CommonParlance
Seed
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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crochet hook in CommonParlance
- definition a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting
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crochet needle in CommonParlance
- definition a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting
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crochet stitch in CommonParlance
- definition any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle
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crocheting in CommonParlance
- definition needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
- definition creating a garment of needlework
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crock in CommonParlance
- definition a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- definition nonsense; foolish talk
- definition an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
- definition release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
- definition soil with or as with crock
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crock up in CommonParlance
- definition suffer a nervous breakdown
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crocked in CommonParlance
- definition very drunk
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crockery in CommonParlance
- definition tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
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crocket in CommonParlance
- definition an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable
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crocketed in CommonParlance
- definition (of a gable or spire) furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage)
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crocodile in CommonParlance
- definition large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
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crocodile bird in CommonParlance
- definition African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
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crocodile tears in CommonParlance
- definition a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping
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crocodilian in CommonParlance
- definition extant archosaurian reptile
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crocodilian reptile in CommonParlance
- definition extant archosaurian reptile
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crocoite in CommonParlance
- definition a rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals
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crocus in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
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croft in CommonParlance
- definition a small farm worked by a crofter
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crofter in CommonParlance
- definition an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain
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croissant in CommonParlance
- definition very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
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cromlech in CommonParlance
- definition a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
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cromorne in CommonParlance
- definition a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
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cromulent in CommonParlance
- definition Legitimate or valid (frequently used ironically)
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crone in CommonParlance
- definition an ugly evil-looking old woman
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cronk in CommonParlance
- definition utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
- definition cry like a goose