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title: streaky — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «streaky» in the school dictionary: Streaky means having streaks: long thin lines or marks of a different colour, often uneven: streaky windows, streaky hair dye. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# streaky

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**Who acts:** Streaky, streaky shot, I, window, paint, Dad · **What happens:** mean, have, mark, be, cut, clean · **To what, where:** streaks, different colour, bacon bacon, belly, lucky edge, window · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Streaky means having streaks: long thin lines or marks of a different colour, often uneven: streaky windows, streaky hair dye.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:m1:1
# text = Streaky means having streaks: long thin lines or marks of a different colour, often uneven: streaky windows, streaky hair dye.
1	Streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
4	streaks	streak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
19	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
23	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	dye	dye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Streaky |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | gerund |  | streaks  long thin lines or marks of a different colour |  |  |  | streaky windows and streaky hair dye *obl* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent streak=Patient |
| 3 | **mark** |  |  | a different colour |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: of=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Streaky bacon is bacon with stripes of fat and meat, cut from the belly.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:m2:1
# text = Streaky bacon is bacon with stripes of fat and meat, cut from the belly.
1	Streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | bacon bacon |  |  |  | with stripes of fat and meat | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  | bacon bacon *not said here* |  | the belly |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from belly=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Streaky means not steady, sometimes very good and sometimes bad; in cricket, a streaky shot is a lucky edge.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:m3:1
# text = Streaky means not steady, sometimes very good and sometimes bad; in cricket, a streaky shot is a lucky edge.
1	Streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	11	advmod	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	shot	shot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Streaky |  |  |  |  | steady *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a streaky shot | a lucky edge |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I cleaned the window, but it's still streaky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:x1:1
# text = I cleaned the window, but it's still streaky.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | past | I | the window |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent window=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | window |  |  |  | still | streaky *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The paint dried streaky because I used too little.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:x2:1
# text = The paint dried streaky because I used too little.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dried	dry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | past | the paint |  |  |  |  | streaky *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | past | I | little |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad made sandwiches with streaky bacon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:x3:1
# text = Dad made sandwiches with streaky bacon.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bacon	bacon	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 | **make** | past | Dad | sandwiches |  |  |  | with streaky bacon | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her fake tan went a bit streaky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:x4:1
# text = Her fake tan went a bit streaky.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tan	tan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Her fake tan | a bit |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tan** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom tan «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sky was streaky with pink clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:x5:1
# text = The sky was streaky with pink clouds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the sky |  |  |  |  | with pink clouds; streaky *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His batting is streaky: one week great, the next week awful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:x6:1
# text = His batting is streaky: one week great, the next week awful.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	batting	batting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	awful	awful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | His batting |  |  |  |  | streaky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | His batting *not said here* |  |  |  | week |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bat** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom batting «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That was a streaky four off the edge of the bat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streaky:x7:1
# text = That was a streaky four off the edge of the bat.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	streaky	streaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | a streaky four |  |  |  | off the edge of the bat | tree rules |

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