NNCONC Concrete nouns

Definition

Nouns denoting physical, tangible objects.

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: O2

mfte

cql[word={words} & pos="NN.*"]
combine: _ & !NCOMP
Word list (458 items)
acid acids alcohol alcohols aluminium aluminiums arm arms artifact artifacts asteroid asteroids automobile automobiles award awards bag bags ball balls banana bananas band bands bar bars basin basins bed beds bell bells belt belts block blocks board boards boat boats bodies body bone bones book books box boxes brain brains branch branches bubble bubbles bud buds bulb bulbs bulletin bulletins button buttons cake cakes camera cameras cap caps car card cards cars case cases cent cents chain chains chair chairs chart charts clay clays clock clocks clothing clothings club clubs comet comets computer computers copies copper coppers copy counter counters cover covers crop crops crystal crystals cylinder cylinders deposit deposits desk desks device devices dinner dinners disk disks document documents dollar dollars door doors dot dots drain drains drawing drawings drink drinks drop drops drug drugs dust dusts edge edges engine engines envelope envelopes equipment equipments eye eyes face faces feet fiber fibers fig figs file files film films filter filters finger fingers fish flower flowers food foods foot frame frames fruit fruits furniture furnitures game games gap gaps gate gates gel gels gift gifts glacier glaciers grain grains gun guns hair hairs hand handbook handbooks handout handouts hands head heads heart hearts ice ices instrument instruments item items journal journals key keys knot knots lava lavas leaf leaves leg legs lemon lemons liquid liquids load loads machine machines magazine magazines magnet magnets mail mails manual manuals map maps marker markers match matches metal metals mixture mixtures modem modems mole moles motor motors mound mounds mouth mouths movie movies mud muds muscle muscles mushroom mushrooms nail nails newspaper newspapers node nodes note notes notice notices novel novels oak oaks object objects package packages page pages paper papers peak peaks pen pencil pencils pens phone phones picture pictures pie piece pieces pies pipe pipes plant plants plate plates pole poles portrait portraits post posts pot pots potteries pottery radio radios rain rains reactor reactors resistor resistors retina retinas ridge ridges ring rings ripple ripples rock rocks root roots salt salts sand sands score scores screen screens sculpture sculptures seat seats seawater seawaters sediment sediments seed seeds sheet sheets shell shells ship ships silica silicas slide slides slope slopes snow snows sodium soil soils solid solids space spaces sphere spheres spot spots statue statues steam steams steel steels stem stems step steps stick sticks stone stones strata stratas string strings sugar sugars syllabus syllabuses table tables tank tanks tape tapes target targets teeth telephone telephones telescope telescopes textbook textbooks ticket tickets tip tips tissue tissues tool tools tooth train trains transcript transcripts transistor transistors tree trees truck trucks tube tubes vehicle vehicles vessel vessels video videos visa visas wall walls water waters wheel wheels window windows wire wires wood woods

