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title: thickly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thickly» in the school dictionary: In a thick layer or with a large distance from one side to the other: «spread the butter thickly». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# thickly

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**Who acts:** that, someone, She, Snow, hills, He · **What happens:** spread, wood, be, have, fall, cover · **To what, where:** butter, thick layer, way, cold, peanut butter, cheese · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«thickly» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [thickly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thickly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a thick layer or with a large distance from one side to the other: «spread the butter thickly».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:m1:1
# text = In a thick layer or with a large distance from one side to the other: «spread the butter thickly».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** *in a quote* | past |  | the butter |  | a thick layer or a large distance from one side to the other |  | thickly *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent butter=Theme in layer=Destination |

<!-- .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 -->
Closely together, densely: «thickly wooded hills».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:m2:1
# text = Closely together, densely: «thickly wooded hills».
1	Closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	densely	densely	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	wooded	wood	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wood** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a way that is unclear or hoarse, as when someone has a cold or is upset.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:m3:1
# text = In a way that is unclear or hoarse, as when someone has a cold or is upset.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	unclear	unclear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hoarse	hoarse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  | a way |  | unclear *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | someone | a cold |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | present | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She spread the peanut butter thickly on the toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:x1:1
# text = She spread the peanut butter thickly on the toast.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	peanut	peanut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past | She | the peanut butter |  |  |  | thickly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location butter=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snow fell thickly all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:x2:1
# text = Snow fell thickly all night.
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | Snow |  |  |  | night | thickly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hills are thickly covered with trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:x3:1
# text = The hills are thickly covered with trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the hills |  |  |  |  | thickly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with trees | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with tree=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He sliced the cheese thickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:x4:1
# text = He sliced the cheese thickly.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sliced	slice	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	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slice** | past | He | the cheese |  |  |  | thickly *property* | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«I'm sorry,» she said thickly, trying not to cry.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:x5:1
# text = «I'm sorry,» she said thickly, trying not to cry.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  | thickly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **try** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **not** **cry** *speech: express* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden was thickly planted with flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:x6:1
# text = The garden was thickly planted with flowers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 garden |  |  |  |  | thickly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **plant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with flowers | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with flower=Instrument |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paint the wall thickly so it covers the old colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:x7:1
# text = Paint the wall thickly so it covers the old colour.
1	Paint	paint	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | imperative | you *not said here* | the wall |  |  |  | thickly *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wall=Destination |
| 2 | **cover** | present | wall | the old colour |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme colour=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ice lay thickly on the lake, as far one could see.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thickly:x8:1
# text = The ice lay thickly on the lake, as far one could see.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thickly	thickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | the ice |  |  | the lake |  | thickly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on lake=Location |
| 2 | **see** | could | far one |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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