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title: saline — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «saline» in the school dictionary: Saline means containing salt or salty. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# saline

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**Who acts:** Saline, Seawater, you, nurse, He, Dead Sea · **What happens:** mean, contain, be, use, wash, rinse · **To what, where:** salt, clean salty water, medicine, wounds, eyes, drip

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«saline» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [saline in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/saline.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saline means containing salt or salty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:m1:1
# text = Saline means containing salt or salty.
1	Saline	saline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	salty	salty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **mean** | present | Saline |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **contain** *not said to happen* | gerund | Saline *not said here* | salt or salty |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot salt=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 -->
Saline (noun), or saline solution, is clean salty water used in medicine, for example to wash wounds, rinse eyes or contact lenses, or in a drip in hospital.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:m2:1
# text = Saline (noun), or saline solution, is clean salty water used in medicine, for example to wash wounds, rinse eyes or contact lenses, or in a drip in hospital.
1	Saline	saline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	saline	saline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	solution	solution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
22	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	rinse	rinse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	conj	_	_
25	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	lenses	lens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
30	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	drip	drip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
34	in	in	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Saline or saline solution | clean salty water |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | clean salty water *not said here* |  | medicine |  | for example | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wash** | to-infinitive |  | wounds |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient |
| 4 | **rinse** | infinitive |  | eyes or contact lenses |  | a drip in hospital |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent eye=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Seawater is saline, so you cannot drink it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:x1:1
# text = Seawater is saline, so you cannot drink it.
1	Seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	saline	saline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Seawater |  |  |  |  | saline *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **drink** | can | you | Seawater |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse cleaned the cut with saline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:x2:1
# text = The nurse cleaned the cut with saline.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cleaned	clean	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	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	saline	saline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | past | the nurse | the cut |  |  |  | with saline | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent cut=Patient with saline=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rinses his contact lenses in saline solution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:x3:1
# text = He rinses his contact lenses in saline solution.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rinses	rinse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	lenses	lens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	saline	saline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	solution	solution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **rinse** | present | He | his contact lenses |  | saline solution |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent lens=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In hospital she was given a saline drip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:x4:1
# text = In hospital she was given a saline drip.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	saline	saline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	drip	drip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | she |  | hospital |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient drip=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Dead Sea is a very saline lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:x5:1
# text = The Dead Sea is a very saline lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Dead	Dead	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	saline	saline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Dead Sea | a saline lake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a saline solution by dissolving salt in water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:x6:1
# text = We made a saline solution by dissolving salt in water.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	saline	saline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	solution	solution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	dissolving	dissolve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a saline solution |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent solution=Product |
| 2 | **dissolve** | gerund | We *not said here* | salt |  | water |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salt=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saline nose spray helps clear a blocked nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saline:x7:1
# text = Saline nose spray helps clear a blocked nose.
1	Saline	saline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	spray	spray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	clear	clear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blocked	block	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | nose spray |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **clear** | infinitive | nose spray *not said here* | a blocked nose |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent nose=Source |
| 3 | **block** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

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