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
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Terms in this context
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corrosion-resistant in CommonParlance
- definition impervious to corrosion
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corrosive in CommonParlance
- definition of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
- definition spitefully sarcastic
- definition a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
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corrosive sublimate in CommonParlance
- definition a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
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corrugate in CommonParlance
- definition fold into ridges
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corrugated in CommonParlance
- definition shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
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corrugated board in CommonParlance
- definition cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides)
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corrugated cardboard in CommonParlance
- definition cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides)
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corrugated fastener in CommonParlance
- definition a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry
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corrugated iron in CommonParlance
- definition usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows
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corrugation in CommonParlance
- definition a ridge on a corrugated surface
- definition the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves
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corrupt in CommonParlance
- definition lacking in integrity
- definition not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
- definition containing errors or alterations
- definition touched by rot or decay
- definition corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- definition make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
- definition place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- definition alter from the original
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corrupted in CommonParlance
- definition containing errors or alterations
- definition ruined in character or quality
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corruptedly in CommonParlance
- definition in a corrupt manner
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corruptibility in CommonParlance
- definition the capability of being corrupted
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corruptible in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being corrupted
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corrupting in CommonParlance
- definition seducing into corrupt practices
- definition harmful to the mind or morals
- definition that infects or taints
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corruption in CommonParlance
- definition lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
- definition in a state of progressive putrefaction
- definition decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
- definition moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- definition destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
- definition inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)
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corruptive in CommonParlance
- definition tending to corrupt or pervert
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corruptly in CommonParlance
- definition in a corrupt manner
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corruptness in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being corrupt
- definition lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
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corsage in CommonParlance
- definition an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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corsair in CommonParlance
- definition a pirate along the Barbary Coast
- definition a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
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corselet in CommonParlance
- definition a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece
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corset in CommonParlance
- definition a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
- definition dress with a corset
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corslet in CommonParlance
- definition a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece