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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cryaesthesia in CommonParlance
- definition hypersensitivity to cold
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crybaby in CommonParlance
- definition a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- definition a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
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crybaby tree in CommonParlance
- definition small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
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cryesthesia in CommonParlance
- definition hypersensitivity to cold
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crying in CommonParlance
- definition demanding attention
- definition conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- definition the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
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cryoanaesthesia in CommonParlance
- definition insensibility resulting from cold
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cryoanesthesia in CommonParlance
- definition insensibility resulting from cold
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cryobiology in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms
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cryocautery in CommonParlance
- definition an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it
- definition application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
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cryogen in CommonParlance
- definition a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant
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cryogenic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to very low temperatures
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cryogenics in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures
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cryogeny in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures
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cryolite in CommonParlance
- definition a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine
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cryometer in CommonParlance
- definition a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures
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cryonic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cryonics
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cryonics in CommonParlance
- definition the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
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cryopathy in CommonParlance
- definition destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
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cryophobia in CommonParlance
- definition a morbid fear of freezing
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cryoscope in CommonParlance
- definition a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points
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cryostat in CommonParlance
- definition a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures
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cryosurgery in CommonParlance
- definition the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
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crypt in CommonParlance
- definition a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
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cryptanalysis in CommonParlance
- definition the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
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cryptanalyst in CommonParlance
- definition decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms