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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curling in CommonParlance
- definition (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
- definition a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
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curling iron in CommonParlance
- definition a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it
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curling stone in CommonParlance
- definition an ellipsoid granite stone with a gooseneck handle used in the game of curling
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curly in CommonParlance
- definition (of hair) having curls or waves
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curly clematis in CommonParlance
- definition climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
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curly endive in CommonParlance
- definition crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
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curly grass in CommonParlance
- definition rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
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curly grass fern in CommonParlance
- definition rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
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curly pondweed in CommonParlance
- definition European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California
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curly-coated in CommonParlance
- definition covered with curly hair
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curly-coated retriever in CommonParlance
- definition an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
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curly-grained in CommonParlance
- definition of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
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curly-haired in CommonParlance
- definition covered with curly hair
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curly-heads in CommonParlance
- definition shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage
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curly-leafed in CommonParlance
- definition having curly leaves
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curly-leaved in CommonParlance
- definition having curly leaves
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curlycup gumweed in CommonParlance
- definition perennial gumweed of western and central North America
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curmudgeon in CommonParlance
- definition a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
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curmudgeonly in CommonParlance
- definition brusque and surly and forbidding
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currajong in CommonParlance
- definition widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle
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currant in CommonParlance
- definition any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
- definition any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
- definition small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking
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currant bush in CommonParlance
- definition any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
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currawong in CommonParlance
- definition bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
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currency in CommonParlance
- definition the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
- definition general acceptance or use
- definition the property of belonging to the present time
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current in CommonParlance
- definition occurring in or belonging to the present time
- definition a flow of electricity through a conductor
- definition a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- definition dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas