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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counter-sabotage in CommonParlance
- definition counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage
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counteract in CommonParlance
- definition act in opposition to
- definition oppose or check by a counteraction
- definition oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
- definition destroy property or hinder normal operations
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counteraction in CommonParlance
- definition action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
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counteractive in CommonParlance
- definition opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
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counteractively in CommonParlance
- definition in a counteractive manner
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counterargument in CommonParlance
- definition an argument offered in opposition to another argument
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counterattack in CommonParlance
- definition an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
- definition (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
- definition make a counterattack
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counterattraction in CommonParlance
- definition a rival attraction
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counterbalance in CommonParlance
- definition a weight that balances another weight
- definition equality of distribution
- definition a compensating equivalent
- definition adjust for
- definition contrast with equal weight or force
- definition oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
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counterbalanced in CommonParlance
- definition brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
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counterbattery fire in CommonParlance
- definition fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems
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counterblast in CommonParlance
- definition a vigorous and unrestrained response
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counterblow in CommonParlance
- definition a return blow; a retaliatory blow
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counterbombardment in CommonParlance
- definition bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
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counterbore in CommonParlance
- definition a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
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counterchallenge in CommonParlance
- definition challenge in turn
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counterchange in CommonParlance
- definition cause to change places
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countercharge in CommonParlance
- definition a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- definition a retaliatory charge
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countercheck in CommonParlance
- definition a check that restrains another check
- definition something that checks the correctness of a previous check
- definition oppose or check by a counteraction
- definition check a second time
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counterclaim in CommonParlance
- definition a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
- definition set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
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counterclockwise in CommonParlance
- definition in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
- definition in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
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counterclockwise rotation in CommonParlance
- definition rotation to the left
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countercoup in CommonParlance
- definition a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat
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counterculture in CommonParlance
- definition a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture
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countercurrent in CommonParlance
- definition a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- definition actions counter to the main group activity