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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curacoa in CommonParlance
- definition flavored with sour orange peel
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curacy in CommonParlance
- definition the position of a curate
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curandera in CommonParlance
- definition a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans
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curandero in CommonParlance
- definition a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans
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curare in CommonParlance
- definition a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles
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curassow in CommonParlance
- definition large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
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curate in CommonParlance
- definition a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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curative in CommonParlance
- definition tending to cure or restore to health
- definition a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
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curator in CommonParlance
- definition the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
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curatorial in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator
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curatorship in CommonParlance
- definition the position of curator
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curb in CommonParlance
- definition an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
- definition a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
- definition the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- definition lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- definition keep to the curb
- definition place restrictions on
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curb bit in CommonParlance
- definition a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
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curb market in CommonParlance
- definition a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange
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curb roof in CommonParlance
- definition a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
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curb service in CommonParlance
- definition service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles
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curbing in CommonParlance
- definition an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
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curbside in CommonParlance
- definition the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb
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curbstone in CommonParlance
- definition a paving stone forming part of a curb
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curd in CommonParlance
- definition a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
- definition coagulated milk; used to make cheese
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curdle in CommonParlance
- definition turn into curds
- definition go bad or sour
- definition turn from a liquid to a solid mass
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curdled in CommonParlance
- definition transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
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curdling in CommonParlance
- definition the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
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cure in CommonParlance
- definition a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- definition provide a cure for, make healthy again
- definition prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
- definition make (substances) hard and improve their usability
- definition be or become preserved
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cure-all in CommonParlance
- definition hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists