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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crawfish in CommonParlance
- definition tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- definition small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
- definition large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
- definition make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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crawfish out in CommonParlance
- definition make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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crawl in CommonParlance
- definition a very slow movement
- definition a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
- definition a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- definition move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- definition feel as if crawling with insects
- definition be full of
- definition show submission or fear
- definition swim by doing the crawl
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crawl in in CommonParlance
- definition prepare for sleep
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crawl space in CommonParlance
- definition low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
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crawler in CommonParlance
- definition a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
- definition a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
- definition terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
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crawling in CommonParlance
- definition a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
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crawlspace in CommonParlance
- definition low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
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crayer in CommonParlance
- definition a two- or three-masted sailing vessel formerly used for transporting cargo in the Baltic Sea.
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crayfish in CommonParlance
- definition warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
- definition tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- definition small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
- definition large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
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crayon in CommonParlance
- definition writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
- definition write, draw, or trace with a crayon
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craze in CommonParlance
- definition an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- definition state of violent mental agitation
- definition a fine crack in a glaze or other surface
- definition cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
- definition develop a fine network of cracks
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crazed in CommonParlance
- definition driven insane
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crazily in CommonParlance
- definition in an insane manner
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craziness in CommonParlance
- definition informal terms for insanity
- definition the quality of being rash and foolish
- definition foolish or senseless behavior
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crazy in CommonParlance
- definition affected with madness or insanity
- definition foolish; totally unsound
- definition possessed by inordinate excitement
- definition bizarre or fantastic
- definition intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
- definition someone deranged and possibly dangerous
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crazy bone in CommonParlance
- definition a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone
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crazy house in CommonParlance
- definition pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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crazy quilt in CommonParlance
- definition a patchwork quilt without a design
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crazy weed in CommonParlance
- definition any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
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crazyweed in CommonParlance
- definition any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
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creak in CommonParlance
- definition a squeaking sound
- definition make a high-pitched, screeching noise
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creakily in CommonParlance
- definition in a creaky manner
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creaking in CommonParlance
- definition a squeaking sound
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creakingly in CommonParlance
- definition in a creaky manner