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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cruise missile in CommonParlance
- definition an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
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cruise ship in CommonParlance
- definition a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
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cruiser in CommonParlance
- definition a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- definition a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- definition a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
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cruiserweight in CommonParlance
- definition a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
- definition A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the middleweight division and lighter than those in the super heavyweight division.
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cruller in CommonParlance
- definition small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
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crumb in CommonParlance
- definition a very small quantity of something
- definition a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- definition small piece of e.g. bread or cake
- definition coat with bread crumbs
- definition break into crumbs
- definition remove crumbs from
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crumb cake in CommonParlance
- definition cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour
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crumble in CommonParlance
- definition fall apart
- definition break or fall apart into fragments
- definition fall into decay or ruin
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crumbliness in CommonParlance
- definition excessive breakableness
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crumbly in CommonParlance
- definition easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
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crumhorn in CommonParlance
- definition a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
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crummy in CommonParlance
- definition of very poor quality; flimsy
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crump in CommonParlance
- definition make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
- definition bombard with heavy shells
- definition explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
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crumpet in CommonParlance
- definition a thick soft cake with a porous texture; cooked on a griddle
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crumple in CommonParlance
- definition fall apart
- definition fold or collapse
- definition to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
- definition become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
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crumpled in CommonParlance
- definition of metal e.g.
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crunch in CommonParlance
- definition the sound of something crunching
- definition a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
- definition the act of crushing
- definition make a crushing noise
- definition press or grind with a crushing noise
- definition crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound
- definition reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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crupper in CommonParlance
- definition a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward
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crural in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating the leg from the knee to the foot
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crus in CommonParlance
- definition the leg from the knee to foot
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crusade in CommonParlance
- definition a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- definition exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- definition go on a crusade; fight a holy war
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crusader in CommonParlance
- definition a disputant who advocates reform
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cruse in CommonParlance
- definition small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
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crush in CommonParlance
- definition leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
- definition a dense crowd of people
- definition temporary love of an adolescent
- definition the act of crushing
- definition come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- definition to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- definition come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- definition break into small pieces
- definition humiliate or depress completely
- definition crush or bruise
- definition make ineffective
- definition become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
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crush out in CommonParlance
- definition extinguish by crushing