Requires: word, pos

usas

cql[lemma={words} & pos="NN|NNS"]
Word list (936 items)
CNC Hallware Holsters NC Rawplug Siff Stones Whisk absorber accessories accessory aerosol aerosols aga airbag altimeter alu-rivets amphora anvil aperture apparatus apparatuses appliance applicator applicators array artefact artefacts artifact artifacts ashtray atomiser atomizer attachment attenuator auger autoclave automata automatic automaton automatons awl ax axe axes axle axles backboard backpack backrest badge badges baffle baffles bain-maries bale bales ball balls banner barb barrel barrow basin basins basket bathtub baton batten bauble baubles bead beading beaker bearing beaver-skin beaver-skins bedpan bedpans bedspring bell bells bin bin-bags birch birthstone bitty blade blades blaster blasters blender blindfold blinker blinkers blob block blockage blot blotter blow-drier blowlamp blowtorch bobbin bobble boiler boiling-pot bollard bollards bolt bolts bookend bookends boomerang bottle bottle-opener bowl bowls box bracket brake breadbasket breakwater breakwaters bric-a-brac brick bridle bubble bubbles bucket bulkhead bullion bullwhip bundle bung bunting burner butt caboodle cafetiere cafetière calendar cam can candle candles canister canisters capstan capsule cargo carton cartridge casing cask casket casks catapult cauldron cavity cenotaph centre-piece chainsaw chalice chisel chock churn chute cinder cinders cistern cisterns clamp clasp clasps cleats clip clip-board clock clockwork clutter coathanger coating cobbles cobblestone cobblestones coffin cog colposcope column commodities commodity comparator compartment compass component compressor compressors confetti consumable container contraption cooker cookie-jar copier cord cords core corkscrew corning cosh cover cracker crampon crampons crane crankshaft crate crates crease credi-pack crossbar crowbar crucible crucifix crumbs cruncher cup curio curios decking demijohns device devices dial dials die digger diggers dipstick dish dishcloth disk dispenser divider doornail dovetail dovetails drier drill dubery duckboard duckboards edge edges edging effigy eggcup empty engine entities entity envelope equipment eraser escalator exchanger exchangers exhibit extinguisher extinguishers extractor fastening faucet faucets fencing fender file filter fingermark fingermarks fishnet fishnets fitments fixture fixtures flagon flagons flagstaff flail flake flakes flap flask fleck flexigrip float flong floorboard flue flume fob folder forceps foremast fork former formers frame funnel gadget gadgetry gadgets gag gasket gaskets gaslamp gaslight gaslights gear gems gemstone giftware girders gizmo gizzmo gizzmos glasses glassware goblet gong goods goody grail grate gravestone grid grill grille grinder grindstone groove groundsheet gubbins gusset gyroscope gyroscopes hacksaw hammer hamper handbrake handle hanger hangers hardware harness hatches hatchet headlamps headlight headlights heirloom hilt hinge hoarding holder holders hole holster hook hoop hooter hopper horn horseshoe hose hosepipe hub hunk hurdle hydraulics implement incinerator inflators ingot ingots inkwell inlay inlays input insert inset instrument insulation interslices ironmongery item jack jar jenny join joist joists jug karabiner karabiners keg kegs key keyhole keys kit kitchen-stuff kitchenware knick-knack knick-knacks knife knives knob knobs knocker knot knot-line knot-lines ladder lamp lamp-post lamp-posts lamppost lantern last lasts latch lathe lattice lawn-mower lawnmower layer leash lens lever lid lift lighter loader loadstone loadstones lock log looking-glass loom lynch-pin mace machete machine machinery magnet magnifier magnifiers main mallet manacles manger manhole marbles marker markers martingale martingales mask matchbox matchstick matchsticks matting mechanic mechanism medal medallion medallions memento mementos meshes micro-balloon micro-balloons micro-layer micro-skin microdot microdots microholes microscope millstone millstones mincer mini-pack mirror mirrors mobile model monitor monitors monolith monument mote motes motors motorspring mould mountings mousetrap mug mugger nack nacks nail needle needlepoint net nets netting niche niches nick-nack nick-nacks node nodes noose notch notches nozzle nutcracker object oddment oddments off-cut off-cuts opener opinionator ornament ornaments outfits oven overbanding overdrive overlay pack package packaged-goods packaging packet packets packs pad padlock pads pail palette pallet pallets pan pannier panniers pans parasol parcel parcels particle particles patch pebble pebbles pedal pedestal peeler peg pegs pellet pendulum pendulums pentop percolator perforator perforators phial pickaxe picks pillory pin pincer pinholes pins pipe pipeline pipelines piston pistons pit pitcher pits plank planking planter planters plaque plate plating plier pliers plinth ploughshare ploughshares plow plughole plunger ply plywood pneumonics podium poker pole polypropylene pontics popper postbag pot potato-masher pots pouches presser pressers prism prisms probe product products prongs prop provisions prow puddle pulley pump punnet purifier rack radiator raeburn rag rail railing railings rails rake ramp ramps rattan receptacle recogniser recognisers recognizer recognizers reel reflector regulator rein reins relic relics remould remover repeater requisite respirator rim ripple ripples rivet rivets rock rod rods roll roller rollers rolls roofbar roofbars rope roundel rubber-stamp rubble rung s.a.e. sachet sack sacs saddlery safe salvage sandbag sandbags sandcastle sandcastles sandpaper sarcophagus saucepan saucer saw sceptre scissors scoop scoops scrap scraper screw screwdriver screwdrivers scrubber scuttle scythe scythes secateurs sequin sequins sextant shaft sharpener shears sheath sheeting shifters shovel shread shunt shute shuttlecock sickle sieve silverware six-pack skewer skip skips skittle slab slat slats slice slider sliders sling slit slot sluice smear smudge snaffle snowball snowman souvenir souvenirs spade spanner spare spatula speck spectacles spike spills spindle spindles splicer splinter splodge splodges spoke spool spoon spoons spout sprayer sprayers spring springs squib stack stacks staple stethoscope stethoscopes stew-pot stick sticks stiffener stilt stirrup stopper stove strainer strands strap strata strip strop strut struts stub stud studs substructure suds sundries sundry sweepings swipe-card syringe t-ball tab tablespoon tableware tach tack tangle tank tap taps tarpaulin tassels teaspoon telescope telescopes thimble thimbles thing thingey thingies things thingummyjig thingumyjig thingy thread threads tidy tier tiers tightrope tile tiles timbering timbers tins tinsel tombstone tongs tool toolbox toolboxes toolkit tools trail transmitter trapping trappings tray treadle treadles treadmill treasures trellis trench trenches tricolor trigger trimmer trinket trinkets trollies trolly trophy trough troughs trowel truncheon tub tube tubing tubula tuer tumbler tunnel turbine turbo tureen turnstile turnstiles tweakers tweezers twine tyre unwhatsits utensil utensils valve vane vase vent ventilation wad wadge wand ware water-bag wax-candle wax-candles wedge whatsit whatsits wheel wheelbarrow wheelbarrows wheels whistle whiteboard wick wicks widget widgetry winch winches wiper wire wodget wodgets wrapper wraps zip zips

Requires: lemma, pos

Normalization

Per nouns

Sources

  • biber_2006 — Biber, Douglas (2006) : University Language — A Corpus-based Study of Spoken and Written Registers
  • mfte — Le Foll, Elen & Shakir, Muhammad (2023/2025) : Multi-Feature Tagger of English (MFTE) — Python version
  • xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
  • usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System