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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daughterly in CommonParlance
- definition befitting a daughter
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daunt in CommonParlance
- definition cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
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daunted in CommonParlance
- definition caused to show discomposure
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daunting in CommonParlance
- definition discouraging through fear
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dauntingly in CommonParlance
- definition to a degree or in a manner that daunts
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dauntless in CommonParlance
- definition invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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dauntlessly in CommonParlance
- definition without fear
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dauntlessness in CommonParlance
- definition resolute courageousness
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dauphin in CommonParlance
- definition formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
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davallia in CommonParlance
- definition any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes
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davenport in CommonParlance
- definition a small decorative writing desk
- definition a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
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davit in CommonParlance
- definition a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
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daw in CommonParlance
- definition common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
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dawah in CommonParlance
- definition missionary work for Islam
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dawdle in CommonParlance
- definition take one's time; proceed slowly
- definition waste time
- definition hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
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dawdler in CommonParlance
- definition someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
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dawdling in CommonParlance
- definition the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
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dawn in CommonParlance
- definition the first light of day
- definition the earliest period
- definition an opening time period
- definition become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
- definition appear or develop
- definition become light
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dawn horse in CommonParlance
- definition earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal
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dawn redwood in CommonParlance
- definition large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China
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dawning in CommonParlance
- definition the first light of day
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day in CommonParlance
- definition time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- definition a point or period in time
- definition a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
- definition the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
- definition the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
- definition an era of existence or influence
- definition the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
- definition the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
- definition a period of opportunity
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day after day in CommonParlance
- definition for an indefinite number of successive days
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day bed in CommonParlance
- definition convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed
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day blindness in CommonParlance
- definition inability to see clearly in bright light