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9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 362,880

do tigers melt like butter in the forest ?

Technically, there are 362,880 possible permutations of the 9 words in a sentence. But no matter.

Existential unit

Generic Existence

single words that stand on their own

do

.do

tigers

.tigers

melt

.melt

like

.like

butter

.butter

in

.in

the

.the

forest

.forest

?

.questionmark

Specific existence

a noun expanded by minimum specifying element(i.e. adjective, determiner, precdeing or following nouns) that expands its meaning without forming a sentence

specific butter

.the + .butter

unidentified butter

.? + .butter
.the + .? + .butter

butter made from forest

.forest + .butter
.the + .forest + .butter

specific forest

.the + .forest

mysterious forest

.? + .forest
.the + .? + .forest

forest of butter

.butter + .forest
.the + .butter + .forest

forest where tigers dwell

.tigers + .forest
.the + .tigers + .forest

specific tigers

.the + .tigers

enigmatic tigers

.? + .tigers
.the + .? + .tigers

tigers of butter

.butter + .tigers
.the + .butter + .tigers

tigers of forest

.forest + .tigers
.the + .forest + .tigers

Spatial relationships

in forest

.in + .forest
.in + .the + .forest

in mysterious forest

.in + .the + .? + .forest

in forest of butter

.in + .butter + .forest
.in + .the + .butter + .forest

in forest of tigers

.in + .tigers + .forest
.in + .the + .tigers + .forest

in forest resembling butter

.in + .forest + .like + .butter
.in + .the + .forest + .like + .butter
.in + .forest + .like + .the + .butter

in forest resembling tigers

.in + .forest + .like + .tigers
.in + .the + .forest + .like + .tigers
.in + .forest + .like + .the + .tigers

in tigers

.in + .tigers
.in + .the + .tigers

in enigmatic tigers

.in + .the + .? + .tigers

in tigers of butter

.in + .butter + .tigers
.in + .the + .butter + .tigers

in tigers of forest

.in + .forest + .tigers
.in + .the + .forest + .tigers

in tigers resembling butter

.in + .tigers + .like + .butter
.in + .the + .tigers + .like + .butter
.in + .tigers + .like + .the + .butter

in tigers resembling forest

.in + .tigers + .like + .forest
.in + .the + .tigers + .like + .forest
.in + .tigers + .like + .the + .forest

in butter

.in + .butter
.in + .the + .butter

in unidentified butter

.in + .the + .? + .butter

in butter of tigers

.in + .tigers + .butter
.in + .the + .tigers + .butter

in butter of forest

.in + .forest + .butter
.in + .the + .forest + .butter

in butter resembling tigers

.in + .butter + .like + .tigers
.in + .the + .butter + .like + .tigers
.in + .butter + .like + .the + .tigers

in butter resembling forest

.in + .butter + .like + .forest
.in + .the + .butter + .like + .forest
.in + .butter + .like + .the + .forest

Actions

Like (stative)

meaning:

find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory.
to be fond of something.
wish for; want.

it's not an action verb technically, but sometimes it behaves like an action-related verb. it's an stative verb that expresses preference or emotion.

!! it works as a verb only when <tigers> is the subject. in any other case, it will read as a preposition.

tigers are feeling a sense of regard or fondness

.tigers + .like
.tigers + .do + .like

tigers are not sure about feeling regard or fondness

.tigers + .? + .like
.tigers + .like + .?
.tigers + .? + .do + .like
.tigers + .do + .? + .like
.tigers + .do + .like + .?

