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title: waxy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «waxy» in the school dictionary: Waxy means made of wax, covered in wax, or looking or feeling like wax: smooth, shiny and a little slippery. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# waxy

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**Who acts:** Waxy, Cactus plants, Raindrops, apple, crayon, old candle · **What happens:** mean, make, cover, look, feel, have · **To what, where:** thick waxy skin, water, waxy leaves, shiny waxy peel, fingers, waxy mess · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«waxy» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [waxy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/waxy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Waxy means made of wax, covered in wax, or looking or feeling like wax: smooth, shiny and a little slippery.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waxy:m1:1
# text = Waxy means made of wax, covered in wax, or looking or feeling like wax: smooth, shiny and a little slippery.
1	Waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
18	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	obl:unmarked	_	_
24	slippery	slippery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Waxy |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of wax | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in wax | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in wax=Theme |
| 4 | **look** | gerund | Waxy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 5 | **feel** | gerund | Waxy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like wax | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like wax=Theme |

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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 -->
Cactus plants have thick, waxy skin to save water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waxy:x1:1
# text = Cactus plants have thick, waxy skin to save water.
1	Cactus	cactus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	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** | present | Cactus plants | thick waxy skin |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | Cactus plants *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raindrops rolled off the waxy leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waxy:x2:1
# text = Raindrops rolled off the waxy leaves.
1	Raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll off** | participle | Raindrops *not said here* | the waxy leaves |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The apple had a shiny, waxy peel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waxy:x3:1
# text = The apple had a shiny, waxy peel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apple	apple	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	8	det	_	_
5	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	peel	peel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	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 apple | a shiny waxy peel |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peel=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crayon felt waxy on my fingers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waxy:x4:1
# text = The crayon felt waxy on my fingers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crayon	crayon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the crayon |  |  | my fingers |  | waxy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old candle left a waxy mess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waxy:x5:1
# text = The old candle left a waxy mess.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	candle	candle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the old candle | a waxy mess |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mess=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the sick boy's face looked pale and waxy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waxy:x6:1
# text = In the story, the sick boy's face looked pale and waxy.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the sick boy's face |  |  |  |  | in the story; pale *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in story=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were creepers hanging from the upper branches, and the bells of the flowers of the creepers, great waxy white things like convolvuluses, hung down fast asleep.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waxy:x7:1
# text = There were creepers hanging from the upper branches, and the bells of the flowers of the creepers, great waxy white things like convolvuluses, hung down fast asleep.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	creepers	creeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	creepers	creeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
21	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
24	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	convolvuluses	convolvulus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
27	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
28	down	down	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
29	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	27	advmod	_	_
30	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | creepers |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hang** | gerund | creepers *not said here* |  |  | the upper branches |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hang down** | past | the bells of the flowers of the creepers and great waxy white things like convolvuluses |  |  |  |  | asleep, down, fast *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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