POS Subtype Categories

105 subtypes across 5 parts of speech, covering 2872 words

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Noun Subtypes 55 Verb Subtypes 14 Adjective Subtypes 20 Adverb Subtypes 14 Numeral Subtypes 2

Noun Subtypes

55 subtypes, 2022 words
People and Living Things
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N36 Occupation Professions and roles (teacher, doctor, accountant) 69 / 69
N35 Family Relation Family members (brother, uncle, cousin, parent) 52 / 52
N01 Human Generic humans and people 36 / 36
N48 Honorific Titles and forms of address (Sir, Lord, Mr., Mrs., Dr.) 11 / 11
N02 Animal Animals and creatures 77 / 77
N03 Body Part Parts of the body 75 / 75
N04 Disease Condition Diseases and medical conditions 20 / 20
N05 Plant Plants and vegetation 17 / 17
N38 Plant Part Parts of plants (leaf, root, seed, petal, bark) 14 / 14
Food and Consumables
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N06 Food Solid consumables (bread, apple, rice, meat) 123 / 123
N42 Beverage Liquid consumables (water, coffee, tea, juice) 28 / 28
Physical Objects and Structures
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N07 Building Structure Buildings and structures 90 / 90
N47 Building Part Parts of buildings (door, window, wall, floor, ceiling) 34 / 34
N39 Furniture Furniture items (table, chair, desk, sofa, bed) 19 / 19
N08 Small Movable Object Small movable objects 128 / 128
N09 Clothing Accessory Clothing and accessories 47 / 47
N10 Artwork Artifact Artworks and artifacts 18 / 18
N11 Natural Feature Natural features and landscapes 67 / 67
N12 Tool Hand tools and generic tools (hammer, saw, wrench) 39 / 39
N57 Electronic Device Computers, phones, TVs, radios, cameras 27 / 27
N43 Appliance Kitchen and household appliances (blender, microwave) 21 / 21
N44 Weapon Weapons and arms (sword, gun, bow, shield) 16 / 16
N40 Vehicle Transportation (car, truck, bicycle, boat, airplane) 33 / 33
N13 Path Infrastructure Paths and infrastructure 18 / 18
Materials and Substances
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N14 Material Substance Materials and substances 65 / 65
N15 Chemical Compound Chemical compounds 9 / 10
N16 Medication Remedy Medications and remedies 14 / 14
Abstract Concepts and Ideas
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N17 Concept Idea Abstract concepts and ideas 147 / 147
N50 Communication Information Language, messages, information (word, news) 52 / 52
N52 Technology Digital Digital/computing concepts (internet, email, data) 16 / 16
N54 Abstract Condition Abstract conditions, situations (peace, danger, luck) 33 / 34
N55 Social Institution Organizations, collective structures (government, army) 24 / 24
N41 Activity Activities and hobbies (reading, cooking, sports, dancing) 59 / 59
N18 Symbolic Element Symbolic elements 4 / 5
N19 Quality Attribute Quality attributes 3 / 3
N20 Mental Construct Mental constructs 25 / 25
N21 Knowledge Domain Knowledge domains 14 / 14
N22 Quantitative Concept Quantitative concepts 48 / 48
N23 Emotion Feeling Emotions and feelings 36 / 36
N37 Shape Geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle) 18 / 18
Processes and Time
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N24 Process Event Processes and events 87 / 87
N25 Time Period Time periods 39 / 39
Groups and Collections
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N26 Group People Groups of people 9 / 9
N27 Animal Grouping Term Animal groupings and collective terms 1 / 6
N28 Collection Things Collections of things 1 / 1
Named Entities
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N29 Personal Name Personal names 0 / 0
N30 Place Name Generic place nouns (room, street, etc.) 17 / 17
N45 Region Regions (Lithuania, California, Scotland) 105 / 105
N46 City Cities (Vilnius, Paris, Tokyo) 43 / 43
N31 Organization Name Organization names 1 / 2
Other Categories
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
N32 Temporal Name Days of week, months, etc. 23 / 23
N33 Nationality Nationalities 17 / 17
N34 Unit Of Measurement Units of measurement 11 / 11
N99 Other Other nouns 0 / 0

