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.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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cuddly in CommonParlance
- definition inviting cuddling or hugging
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cuddy in CommonParlance
- definition the galley or pantry of a small ship
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cudgel in CommonParlance
- definition a club that is used as a weapon
- definition strike with a cudgel
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cudweed in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
- definition any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
- definition perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
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cue in CommonParlance
- definition an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- definition evidence that helps to solve a problem
- definition a stimulus that provides information about what to do
- definition sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- definition assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
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cue ball in CommonParlance
- definition the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with their cue
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cue stick in CommonParlance
- definition sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
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cuff in CommonParlance
- definition the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
- definition shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- definition hit with the hand
- definition confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- definition to get involved in a relationship with another person
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cufflink in CommonParlance
- definition jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt
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cuirass in CommonParlance
- definition medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
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cuirassier in CommonParlance
- definition a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass
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cuisine in CommonParlance
- definition the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
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cuisse in CommonParlance
- definition armor plate that protects the thigh
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cuke in CommonParlance
- definition cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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cul in CommonParlance
- definition a passage with access only at one end
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cul de sac in CommonParlance
- definition a passage with access only at one end
- definition a street with only one way in or out
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culdoscope in CommonParlance
- definition a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs
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culdoscopy in CommonParlance
- definition endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina
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culinary in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or used in cooking
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culinary art in CommonParlance
- definition the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
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cull in CommonParlance
- definition the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
- definition remove something that has been rejected
- definition look for and gather
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cull out in CommonParlance
- definition select desirable parts from a group or list
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cullender in CommonParlance
- definition bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
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cullis in CommonParlance
- definition a gutter in a roof
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culm in CommonParlance
- definition stem of plants of the Gramineae