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.
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cracklings in CommonParlance
- definition the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered
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crackpot in CommonParlance
- definition a whimsically eccentric person
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cracksman in CommonParlance
- definition a male thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
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crackswoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
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cradle in CommonParlance
- definition a baby bed with sides and rockers
- definition where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- definition birth of a person
- definition a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
- definition hold gently and carefully
- definition bring up from infancy
- definition hold or place in or as if in a cradle
- definition cut grain with a cradle scythe
- definition wash in a cradle
- definition run with the stick
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cradle cap in CommonParlance
- definition a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants
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cradlesong in CommonParlance
- definition a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
- definition the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
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craft in CommonParlance
- definition the skilled practice of a practical occupation
- definition a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
- definition people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
- definition skill in an occupation or trade
- definition shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- definition make by hand and with much skill
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craft fair in CommonParlance
- definition a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale
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craft union in CommonParlance
- definition a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft
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crafter in CommonParlance
- definition a creator of great skill in the manual arts
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craftily in CommonParlance
- definition in an subtle, cunning manner
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craftiness in CommonParlance
- definition shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- definition the quality of being crafty
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craftsman in CommonParlance
- definition a male creator of great skill in the manual arts
- definition a male professional whose work is consistently of high quality
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craftsmanship in CommonParlance
- definition skill in an occupation or trade
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craftsperson in CommonParlance
- definition a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
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craftswoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female creator of great skill in the manual arts
- definition a female professional whose work is consistently of high quality
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crafty in CommonParlance
- definition marked by skill in deception
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crag in CommonParlance
- definition a steep rugged rock or cliff
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cragfast in CommonParlance
- definition stranded on or as if on a crag
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cragged in CommonParlance
- definition having hills and crags
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craggy in CommonParlance
- definition having hills and crags
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cragsman in CommonParlance
- definition a male climber of vertical rock faces
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cragswoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female climber of vertical rock faces
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crake in CommonParlance
- definition any of several short-billed Old World rails