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.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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convolute in CommonParlance
- definition rolled longitudinally upon itself
- definition curl, wind, or twist together
- definition practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
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convoluted in CommonParlance
- definition rolled longitudinally upon itself
- definition highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
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convolution in CommonParlance
- definition the shape of something rotating rapidly
- definition a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
- definition the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
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convolution of Broca in CommonParlance
- definition the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
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convolve in CommonParlance
- definition curl, wind, or twist together
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convolvulus in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
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convoy in CommonParlance
- definition a procession of land vehicles traveling together
- definition a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
- definition the act of escorting while in transit
- definition escort in transit
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convulse in CommonParlance
- definition make someone convulse with laughter
- definition be overcome with laughter
- definition move or stir about violently
- definition shake uncontrollably
- definition cause to contract
- definition contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
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convulsion in CommonParlance
- definition a sudden uncontrollable attack
- definition violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
- definition a violent disturbance
- definition a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
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convulsive in CommonParlance
- definition affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
- definition resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
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convulsively in CommonParlance
- definition with convulsions, in a convulsive way
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cony in CommonParlance
- definition any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
- definition small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
- definition any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
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coo in CommonParlance
- definition the sound made by a pigeon
- definition speak softly or lovingly
- definition cry softly, as of pigeons
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cooccur in CommonParlance
- definition go with, fall together
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cooccur with in CommonParlance
- definition go or occur together
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cooccurring in CommonParlance
- definition occurring or operating at the same time
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cook in CommonParlance
- definition someone who cooks food
- definition prepare a hot meal
- definition prepare for eating by applying heat
- definition transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
- definition tamper, with the purpose of deception
- definition transform by heating
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cook out in CommonParlance
- definition cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
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cook up in CommonParlance
- definition prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
- definition concoct something artificial or untrue
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cookbook in CommonParlance
- definition a book of recipes and cooking directions
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cooked in CommonParlance
- definition having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
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cooker in CommonParlance
- definition a utensil for cooking
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cookery in CommonParlance
- definition the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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cookery book in CommonParlance
- definition a book of recipes and cooking directions
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cookfire in CommonParlance
- definition a fire for cooking