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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crepe Suzette in CommonParlance
- definition crepes flamed in a sweet orange-and-lemon flavored liqueur sauce
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crepe de Chine in CommonParlance
- definition a very thin crepe of silk or silklike fabric
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crepe fern in CommonParlance
- definition fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa
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crepe flower in CommonParlance
- definition ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
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crepe gardenia in CommonParlance
- definition tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
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crepe jasmine in CommonParlance
- definition tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
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crepe marocain in CommonParlance
- definition a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe
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crepe myrtle in CommonParlance
- definition ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
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crepe paper in CommonParlance
- definition paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
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crepe rubber in CommonParlance
- definition crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles
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crepitate in CommonParlance
- definition make a crackling sound
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crepitation in CommonParlance
- definition the sharp sound of snapping noises
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crepitation rale in CommonParlance
- definition the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure
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crepuscle in CommonParlance
- definition the time of day immediately following sunset
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crepuscular in CommonParlance
- definition like twilight; dim
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crepuscule in CommonParlance
- definition the time of day immediately following sunset
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crescendo in CommonParlance
- definition (music) gradually increasing in volume
- definition (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- definition grow louder
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crescent in CommonParlance
- definition resembling the new moon in shape
- definition any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
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crescent roll in CommonParlance
- definition very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
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crescent wrench in CommonParlance
- definition an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench
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crescent-cell anaemia in CommonParlance
- definition a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
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crescent-cell anemia in CommonParlance
- definition a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
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crescent-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition resembling the new moon in shape
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cresol in CommonParlance
- definition any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
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cress in CommonParlance
- definition any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
- definition pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs