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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Dunkirk in CommonParlance
- definition a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
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Duplicidentata in CommonParlance
- definition in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
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Durabolin in CommonParlance
- definition an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
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Duralumin in CommonParlance
- definition an aluminum-based alloy
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Durham in CommonParlance
- definition English breed of short-horned cattle
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Durio zibethinus in CommonParlance
- definition tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
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Dusicyon cancrivorus in CommonParlance
- definition wild dog of northern South America
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Dutch in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
- definition the people of the Netherlands
- definition the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
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Dutch case-knife bean in CommonParlance
- definition tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
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Dutch courage in CommonParlance
- definition courage resulting from intoxication
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Dutch door in CommonParlance
- definition an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently
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Dutch elm in CommonParlance
- definition any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall
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Dutch elm disease in CommonParlance
- definition disease of elms caused by a fungus
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Dutch elm fungus in CommonParlance
- definition fungus causing Dutch elm disease
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Dutch florin in CommonParlance
- definition formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
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Dutch hoe in CommonParlance
- definition a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
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Dutch iris in CommonParlance
- definition bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers
- definition bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers
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Dutch language in CommonParlance
- definition the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
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Dutch monetary unit in CommonParlance
- definition monetary unit in the Netherlands
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Dutch oven in CommonParlance
- definition an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire
- definition iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews
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Dutch people in CommonParlance
- definition the people of the Netherlands
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Dutch treat in CommonParlance
- definition a dinner where each person pays for their own
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Dutch uncle in CommonParlance
- definition a male counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
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Dutch-elm beetle in CommonParlance
- definition a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
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Dutch-processed cocoa in CommonParlance
- definition cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda)