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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ash-gray in CommonParlance
- definition of a light grey
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ash-grey in CommonParlance
- definition of a light grey
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ash-key in CommonParlance
- definition winged seed of the ash tree
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ash-leaved maple in CommonParlance
- definition common shade tree of eastern and central United States
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ash-pan in CommonParlance
- definition a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed
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ashamed in CommonParlance
- definition feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
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ashamedly in CommonParlance
- definition with a feeling of shame
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ashanti pepper in CommonParlance
- definition spice derived from the dried fruit of Piper guineense; very similar to cubeb pepper but is much less bitter and has a fresher more herbaceous flavour.
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ashbin in CommonParlance
- definition a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
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ashcake in CommonParlance
- definition corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)
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ashcan in CommonParlance
- definition a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
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ashen in CommonParlance
- definition anemic looking from illness or emotion
- definition made of wood of the ash tree
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ashlar in CommonParlance
- definition a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes
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ashore in CommonParlance
- definition towards the shore from the water
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ashram in CommonParlance
- definition a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram
- definition (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
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ashtray in CommonParlance
- definition a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
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ashy in CommonParlance
- definition of a light grey
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aside in CommonParlance
- definition a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
- definition a message that departs from the main subject
- definition on or to one side
- definition out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- definition not taken into account or excluded from consideration
- definition in a different direction
- definition placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
- definition in reserve; not for immediate use
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asigmatic aorist in CommonParlance
- definition an aorist that lacks the sigma or ‘-s’ phoneme.
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asinine in CommonParlance
- definition extremely silly or stupid
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asininity in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness
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ask in CommonParlance
- definition make a request or demand for something to somebody
- definition direct or put; seek an answer to
- definition consider obligatory; request and expect
- definition address a question to and expect an answer from
- definition require as useful, just, or proper
- definition make a date
- definition require or ask for as a price or condition
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ask for in CommonParlance
- definition increase the likelihood of
- definition express the need or desire for
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ask for it in CommonParlance
- definition persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble
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ask for trouble in CommonParlance
- definition persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble