CommonParlance
Seed
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
-
detention home in CommonParlance
- definition an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
-
detention house in CommonParlance
- definition an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
-
deter in CommonParlance
- definition try to prevent; show opposition to
- definition turn away from by persuasion
-
deterge in CommonParlance
- definition wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
-
detergence in CommonParlance
- definition detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
-
detergency in CommonParlance
- definition detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
-
detergent in CommonParlance
- definition having cleansing power
- definition a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
- definition a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
-
detergent builder in CommonParlance
- definition a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
-
deteriorate in CommonParlance
- definition become worse or disintegrate
- definition grow progressively worse
-
deterioration in CommonParlance
- definition a symptom of reduced quality or strength
- definition process of changing to an inferior state
-
determent in CommonParlance
- definition a communication that makes you afraid to try something
-
determinable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being determined or limited or fixed
-
determinant in CommonParlance
- definition having the power or quality of deciding
- definition a determining or causal element or factor
- definition the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
- definition a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
-
determinate in CommonParlance
- definition precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- definition not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
- definition supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
-
determinateness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being predictable with great confidence
-
determination in CommonParlance
- definition the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
- definition the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- definition a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- definition deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
- definition the act of making up your mind about something
-
determinative in CommonParlance
- definition having the power or quality of deciding
- definition one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
- definition a determining or causal element or factor
-
determine in CommonParlance
- definition establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- definition shape or influence; give direction to
- definition fix conclusively or authoritatively
- definition decide upon or fix definitely
- definition reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- definition fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
- definition settle conclusively; come to terms
- definition find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
-
determined in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by great determination
- definition having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
- definition devoting full strength and concentrated attention to
- definition determined or decided upon as by an authority
- definition strongly motivated to succeed
-
determinedly in CommonParlance
- definition with determination; in a determined manner
- definition with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner
-
determiner in CommonParlance
- definition an argument that is conclusive
- definition one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
- definition a determining or causal element or factor
-
determining in CommonParlance
- definition having the power or quality of deciding
-
determining factor in CommonParlance
- definition a determining or causal element or factor
- definition an argument that is conclusive
-
determinism in CommonParlance
- definition (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
-
determinist in CommonParlance
- definition anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny