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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arms manufacturer in CommonParlance
- definition someone who manufactures arms and munitions
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arms race in CommonParlance
- definition a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
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arms-runner in CommonParlance
- definition a smuggler of guns
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army in CommonParlance
- definition a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
- definition a large number of people united for some specific purpose
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army ant in CommonParlance
- definition tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
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army attache in CommonParlance
- definition a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army
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army base in CommonParlance
- definition a large base of operations for an army
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army brat in CommonParlance
- definition the child of a career officer of the United States Army
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army corps in CommonParlance
- definition an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
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army cutworm in CommonParlance
- definition larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states
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army engineer in CommonParlance
- definition a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work
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army hut in CommonParlance
- definition temporary military shelter
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army officer in CommonParlance
- definition an officer in the armed forces
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army tank in CommonParlance
- definition an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
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army unit in CommonParlance
- definition a military unit that is part of an army
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army worm in CommonParlance
- definition noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
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armyworm in CommonParlance
- definition noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
- definition moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
- definition larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted
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arnica in CommonParlance
- definition used especially in treating bruises
- definition any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica
- definition an ointment used in treating bruises
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arnica bud in CommonParlance
- definition fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States
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aroeira blanca in CommonParlance
- definition small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil
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aroid in CommonParlance
- definition relating to a plant of the family Araceae
- definition any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
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arolla pine in CommonParlance
- definition large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate
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aroma in CommonParlance
- definition any property detected by the olfactory system
- definition a distinctive odor that is pleasant
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aromatherapy in CommonParlance
- definition the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage
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aromatic in CommonParlance
- definition (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings
- definition having a strong pleasant odor