tigers are liking butter

.tigers + .like + .butter
.tigers + .like + .the + .butter
.tigers + .do + .like + .butter
.tigers + .do + .like + .the + .butter

tigers are reluctant to like butter

.tigers + .like + .? + .butter
.tigers + .like + .? + .the + .butter
.tigers + .do + .like + .? + .butter
.tigers + .do + .? + .like + .the + .butter
.tigers + .do + .like + .? + .the + .butter
.tigers + .? + .like + .the + .butter
.tigers + .? + .like + .butter
.tigers + .? + .do + .like + .butter
.tigers + .? + .do + .like + .the + .butter

tigers are liking mysterious butter

.tigers + .like + .the + .? + .butter
.tigers + .do + .like + .the + .? + .butter

tigers are liking forest

.tigers + .like + .forest
.tigers + .like + .the + .forest
.tigers + .do + .like + .forest
.tigers + .do + .like + .the + .forest

tigers are reluctant to like forest

.tigers + .like + .? + .forest
.tigers + .like + .? + .the + .forest
.tigers + .do + .like + .? + .forest
.tigers + .do + .? + .like + .the + .forest
.tigers + .do + .like + .? + .the + .forest
.tigers + .? + .like + .the + .forest
.tigers + .? + .like + .forest
.tigers + .? + .do + .like + .forest
.tigers + .? + .do + .like + .the + .forest

tigers are liking mysterious forest

.tigers + .like + .the + .? + .forest
.tigers + .do + .like + .the + .? + .forest

Butter

meaning:

to spread or coat something with butter.

~~!! technically, it also only works as a verb only when <tigers> is the subject. however by linguistic extension, it may also be apply to other subject nouns.(i hope)~~

tigers are buttering

.tigers + .butter
.tigers + .do + .butter

tigers are not sure about buttering

.tigers + .? + .butter
.tigers + .butter + .?
.tigers + .? + .do + .butter
.tigers + .do + .? + .butter
.tigers + .do + .butter + .?

tigers are buttering forest

.tigers + .butter + .forest
.tigers + .butter + .the + .forest
.tigers + .do + .butter + .forest
.tigers + .do + .butter + .the + .forest

tigers are reluctant to butter forest

.tigers + .? + .butter + .forest
.tigers + .butter + .? + .forest
.tigers + .butter + .forest + .?
.tigers + .? + .butter + .the + .forest
.tigers + .butter + .? + .the + .forest
.tigers + .butter + .the + .forest + .?
.tigers + .? + .do + .butter + .forest
.tigers + .do + .? + .butter + .forest
.tigers + .do + .butter + .? + .forest
.tigers + .do + .butter + .forest + .?
.tigers + .? + .do + .butter + .the + .forest
.tigers + .do + .? + .butter + .the + .forest
.tigers + .do + .butter + .? + .the + .forest
.tigers + .do + .butter + .the + .forest + ?

tigers are buttering mysterious forest

.tigers + .butter + .the + .? + .forest
.tigers + .do + .butter + .the + .? + .forest

Melt

meaning:

make or become liquefied by heat.
leave or disappear unobtrusively.
make or become more tender or loving.

!! technically, it also only works as a verb only when <tigers> is the subject. however by linguistic extension, it may also be apply to other subject nouns.(i hope)

tigers are melting

.tigers + .melt
.tigers + .do + .melt

tigers are not sure about melting

.tigers + .? + .melt
.tigers + .melt + .?
.tigers + .? + .do + .melt
.tigers + .do + .? + .melt
.tigers + .do + .melt + .?

tigers are melting butter

tigers are reluctant to melt butter

tigers are melting unidentified butter

tigers are melting forest

tigers are reluctant to melt forest

tigers are melting mysterious forest

forest is melting

melting of forest is uncertain

forest is melting butter

it's uncertain that forest would melt butter

forest is melting unidentified butter

forest is melting tigers

it's uncertain that forest would melt tigers

forest is melting mysterious tiger

Easter egg

if one permutation generates this 8 word sentence, which turns the original question into an affirmative statement:

.tigers + .do + .melt + .like + .butter + .in + .the + .forest

then the browser screen could maybe look like it's crashing, glitching, or collapsing, or just go black with the inverted sentence.

an evening spent playing with word combinations during the spring break