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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cucking stool in CommonParlance
- definition an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
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cuckold in CommonParlance
- definition a man whose wife committed adultery
- definition be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
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cuckolding in CommonParlance
- definition A sexual act where a married person has sex with another person while their spouse watches
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cuckoldom in CommonParlance
- definition the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
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cuckoldry in CommonParlance
- definition the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women
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cuckoo in CommonParlance
- definition a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- definition any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
- definition repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats its call
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cuckoo bread in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
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cuckoo clock in CommonParlance
- definition clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo
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cuckoo flower in CommonParlance
- definition a bitter cress of Europe and America
- definition common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
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cuckoo's nest in CommonParlance
- definition pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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cuckoo-bumblebee in CommonParlance
- definition a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees
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cuckooflower in CommonParlance
- definition a bitter cress of Europe and America
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cuckoopint in CommonParlance
- definition common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
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cuculiform bird in CommonParlance
- definition birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
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cucumber in CommonParlance
- definition a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
- definition cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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cucumber tree in CommonParlance
- definition American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber
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cucumber vine in CommonParlance
- definition a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
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cucumber-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition shaped like a cucumber
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cucurbit in CommonParlance
- definition any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae
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cucurbitaceous in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae
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cud in CommonParlance
- definition food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
- definition a wad of something chewable as tobacco
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cudbear in CommonParlance
- definition a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
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cuddle in CommonParlance
- definition a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
- definition move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
- definition hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
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cuddlesome in CommonParlance
- definition inviting cuddling or hugging
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cuddling in CommonParlance
- definition affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)