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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apple nut in CommonParlance
- definition nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons
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apple of Peru in CommonParlance
- definition coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry
- definition intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
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apple of discord in CommonParlance
- definition (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord — who had not been invited); the apple had ‘for the fairest’ written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
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apple orchard in CommonParlance
- definition a grove of apple trees
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apple pie in CommonParlance
- definition pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar
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apple polisher in CommonParlance
- definition someone who humbles themself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if they had no self-respect
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apple rust in CommonParlance
- definition rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
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apple sauce in CommonParlance
- definition puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
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apple tart in CommonParlance
- definition a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar
- definition a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar
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apple tree in CommonParlance
- definition any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
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apple turnover in CommonParlance
- definition turnover with an apple filling
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apple vodka in CommonParlance
- definition strong alcoholic beverage with apple flavour.
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apple-scented in CommonParlance
- definition smelling of apples
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apple-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition having the general shape of an apple
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apple-sized in CommonParlance
- definition having the approximate size of an apple
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applecart in CommonParlance
- definition the planning that is disrupted when someone ‘upsets the applecart’
- definition a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
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applejack in CommonParlance
- definition distilled from hard cider
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applemint in CommonParlance
- definition mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States
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applesauce in CommonParlance
- definition puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
- definition nonsensical talk or writing
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applesauce cake in CommonParlance
- definition moist spicy cake containing applesauce
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applet in CommonParlance
- definition a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface
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applewood in CommonParlance
- definition wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus
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appliance in CommonParlance
- definition a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- definition durable goods for home or office use
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applicability in CommonParlance
- definition relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
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applicable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being applied; having relevance