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.
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anglerfish in CommonParlance
- definition fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
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anglewing in CommonParlance
- definition nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings
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angleworm in CommonParlance
- definition terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
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anglicise in CommonParlance
- definition make English in appearance
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anglicize in CommonParlance
- definition make English in appearance
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angling in CommonParlance
- definition fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
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anglophil in CommonParlance
- definition an admirer of England and things English
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anglophile in CommonParlance
- definition an admirer of England and things English
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anglophobe in CommonParlance
- definition a person who hates England and everything English
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angostura in CommonParlance
- definition the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
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angostura bark in CommonParlance
- definition the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
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angoumois grain moth in CommonParlance
- definition small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
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angoumois moth in CommonParlance
- definition small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
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angrecum in CommonParlance
- definition any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
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angrily in CommonParlance
- definition with anger
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angriness in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being angry
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angry in CommonParlance
- definition feeling or showing anger
- definition (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
- definition severely inflamed and painful
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angry walk in CommonParlance
- definition a stiff or threatening gait
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angst in CommonParlance
- definition an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
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angstrom in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
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angstrom unit in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
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anguid lizard in CommonParlance
- definition any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects
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anguine in CommonParlance
- definition of or related to or resembling a snake
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anguish in CommonParlance
- definition extreme mental distress
- definition extreme distress of body or mind
- definition suffer great pains or distress
- definition cause emotional anguish or make miserable
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anguished in CommonParlance
- definition experiencing intense pain especially mental pain