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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dead hand in CommonParlance
- definition real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
- definition the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
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dead hand of the past in CommonParlance
- definition the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
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dead heat in CommonParlance
- definition a tie in a race
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dead language in CommonParlance
- definition a language that is no longer learned as a native language
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dead letter in CommonParlance
- definition the state of something that has outlived its relevance
- definition mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
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dead load in CommonParlance
- definition a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
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dead mail in CommonParlance
- definition mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
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dead march in CommonParlance
- definition a slow march to be played for funeral processions
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dead metaphor in CommonParlance
- definition a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., ‘he is a snake’ may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word ‘snake’)
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dead nettle in CommonParlance
- definition foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
- definition any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
- definition coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
- definition a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
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dead on target in CommonParlance
- definition accurately placed or thrown
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dead person in CommonParlance
- definition someone who is no longer alive
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dead reckoning in CommonParlance
- definition an estimate based on little or no information
- definition navigation without the aid of celestial observations
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dead ringer in CommonParlance
- definition a person who is almost identical to another
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dead room in CommonParlance
- definition a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
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dead season in CommonParlance
- definition A dead season is a period during the year in which very few people want to buy a particular product or service.
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dead set in CommonParlance
- definition fixed in your purpose
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dead soul in CommonParlance
- definition someone who is no longer alive
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dead weight in CommonParlance
- definition an oppressive encumbrance
- definition a heavy motionless weight
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dead-air space in CommonParlance
- definition an unventilated area where no air circulates
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dead-burned lime in CommonParlance
- definition An over-burned lime (also called overburned lime, or sometimes dead-burned lime and deadburned lime) is a lime that has been fired above 1,100° C, thus loosing its reactivity, which leads to poor or no bond strength.
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dead-end in CommonParlance
- definition lacking opportunities for development or advancement
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dead-end street in CommonParlance
- definition a street with only one way in or out
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dead-man's float in CommonParlance
- definition a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward
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dead-man's-fingers in CommonParlance
- definition the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria