---
title: walrus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «walrus» in the school dictionary: A walrus is a very large sea mammal of the Arctic with long white tusks, whiskers, flippers and a thick layer of fat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walrus/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) / walrus

# walrus

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** walrus, walrus moustache, Walruses, thick layer, Hundreds, Melting sea ice · **What happens:** be, droop, pull, live, use, find · **To what, where:** large sea mammal, moustache, walrus, ice, cold Arctic seas, whiskers

<!-- .vabout -->
«walrus» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [walrus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/walrus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A walrus is a very large sea mammal of the Arctic with long white tusks, whiskers, flippers and a thick layer of fat.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:m1:1
# text = A walrus is a very large sea mammal of the Arctic with long white tusks, whiskers, flippers and a thick layer of fat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Arctic	Arctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	tusks	tusk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	flippers	flipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a walrus | a large sea mammal |  |  |  | of the Arctic; with long white tusks and whiskers and flippers and a thick layer of fat | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A walrus moustache is a big, thick, drooping moustache like the walrus's whiskers.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:m2:1
# text = A walrus moustache is a big, thick, drooping moustache like the walrus's whiskers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	moustache	moustache	NOUN	NN	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	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	moustache	moustache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	walrus	Walrus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a walrus moustache |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **droop** | gerund | a walrus moustache *not said here* | moustache |  |  |  | like the walrus's whiskers | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location moustache=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The walrus pulled itself onto the ice with its tusks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x1:1
# text = The walrus pulled itself onto the ice with its tusks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	tusks	tusk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | the walrus | walrus |  | the ice |  | with walrus's tusks | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walruses live in the cold Arctic seas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x2:1
# text = Walruses live in the cold Arctic seas.
1	Walruses	walrus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Arctic	Arctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Walruses |  |  | the cold Arctic seas |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A walrus uses its whiskers to find clams on the sea floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x3:1
# text = A walrus uses its whiskers to find clams on the sea floor.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	clams	clam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a walrus | walrus's whiskers |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whisker=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | a walrus *not said here* | clams |  | the sea floor |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clam=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thick layer of blubber keeps the walrus warm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x4:1
# text = A thick layer of blubber keeps the walrus warm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	blubber	blubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a thick layer of blubber | the walrus |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walrus=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hundreds of walruses lay together on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x5:1
# text = Hundreds of walruses lay together on the beach.
1	Hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	walruses	walrus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | Hundreds of walruses |  |  | the beach |  | together *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on beach=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Melting sea ice is making life harder for walruses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x6:1
# text = Melting sea ice is making life harder for walruses.
1	Melting	melt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	harder	hard	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	walruses	walrus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present · progressive | Melting sea ice | life |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset life=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad has a big walrus moustache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x7:1
# text = Grandad has a big walrus moustache.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	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	6	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	moustache	moustache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandad | a big walrus moustache |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moustache=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We read «The Walrus and the Carpenter» by Lewis Carroll.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x8:1
# text = We read «The Walrus and the Carpenter» by Lewis Carroll.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Walrus	Walrus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Carpenter	Carpenter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	Lewis	Lewis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
12	Carroll	Carroll	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | We | the Walrus and the Carpenter |  |  |  | by Lewis Carroll | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walrus=Topic |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farther on were the walruses with pig's heads, and teeth a yard long, rolling about like great worms.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:walrus:x9:1
# text = Farther on were the walruses with pig's heads, and teeth a yard long, rolling about like great worms.
1	Farther	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	walruses	walrus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	appos	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:unmarked	_	_
15	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
18	about	about	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	worms	worm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  | the walruses |  | with pig's heads | tree rules |
| 2 | **roll about** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like great worms; about *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [walnut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walnut/)
- next →: [waltz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waltz/)
- ↑ back to [W in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/)