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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ailurophobia in CommonParlance
- definition a morbid fear of cats
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aim in CommonParlance
- definition an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- definition the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- definition the action of directing something at an object
- definition the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
- definition point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- definition propose or intend
- definition move into a desired direction of discourse
- definition specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- definition intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- definition direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
- definition have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
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aimless in CommonParlance
- definition aimlessly drifting
- definition continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
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aimlessly in CommonParlance
- definition without aim; in an aimless manner
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aimlessness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of lacking any definite purpose
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ain in CommonParlance
- definition belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
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aioli in CommonParlance
- definition garlic mayonnaise
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aioli sauce in CommonParlance
- definition garlic mayonnaise
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air in CommonParlance
- definition a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- definition the region above the ground
- definition a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
- definition a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- definition the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- definition once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood
- definition a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- definition medium for radio and television broadcasting
- definition travel via aircraft
- definition expose to fresh air
- definition be broadcast
- definition broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- definition make public
- definition expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
- definition expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
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air alert in CommonParlance
- definition the time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack
- definition the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation
- definition the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack
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air attache in CommonParlance
- definition a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force
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air attack in CommonParlance
- definition an attack by armed planes on a surface target
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air bag in CommonParlance
- definition a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward
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air base in CommonParlance
- definition a base for military aircraft
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air bladder in CommonParlance
- definition an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
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air bubble in CommonParlance
- definition a bubble of air
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air castle in CommonParlance
- definition absentminded dreaming while awake
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air cell in CommonParlance
- definition a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
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air cleaner in CommonParlance
- definition a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it
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air compressor in CommonParlance
- definition a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure
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air conditioner in CommonParlance
- definition an appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and thereby cool it
- definition a system that keeps air cool and dry
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air conditioning in CommonParlance
- definition a system that keeps air cool and dry
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air cover in CommonParlance
- definition the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
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air crew in CommonParlance
- definition the crew of an aircraft
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air current in CommonParlance
- definition air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure