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.
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diesel engine in CommonParlance
- definition an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
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diesel fuel in CommonParlance
- definition a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
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diesel hammer in CommonParlance
- definition A pile driving device consisting of a large two-stroke diesel engine.
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diesel locomotive in CommonParlance
- definition a locomotive driven by a diesel engine
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diesel motor in CommonParlance
- definition an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
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diesel oil in CommonParlance
- definition a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
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diesel pile hammer in CommonParlance
- definition A pile driving device consisting of a large two-stroke diesel engine.
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diesel-electric in CommonParlance
- definition a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
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diesel-electric locomotive in CommonParlance
- definition a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
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diesel-hydraulic in CommonParlance
- definition a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine
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diesel-hydraulic locomotive in CommonParlance
- definition a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine
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diesinker in CommonParlance
- definition someone who makes dies
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diesis in CommonParlance
- definition a character used in printing to indicate a third cross reference or footnote after the asterisk and the dagger have been used
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diestock in CommonParlance
- definition a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders
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diestrous in CommonParlance
- definition (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity
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diestrual in CommonParlance
- definition (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity
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diestrum in CommonParlance
- definition (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
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diestrus in CommonParlance
- definition (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
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diet in CommonParlance
- definition a prescribed selection of foods
- definition a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
- definition the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
- definition the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
- definition follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
- definition eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
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dietary in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the diet
- definition a regulated daily food allowance
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dietary supplement in CommonParlance
- definition something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency
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dieter in CommonParlance
- definition a person who diets
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dietetic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the diet
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dietetical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the diet
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dietetics in CommonParlance
- definition the scientific study of food preparation and intake