbing helped stop diseases like cholera spreading in cities.
1	Plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	diseases	disease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	cholera	cholera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	spreading	spreading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Plumbing |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive | Plumbing *not said here* | diseases |  |  |  | like cholera spreading in cities | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality disease=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When the plumbing froze in winter, we had no water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plumbing:x7:1
# text = When the plumbing froze in winter, we had no water.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	froze	freeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | past | the plumbing |  |  |  | winter |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | we | no water |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

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