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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decimetre in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
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decipher in CommonParlance
- definition convert code into ordinary language
- definition read with difficulty
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decipherable in CommonParlance
- definition easily deciphered
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decipherably in CommonParlance
- definition in a legible manner
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deciphered in CommonParlance
- definition converted from cryptic to intelligible language
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decipherer in CommonParlance
- definition the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- definition a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
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decipherment in CommonParlance
- definition the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
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decision in CommonParlance
- definition the act of making up your mind about something
- definition a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- definition (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred
- definition the outcome of a game or contest
- definition the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
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decision maker in CommonParlance
- definition someone who administers a business
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decision making in CommonParlance
- definition the cognitive process of reaching a decision
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decision table in CommonParlance
- definition a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each
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decisive in CommonParlance
- definition determining or having the power to determine an outcome
- definition unmistakable
- definition characterized by decision and firmness
- definition forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
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decisive factor in CommonParlance
- definition a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
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decisively in CommonParlance
- definition with firmness of purpose
- definition with finality; conclusively
- definition in an indisputable degree
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decisiveness in CommonParlance
- definition the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
- definition the quality of being final or definitely settled
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deck in CommonParlance
- definition any of various platforms built into a vessel
- definition street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- definition a pack of 52 playing cards
- definition a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
- definition be beautiful to look at
- definition decorate
- definition knock down with force
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deck chair in CommonParlance
- definition a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas
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deck of cards in CommonParlance
- definition a pack of 52 playing cards
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deck out in CommonParlance
- definition put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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deck tennis in CommonParlance
- definition game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court
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deck up in CommonParlance
- definition put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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deck-house in CommonParlance
- definition a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship
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decker in CommonParlance
- definition (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels
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deckhand in CommonParlance
- definition a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
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deckle in CommonParlance
- definition rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
- definition (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets