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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crab apple in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
- definition any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
- definition small sour apple; suitable for preserving
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crab cactus in CommonParlance
- definition South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
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crab cocktail in CommonParlance
- definition a cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce
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crab grass in CommonParlance
- definition grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
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crab legs in CommonParlance
- definition legs of especially Alaska king crabs
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crab louse in CommonParlance
- definition a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
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crab-eating dog in CommonParlance
- definition wild dog of northern South America
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crab-eating fox in CommonParlance
- definition wild dog of northern South America
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crab-eating macaque in CommonParlance
- definition monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines
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crab-eating opossum in CommonParlance
- definition South American opossum
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crab-eating raccoon in CommonParlance
- definition a South American raccoon
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crab-eating seal in CommonParlance
- definition silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans
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crabapple in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
- definition any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
- definition small sour apple; suitable for preserving
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crabapple jelly in CommonParlance
- definition a tart apple jelly made from crab apples
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crabbed in CommonParlance
- definition annoyed and irritable
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crabbedness in CommonParlance
- definition a disposition to be ill-tempered
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crabbiness in CommonParlance
- definition a disposition to be ill-tempered
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crabby in CommonParlance
- definition annoyed and irritable
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crabby person in CommonParlance
- definition a quarrelsome grouch
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crabeater seal in CommonParlance
- definition silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans
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crabgrass in CommonParlance
- definition grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
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crabmeat in CommonParlance
- definition the edible flesh of any of various crabs
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crabs in CommonParlance
- definition infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
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crabwise in CommonParlance
- definition (of movement) at an angle
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crack in CommonParlance
- definition of the highest quality
- definition a long narrow cleft
- definition a narrow opening
- definition a long narrow depression in a surface
- definition a sudden sharp noise
- definition a chance to do something
- definition witty remark
- definition a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- definition a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- definition a usually brief attempt
- definition the act of cracking something
- definition become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- definition make a very sharp explosive sound
- definition make a sharp sound
- definition hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- definition pass through (a barrier)
- definition break partially but keep its integrity
- definition break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- definition gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- definition suffer a nervous breakdown
- definition tell spontaneously
- definition cause to become cracked
- definition reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- definition break into simpler molecules by means of heat