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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dermic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or located in the dermis
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dermis in CommonParlance
- definition the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
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dermoid cyst in CommonParlance
- definition a cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material
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derogate in CommonParlance
- definition cause to seem less serious; play down
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derogation in CommonParlance
- definition a communication that belittles somebody or something
- definition (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law
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derogative in CommonParlance
- definition expressive of low opinion
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derogatory in CommonParlance
- definition expressive of low opinion
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derp in CommonParlance
- definition appearing silly or stupid especially in a cute manner
- definition someone who is silly or stupid especially when seeming cute
- definition reacting to a stupid but cute action
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derrick in CommonParlance
- definition a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
- definition a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
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derriere in CommonParlance
- definition the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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derring-do in CommonParlance
- definition brave and heroic feats
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derringer in CommonParlance
- definition a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
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derris in CommonParlance
- definition any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
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derris root in CommonParlance
- definition woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
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derv in CommonParlance
- definition diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)
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dervish in CommonParlance
- definition an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
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desacralize in CommonParlance
- definition transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
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desalinate in CommonParlance
- definition remove salt from
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desalination in CommonParlance
- definition the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
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desalinisation in CommonParlance
- definition the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
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desalinise in CommonParlance
- definition remove salt from
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desalinization in CommonParlance
- definition the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
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desalinize in CommonParlance
- definition remove salt from
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desalt in CommonParlance
- definition remove salt from
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descale in CommonParlance
- definition remove the scales from