CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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control system in CommonParlance
- definition a system for controlling the operation of another system
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control tower in CommonParlance
- definition a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
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controllable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being controlled
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controlled in CommonParlance
- definition restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
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controlled substance in CommonParlance
- definition a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
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controller in CommonParlance
- definition someone who maintains and audits business accounts
- definition a person who directs and restrains
- definition a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
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controllership in CommonParlance
- definition the position of controller
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controlling in CommonParlance
- definition able to control or determine policy
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controlling interest in CommonParlance
- definition ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares
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controversial in CommonParlance
- definition marked by or capable of arousing controversy
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controversialist in CommonParlance
- definition a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
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controversially in CommonParlance
- definition involving controversy
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controversy in CommonParlance
- definition a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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controvert in CommonParlance
- definition be resistant to
- definition prove to be false or incorrect
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contumacious in CommonParlance
- definition wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
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contumaciously in CommonParlance
- definition in a rebellious manner
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contumacy in CommonParlance
- definition willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
- definition obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
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contumelious in CommonParlance
- definition arrogantly insolent
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contumeliously in CommonParlance
- definition without respect; in a disdainful manner
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contumely in CommonParlance
- definition a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
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contuse in CommonParlance
- definition injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
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contusion in CommonParlance
- definition an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
- definition the action of bruising
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conundrum in CommonParlance
- definition a difficult problem
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conurbation in CommonParlance
- definition an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
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convalesce in CommonParlance
- definition get over an illness or shock