CommonParlance
Seed
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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countersignature in CommonParlance
- definition a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
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countersink in CommonParlance
- definition a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
- definition a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
- definition insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
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countersink bit in CommonParlance
- definition a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
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counterspy in CommonParlance
- definition a spy who works against enemy espionage
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counterstain in CommonParlance
- definition a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
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counterstrike in CommonParlance
- definition make a counterattack
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countersubversion in CommonParlance
- definition the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities
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countersuit in CommonParlance
- definition a suit brought against someone who has sued you
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countertenor in CommonParlance
- definition of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
- definition a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
- definition the highest adult male singing voice
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counterterror in CommonParlance
- definition intended to prevent terrorism
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counterterrorism in CommonParlance
- definition a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
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counterterrorist in CommonParlance
- definition intended to prevent terrorism
- definition someone who attempts to prevent terrorism
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countertop in CommonParlance
- definition the top side of a counter
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countertransference in CommonParlance
- definition the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
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countervail in CommonParlance
- definition compensate for or counterbalance
- definition oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
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countervailing duty in CommonParlance
- definition a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments
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counterweight in CommonParlance
- definition a weight that balances another weight
- definition constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
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counterwoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female who attends a counter (as in a diner)
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countess in CommonParlance
- definition female equivalent of a count or earl
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counting in CommonParlance
- definition the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
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countinghouse in CommonParlance
- definition office used by the accountants of a business
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countless in CommonParlance
- definition too numerous to be counted
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countlessness in CommonParlance
- definition a number beyond counting
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countrified in CommonParlance
- definition characteristic of rural life
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country in CommonParlance
- definition a politically organized body of people under a single government
- definition the territory occupied by a nation
- definition the people who live in a nation or country
- definition an area outside of cities and towns
- definition a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)