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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crinkly in CommonParlance
- definition uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
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crinoid in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or belonging to the class Crinoidea
- definition primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk
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crinoline in CommonParlance
- definition a skirt stiffened with hoops
- definition a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
- definition a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
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criollo in CommonParlance
- definition a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish)
- definition cocoa of superior quality
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cripple in CommonParlance
- definition someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
- definition deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
- definition deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
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crippled in CommonParlance
- definition disabled in the feet or legs
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crippling in CommonParlance
- definition that cripples or disables or incapacitates
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crisis in CommonParlance
- definition an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- definition a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
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crisis intervention in CommonParlance
- definition psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisis
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crisp in CommonParlance
- definition (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- definition tender and brittle
- definition pleasantly cold and invigorating
- definition pleasingly firm and fresh
- definition (of hair) in small tight curls
- definition brief and to the point; effectively cut short
- definition a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
- definition make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
- definition make brown and crisp by heating
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crispate in CommonParlance
- definition wavy or notched and curled very irregularly
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crispen in CommonParlance
- definition make brown and crisp by heating
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crisphead lettuce in CommonParlance
- definition lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
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crispiness in CommonParlance
- definition firm but easily broken
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crisply in CommonParlance
- definition in a well delineated manner
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crispness in CommonParlance
- definition a pleasing firmness and freshness
- definition an expressive style that is direct and to the point
- definition firm but easily broken
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crispy in CommonParlance
- definition tender and brittle
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crisscross in CommonParlance
- definition marked with crossing lines
- definition a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- definition crossing one another in opposite directions
- definition cross in a pattern, often random
- definition mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines
- definition mark with a pattern of crossing lines
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crisscrossed in CommonParlance
- definition marked with crossing lines
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cristal in CommonParlance
- definition street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
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cristobalite in CommonParlance
- definition a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks
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crit in CommonParlance
- definition a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)
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criterial in CommonParlance
- definition serving as a basis for evaluation
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criterion in CommonParlance
- definition a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- definition the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
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criterional in CommonParlance
- definition serving as a basis for evaluation