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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cross-link in CommonParlance
- definition a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule
- definition join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)
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cross-linkage in CommonParlance
- definition a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule
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cross-modal in CommonParlance
- definition relating to different sense modalities
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cross-ply in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to an older kind of automobile tire that had a flexible tread and relatively stiff sidewalls
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cross-pollinate in CommonParlance
- definition fertilize by transferring pollen
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cross-pollinating in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of cross-pollination
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cross-pollination in CommonParlance
- definition fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
- definition stimulating influence among diverse elements
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cross-purpose in CommonParlance
- definition a contrary aim
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cross-question in CommonParlance
- definition a question asked in cross-examination
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cross-questioner in CommonParlance
- definition someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)
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cross-refer in CommonParlance
- definition refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
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cross-reference in CommonParlance
- definition a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
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cross-section in CommonParlance
- definition representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length
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cross-sectional in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a cross section
- definition representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length
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cross-sentential in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to relations between sentences
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cross-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition shaped in the form of a cross
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cross-stitch in CommonParlance
- definition two stitches forming a cross or X
- definition embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
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cross-town in CommonParlance
- definition going or extending across a town or city
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crossbar in CommonParlance
- definition a horizontal bar that goes across something
- definition game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over
- definition long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts
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crossbeam in CommonParlance
- definition a horizontal beam that extends across something
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crossbench in CommonParlance
- definition any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
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crossbencher in CommonParlance
- definition a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
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crossbill in CommonParlance
- definition finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
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crossbones in CommonParlance
- definition two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death
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crossbow in CommonParlance
- definition a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)