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title: topknot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «topknot» in the school dictionary: A topknot is hair tied in a knot or bun on the top of the head. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# topknot

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**Who acts:** topknot, She, Sikh friend, duck, Samurai warriors, poodle · **What happens:** be, tie, wear, have · **To what, where:** hair, knot, tuft, topknot, funny feathery topknot, bow

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«topknot» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [topknot in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/topknot.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A topknot is hair tied in a knot or bun on the top of the head.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:topknot:m1:1
# text = A topknot is hair tied in a knot or bun on the top of the head.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	topknot	topknot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	bun	bun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	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 | a topknot | hair |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tie** | participle |  | hair *not said here* |  | a knot or bun |  | on the top of the head | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient on top=Co-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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A topknot is a tuft of feathers or hair on top of the head of a bird or animal, like some ducks, chickens and dogs.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:topknot:m2:1
# text = A topknot is a tuft of feathers or hair on top of the head of a bird or animal, like some ducks, chickens and dogs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	topknot	topknot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tuft	tuft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
23	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a topknot | a tuft |  |  |  | of feathers on top of the head of a bird or animal or hair | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She tied her hair in a topknot for PE.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:topknot:x1:1
# text = She tied her hair in a topknot for PE.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	topknot	topknot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	PE	pe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | She | her hair |  | a topknot for PE |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My Sikh friend wears his hair in a topknot under a patka.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:topknot:x2:1
# text = My Sikh friend wears his hair in a topknot under a patka.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Sikh	sikh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	topknot	topknot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	patka	patka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | My Sikh friend | friend's hair |  | a topknot |  | under a patka | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hair=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The duck had a funny feathery topknot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:topknot:x3:1
# text = The duck had a funny feathery topknot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	feathery	feathery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	topknot	topknot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the duck | a funny feathery topknot |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent topknot=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Samurai warriors wore a topknot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:topknot:x4:1
# text = Samurai warriors wore a topknot.
1	Samurai	samurai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	warriors	warrior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	topknot	topknot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | Samurai warriors | a topknot |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent topknot=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poodle had a bow on its topknot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:topknot:x5:1
# text = The poodle had a bow on its topknot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poodle	poodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	topknot	topknot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the poodle | a bow |  | poodle's topknot |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bow=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad has a little topknot now that his hair is long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:topknot:x6:1
# text = Dad has a little topknot now that his hair is long.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	topknot	topknot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dad | a little topknot |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent topknot=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Dad's hair |  |  |  | now | long *property* | tree rules |

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