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title: wavy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wavy» in the school dictionary: Having curves like waves; not straight: wavy hair, a wavy line. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wavy

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**Who acts:** She, you, snake, flag, sound, writing · **What happens:** have, draw, leave, look, go, bump · **To what, where:** curves, long wavy hair, wavy line, mistakes, wavy track, sand

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Having curves like waves; not straight: wavy hair, a wavy line.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wavy:m1:1
# text = Having curves like waves; not straight: wavy hair, a wavy line.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	curves	curve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | curves |  |  |  | like waves; wavy hair and a wavy line *obl*; straight *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curve=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has long wavy hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wavy:x1:1
# text = She has long wavy hair.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | long wavy hair |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw a wavy line under the mistakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wavy:x2:1
# text = Draw a wavy line under the mistakes.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | a wavy line |  | the mistakes |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snake left a wavy track in the sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wavy:x3:1
# text = The snake left a wavy track in the sand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	track	track	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the snake | a wavy track |  | the sand |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent track=Theme in sand=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flag had a wavy pattern of blue and white.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wavy:x4:1
# text = The flag had a wavy pattern of blue and white.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flag	flag	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	6	det	_	_
5	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the flag | a wavy pattern of blue |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the graph, the sound looked like a wavy line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wavy:x5:1
# text = On the graph, the sound looked like a wavy line.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the sound |  |  |  |  | like a wavy line; on the graph | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on graph=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His writing went wavy when the bus bumped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wavy:x6:1
# text = His writing went wavy when the bus bumped.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	bumped	bump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | His writing |  |  |  |  | wavy *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **bump** | past | the bus |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **write** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom writing «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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