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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almond crescent in CommonParlance
- definition very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped
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almond extract in CommonParlance
- definition flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol
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almond moth in CommonParlance
- definition a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin
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almond oil in CommonParlance
- definition pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
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almond tree in CommonParlance
- definition any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts
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almond willow in CommonParlance
- definition Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
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almond-eyed in CommonParlance
- definition having almond-shaped eyes
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almond-leaves willow in CommonParlance
- definition willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
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almond-scented in CommonParlance
- definition smelling of almond
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almond-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition shaped like an almond
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almoner in CommonParlance
- definition an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
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almost in CommonParlance
- definition (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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alms in CommonParlance
- definition money or goods contributed to the poor
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alms box in CommonParlance
- definition box for collecting alms, especially one in a church
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alms dish in CommonParlance
- definition a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation
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alms tray in CommonParlance
- definition a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation
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alms-giving in CommonParlance
- definition making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
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almsgiver in CommonParlance
- definition a person who gives alms
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almsgiving in CommonParlance
- definition making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
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alocasia in CommonParlance
- definition any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
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aloe in CommonParlance
- definition succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
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aloes in CommonParlance
- definition a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
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aloft in CommonParlance
- definition at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
- definition upward
- definition at or to great height; high up in or into the air
- definition in the higher atmosphere above the earth
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aloha in CommonParlance
- definition an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
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alone in CommonParlance
- definition isolated from others
- definition lacking companions or companionship
- definition exclusive of anyone or anything else
- definition radically distinctive and without equal
- definition without any others being included or involved
- definition without anybody else or anything else