Verb Subtypes

14 subtypes, 333 words
Physical Actions
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
V01 Physical Action Physical actions (push, pull, lift, eat, drink) 101 / 101
V02 Creation Action Creating things (make, create, build) 12 / 12
V03 Destruction Action Destroying things (break, destroy, demolish) 12 / 12
Mental and Emotional
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
V04 Mental State Cognition (know, believe, understand, think) 42 / 42
V05 Emotional State Feelings (love, hate, fear, enjoy) 23 / 23
V10 Perception Sensory verbs (see, hear, smell, taste, feel, touch) 13 / 13
Communication and Possession
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
V09 Communication Speaking and writing (say, tell, speak, write, read) 30 / 30
V06 Possession Having/owning (have, own, possess, give, take) 17 / 17
Existence and Change
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
V11 Existence Living/existing (live, exist, die, survive, stay, remain) 15 / 15
V07 Development Growing/evolving (grow, develop, evolve, mature) 16 / 16
V08 Change Transforming (become, transform, change, turn) 21 / 21
Movement
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
V12 Directional Movement Moving with direction (go, come, enter, leave) 31 / 31
V13 Manner Movement Way of moving (walk, run, swim, fly, crawl) 0 / 0
Other
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
V99 Other Other verbs 0 / 0

Adjective Subtypes

20 subtypes, 324 words
Physical Properties
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
A01 Size Size descriptions (big, small, huge, tiny) 9 / 9
A02 Color Color descriptions (red, blue, green, yellow) 11 / 11
A03 Shape Shape descriptions (round, square, triangular, oval) 17 / 18
A04 Texture Texture descriptions (soft, hard, smooth, rough) 0 / 0
A18 Physical Property Physical properties (dimensions, weight, temperature) 77 / 79
Personal and Emotional
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
A16 Personal Quality Character/personality traits (honest, kind, brave) 28 / 28
A17 Condition Physical/temporal state (hot, cold, wet, dry, clean) 0 / 0
A19 Emotion Emotional states (happy, sad, angry, excited, tired) 27 / 27
Evaluative
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
A05 Quality Evaluative properties (good, bad, excellent, important) 132 / 132
A06 Aesthetic Beauty or appearance (beautiful, ugly, pretty, handsome) 0 / 0
A07 Importance Importance or priority (important, essential, trivial) 0 / 0
Origin and Material
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
A08 Origin Origin or source (American, Chinese, domestic, foreign) 0 / 0
A09 Purpose Purpose or function (educational, medical, industrial) 0 / 0
A10 Material Material composition (wooden, metal, plastic, cotton) 0 / 0
Quantity and Time
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
A12 Indefinite Quantity Inexact amounts (many, few, some, several) 0 / 0
A13 Duration Time duration (brief, long, eternal, temporary) 0 / 0
A14 Frequency Frequency of occurrence (daily, occasional, rare) 0 / 0
A15 Sequence Order or sequence (first, last, next, previous) 8 / 8
Other
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
A99 Other Other adjectives 0 / 0

Adverb Subtypes

14 subtypes, 152 words
Manner
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
D01 Style Manner or style of action (quickly, carefully, well, slowly) 55 / 56
D02 Attitude Attitude or approach (eagerly, reluctantly, willingly) 0 / 0
Temporal
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
D03 Specific Time Specific time references (now, today, yesterday) 7 / 7
D04 Relative Time Relative time references (already, soon, recently) 17 / 17
D05 Duration Duration of time (briefly, temporarily, permanently) 6 / 6
D12 Definite Frequency Specific frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) 1 / 1
D13 Indefinite Frequency Inexact frequency (often, sometimes, rarely) 0 / 0
Spatial
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
D06 Direction Directional movement (up, down, forward, backward) 6 / 6
D07 Location Position or place (here, there, everywhere, somewhere) 36 / 38
D08 Distance Distance references (nearby, far, close, away) 0 / 0
Degree
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
D09 Intensity Intensity or degree (very, extremely, slightly, quite) 10 / 10
D10 Completeness Degree of completeness (entirely, partly, completely) 5 / 5
D11 Approximation Approximation (almost, nearly, exactly, approximately) 0 / 0
Other
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
D99 Other Other adverbs 0 / 0

Numeral Subtypes

2 subtypes, 41 words
Numerals
GUID Prefix Subtype Description Words
Z01 Cardinal Cardinal numbers (one, two, three, 100) 31 / 31
Z02 Ordinal Ordinal numbers (first, second, third, 100th) 10 / 10
About the GUID System

Each lemma in the database is assigned a GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) based on its part-of-speech subtype. The GUID format is: 

<PREFIX>_<NUMBER>

For example:

  • N02_001 - First animal noun (N02 = animal)
  • V01_042 - 42nd physical action verb (V01 = physical_action)
  • A02_007 - 7th color adjective (A02 = color)

The prefix letters indicate the POS type: N = Noun, V = Verb, A = Adjective, D = Adverb, Z = Numeral