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title: tile — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tile» in the school dictionary: A tile is a flat, usually square piece of baked clay, stone or plastic used to cover floors, walls or roofs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tile

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**Who acts:** tile, floor, box, many tiles, Squares, roof tile · **What happens:** be, bake, use, cover, tile, need · **To what, where:** flat square piece, stone, floors, small flat piece, game, floor

<!-- .vabout -->
«tile» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [tile in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tile.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tile is a flat, usually square piece of baked clay, stone or plastic used to cover floors, walls or roofs.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:m1:1
# text = A tile is a flat, usually square piece of baked clay, stone or plastic used to cover floors, walls or roofs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tile	tile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
20	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	roofs	roof	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tile | a flat square piece |  |  |  | of baked clay and stone or plastic | tree rules |
| 2 | **bake** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | stone or plastic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **cover** | to-infinitive |  | floors and walls or roofs |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme floor=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 -->
A tile is a small flat piece used in a game, like in Scrabble or dominoes.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:m2:1
# text = A tile is a small flat piece used in a game, like in Scrabble or dominoes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tile	tile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Scrabble	Scrabble	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	dominoes	domino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tile | a small flat piece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a small flat piece *not said here* |  | a game |  | like Scrabble or dominoes | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To tile a floor or wall is to cover it with tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:m3:1
# text = To tile a floor or wall is to cover it with tiles.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tile	tile	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tile** | to-infinitive |  | a floor or wall |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent floor=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with tiles; cover *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The floor needs 8 rows of 10 tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x1:1
# text = The floor needs 8 rows of 10 tiles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the floor | 8 rows of 10 tiles |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot row=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each tile is 1 foot square.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x2:1
# text = Each tile is 1 foot square.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	tile	tile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | each tile | 1 foot square |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A box holds 12 tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x3:1
# text = A box holds 12 tiles.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | a box | 12 tiles |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tile=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many tiles cover a 4 by 5 meter wall?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x4:1
# text = How many tiles cover a 4 by 5 meter wall?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cover	cover	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	meter	meter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present | many tiles | a 4 |  |  |  | by 5 meter wall | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 4=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squares and hexagons tile a floor with no gaps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x5:1
# text = Squares and hexagons tile a floor with no gaps.
1	Squares	square	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	hexagons	hexagon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	tile	tile	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	gaps	gap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tile** | present | Squares and hexagons | a floor |  |  |  | with no gaps | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent floor=Destination with gap=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A roof tile fell in the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x6:1
# text = A roof tile fell in the storm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tile	tile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | a roof tile |  |  | the storm |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in storm=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each Scrabble tile has a letter and a number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x7:1
# text = Each Scrabble tile has a letter and a number.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	Scrabble	Scrabble	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tile	tile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each Scrabble tile | a letter and a number |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bathroom has blue and white tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x8:1
# text = The bathroom has blue and white tiles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bathroom	bathroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the bathroom | blue tiles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tile=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
AN ASS climbed up to the roof of a building, and frisking about there, broke in the tiling.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tile:x9:1
# text = AN ASS climbed up to the roof of a building, and frisking about there, broke in the tiling.
1	AN	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ASS	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	frisking	frisk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
14	about	about	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	tiling	tiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb up** | past | a ASS |  |  | the roof of a building |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to roof=Destination |
| 2 | **frisk** | gerund | a ASS *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **break** | past |  |  |  | the tiling |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tiling=Location |

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