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
-
customize in CommonParlance
- definition make to specifications
- definition make according to requirements
-
customs in CommonParlance
- definition money collected under a tariff
-
customs duty in CommonParlance
- definition money collected under a tariff
-
customs union in CommonParlance
- definition an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members
-
customshouse in CommonParlance
- definition a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country
-
cut in CommonParlance
- definition separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- definition fashioned or shaped by cutting
- definition with parts removed
- definition made neat and tidy by trimming
- definition (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- definition (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- definition (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- definition (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- definition mixed with water
- definition a share of the profits
- definition (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- definition a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- definition a step on some scale
- definition a wound made by cutting
- definition a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- definition a remark capable of wounding mentally
- definition a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- definition the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- definition the style in which a garment is cut
- definition a canal made by erosion or excavation
- definition a refusal to recognize someone you know
- definition in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- definition (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- definition the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- definition the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- definition the act of cutting something into parts
- definition the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- definition the act of reducing the amount or number
- definition an unexcused absence from class
- definition separate with or as if with an instrument
- definition cut down on; make a reduction in
- definition turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- definition make an incision or separation
- definition discharge from a group
- definition form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- definition style and tailor in a certain fashion
- definition hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- definition make out and issue
- definition cut and assemble the components of
- definition intentionally fail to attend
- definition be able to manage or manage successfully
- definition give the appearance or impression of
- definition move (one's fist)
- definition pass directly and often in haste
- definition pass through or across
- definition make an abrupt change of image or sound
- definition stop filming
- definition make a recording of
- definition record a performance on (a medium)
- definition create by duplicating data
- definition form or shape by cutting or incising
- definition perform or carry out
- definition function as a cutting instrument
- definition allow incision or separation
- definition divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- definition cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- definition reap or harvest
- definition fell by sawing; hew
- definition penetrate injuriously
- definition refuse to acknowledge
- definition shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- definition weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- definition dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- definition have a reducing effect
- definition cease, stop
- definition reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- definition lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- definition have grow through the gums
- definition grow through the gums
- definition cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
-
cut across in CommonParlance
- definition travel across or pass over
- definition be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations
- definition cut using a diagonal line
-
cut away in CommonParlance
- definition move quickly to another scene or focus when filming
- definition remove by cutting off or away
-
cut back in CommonParlance
- definition return in time
- definition cut down on; make a reduction in
- definition cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- definition place restrictions on
-
cut corners in CommonParlance
- definition do something the cheapest or easiest way
-
cut down in CommonParlance
- definition cut down on; make a reduction in
- definition cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- definition cause to come or go down
- definition intercept (a player)
- definition cut with a blade or mower
- definition cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
-
cut glass in CommonParlance
- definition glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets
-
cut in in CommonParlance
- definition allow someone to have a share or profit
- definition drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably
- definition break into a conversation
- definition interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner
- definition mix in with cutting motions
-
cut into in CommonParlance
- definition turn up, loosen, or remove earth
-
cut of beef in CommonParlance
- definition cut of meat from beef cattle
-
cut of lamb in CommonParlance
- definition cut of meat from a lamb
-
cut of meat in CommonParlance
- definition a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
-
cut of mutton in CommonParlance
- definition cut of meat from a mature sheep
-
cut of pork in CommonParlance
- definition cut of meat from a hog or pig
-
cut of veal in CommonParlance
- definition cut of meat from a calf
-
cut off in CommonParlance
- definition detached by cutting
- definition make a break in
- definition cease, stop
- definition remove by or as if by cutting
- definition cut off and stop
- definition break a small piece off from
- definition remove surgically
-
cut out in CommonParlance
- definition having been cut out
- definition delete or remove
- definition form and create by cutting out
- definition cut off and stop
- definition strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
- definition intercept (a player)
- definition cease operating
-
cut price in CommonParlance
- definition a price below the standard price
-
cut rate in CommonParlance
- definition a price below the standard price
-
cut short in CommonParlance
- definition interrupt before its natural or planned end
- definition cause to end earlier than intended
- definition make shorter as if by cutting off
- definition terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent