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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darkie in CommonParlance
- definition (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people
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darkish in CommonParlance
- definition slightly dark
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darkling in CommonParlance
- definition uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
- definition (poetic) occurring in the dark or night
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darkling beetle in CommonParlance
- definition sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
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darkling ground beetle in CommonParlance
- definition sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
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darkly in CommonParlance
- definition without light
- definition in a dark glowering menacing manner
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darkness in CommonParlance
- definition absence of light or illumination
- definition an unilluminated area
- definition absence of moral or spiritual values
- definition an unenlightened state
- definition having a dark or somber color
- definition a swarthy complexion
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darkroom in CommonParlance
- definition a room in which photographs are developed
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darky in CommonParlance
- definition (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people
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darling in CommonParlance
- definition dearly loved
- definition a special loved one
- definition a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
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darling pea in CommonParlance
- definition either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
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darmstadtium in CommonParlance
- definition a radioactive transuranic element, with atomic number 110
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darn in CommonParlance
- definition something of little value
- definition sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- definition repair by sewing
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darned in CommonParlance
- definition expletives used informally as intensifiers
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darnel in CommonParlance
- definition weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
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darner in CommonParlance
- definition a person who mends by darning
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darning in CommonParlance
- definition the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
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darning needle in CommonParlance
- definition a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
- definition slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
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dart in CommonParlance
- definition a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- definition a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
- definition a sudden quick movement
- definition move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- definition run or move very quickly or hastily
- definition move with sudden speed
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dart board in CommonParlance
- definition a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts
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dart player in CommonParlance
- definition someone who plays the game of darts
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dart thrower in CommonParlance
- definition a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear
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dartboard in CommonParlance
- definition a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts
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darter in CommonParlance
- definition fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
- definition a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly
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darts in CommonParlance
- definition a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard