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.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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daphne in CommonParlance
- definition any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
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daphnia in CommonParlance
- definition minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
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dapper in CommonParlance
- definition marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
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dapperness in CommonParlance
- definition stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
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dapple in CommonParlance
- definition a small contrasting part of something
- definition colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
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dapple-gray in CommonParlance
- definition grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
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dapple-grey in CommonParlance
- definition grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
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dappled in CommonParlance
- definition having spots or patches of color
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dappled-gray in CommonParlance
- definition grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
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dappled-grey in CommonParlance
- definition grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
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dapsone in CommonParlance
- definition antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases
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daraf in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad
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dare in CommonParlance
- definition a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- definition take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- definition to be courageous enough to try or do something
- definition challenge
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daredevil in CommonParlance
- definition presumptuously daring
- definition a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
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daredevilry in CommonParlance
- definition boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior
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daredeviltry in CommonParlance
- definition boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior
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daring in CommonParlance
- definition disposed to venture or take risks
- definition radically new or original
- definition a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- definition the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
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daringly in CommonParlance
- definition in an original manner
- definition in an adventurous manner
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dark in CommonParlance
- definition devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
- definition (used of color) having a dark hue
- definition brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
- definition stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- definition secret
- definition showing a brooding ill humor
- definition lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
- definition marked by difficulty of style or expression
- definition causing dejection
- definition not giving performances; closed
- definition absence of light or illumination
- definition absence of moral or spiritual values
- definition an unilluminated area
- definition the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- definition an unenlightened state
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dark adaptation in CommonParlance
- definition the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours
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dark blue in CommonParlance
- definition a dark shade of blue
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dark bread in CommonParlance
- definition bread made with whole wheat flour
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dark chocolate in CommonParlance
- definition chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added
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dark comedy in CommonParlance
- definition a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
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dark field illumination in CommonParlance
- definition a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background