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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airspace in CommonParlance
- definition the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
- definition the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction
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airspeed in CommonParlance
- definition the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying
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airstream in CommonParlance
- definition a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
- definition the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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airstrip in CommonParlance
- definition an airfield without normal airport facilities
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airt in CommonParlance
- definition channel into a new direction
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airtight in CommonParlance
- definition having no weak points
- definition not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
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airwave in CommonParlance
- definition medium for radio and television broadcasting
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airway in CommonParlance
- definition a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
- definition a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
- definition the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
- definition a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
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airwoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female who operates an aircraft
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airworthiness in CommonParlance
- definition fitness to fly
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airworthy in CommonParlance
- definition (of aircraft) fit to fly
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airy in CommonParlance
- definition open to or abounding in fresh air
- definition not practical or realizable; speculative
- definition having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
- definition characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
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aisle in CommonParlance
- definition a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
- definition passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
- definition part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns
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aitchbone in CommonParlance
- definition a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
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ajar in CommonParlance
- definition slightly open
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akaryocyte in CommonParlance
- definition a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
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akaryote in CommonParlance
- definition a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
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akee in CommonParlance
- definition widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh
- definition red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
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akee tree in CommonParlance
- definition widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh
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akimbo in CommonParlance
- definition (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
- definition with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
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akin in CommonParlance
- definition similar in quality or character
- definition related by blood
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akinesia in CommonParlance
- definition motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
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akinesis in CommonParlance
- definition motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
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akinetic epilepsy in CommonParlance
- definition epilepsy characterized by akinesia
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akvavit in CommonParlance
- definition Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds