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
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Terms in this context
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adsorber in CommonParlance
- definition an apparatus used in the adhesion of atoms, ions, or molecules from a gas, liquid, or dissolved solid to a surface.
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adsorption in CommonParlance
- definition the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
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adsorptive in CommonParlance
- definition having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
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adsuki bean in CommonParlance
- definition bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
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adulate in CommonParlance
- definition flatter in an obsequious manner
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adulation in CommonParlance
- definition servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
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adulator in CommonParlance
- definition a person who uses flattery
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adulatory in CommonParlance
- definition obsequiously complimentary
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adult in CommonParlance
- definition (of animals) fully developed
- definition designed to arouse lust
- definition a fully developed person from maturity onward
- definition any mature animal
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adult body in CommonParlance
- definition the body of an adult human being
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adult education in CommonParlance
- definition a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study
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adult female in CommonParlance
- definition an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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adult female body in CommonParlance
- definition the body of an adult woman
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adult intelligence in CommonParlance
- definition the average IQ of the adults in a given population
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adult male in CommonParlance
- definition an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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adult male body in CommonParlance
- definition the body of an adult man
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adult respiratory distress syndrome in CommonParlance
- definition acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
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adult tooth in CommonParlance
- definition any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age
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adult toy in CommonParlance
- definition A sex toy is an object or device that is primarily used to facilitate human sexual pleasure, such as a dildo or vibrator.
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adult-onset diabetes in CommonParlance
- definition mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
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adult-onset diabetes mellitus in CommonParlance
- definition mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
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adulterant in CommonParlance
- definition making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
- definition any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
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adulterate in CommonParlance
- definition mixed with impurities
- definition corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
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adulterated in CommonParlance
- definition mixed with impurities
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adulterating in CommonParlance
- definition making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials