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title: woolly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «woolly» in the school dictionary: Woolly means made of wool, or soft, thick and warm like wool: a woolly hat, woolly socks. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# woolly

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**Who acts:** Woolly, woolly animal, Woolly ideas, ideas, I, Grandma · **What happens:** mean, make, have, not be, be, muddle · **To what, where:** thick soft hair, woolly hat, woolly socks, me, soft woolly coat, woollies · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woolly means made of wool, or soft, thick and warm like wool: a woolly hat, woolly socks.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:m1:1
# text = Woolly means made of wool, or soft, thick and warm like wool: a woolly hat, woolly socks.
1	Woolly	woolly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Woolly |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of wool | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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 woolly animal has thick soft hair like wool: a woolly sheep, a woolly mammoth.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:m2:1
# text = A woolly animal has thick soft hair like wool: a woolly sheep, a woolly mammoth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	mammoth	mammoth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a woolly animal | thick soft hair |  |  |  | like wool | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woolly ideas or thinking are not clear or exact; they are vague and muddled.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:m3:1
# text = Woolly ideas or thinking are not clear or exact; they are vague and muddled.
1	Woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	thinking	thinking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	vague	vague	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	muddled	muddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Woolly ideas or thinking |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Woolly ideas or thinking *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | ideas *= idea* |  |  |  |  | vague *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **muddle** | participle | ideas *= idea* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I wore my woolly hat and mittens to the snowy park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x1:1
# text = I wore my woolly hat and mittens to the snowy park.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	mittens	mitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	snowy	snowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | I | my woolly hat and mittens |  |  |  | to the snowy park | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma knitted me woolly socks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x2:1
# text = Grandma knitted me woolly socks.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knitted	knit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knit** | past | Grandma | woolly socks | me |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary sock=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The woolly mammoth lived during the Ice Age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x3:1
# text = The woolly mammoth lived during the Ice Age.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mammoth	mammoth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Ice	Ice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	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 | **live** | past | the woolly mammoth |  |  |  | during the Ice Age |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lamb had a soft, woolly coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x4:1
# text = The lamb had a soft, woolly coat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lamb	lamb	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	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the lamb | a soft woolly coat |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put on your woollies; it's freezing outside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x5:1
# text = Put on your woollies; it's freezing outside.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	woollies	woolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	freezing	freeze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your woollies |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on woolly=Destination |
| 2 | **freeze** | present · progressive | it |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your answer is a bit woolly — give an exact number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x6:1
# text = Your answer is a bit woolly — give an exact number.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your answer |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; woolly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | infinitive |  | a exact number |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |
| 3 | **answer** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caterpillar looked fuzzy and woolly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x7:1
# text = The caterpillar looked fuzzy and woolly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fuzzy	fuzzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the caterpillar |  |  |  |  | fuzzy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sheep looked very woolly before shearing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x8:1
# text = The sheep looked very woolly before shearing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	shearing	shear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the sheep |  |  |  |  | woolly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **shear** | gerund | the sheep *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It looked like soft little woolly clouds!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woolly:x9:1
# text = It looked like soft little woolly clouds!
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	clouds	cloud	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 | **look** | past | It |  |  |  |  | like soft little woolly clouds | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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