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.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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aspirant in CommonParlance
- definition desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
- definition an ambitious and aspiring young person
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aspirate in CommonParlance
- definition a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- definition a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial /h/ sounds.
- definition remove by suction
- definition pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
- definition inhale (air, water, etc.)
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aspiration in CommonParlance
- definition a will to succeed
- definition a cherished desire
- definition a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
- definition the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
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aspiration pneumonia in CommonParlance
- definition inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest)
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aspirator in CommonParlance
- definition a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
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aspire in CommonParlance
- definition have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
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aspirer in CommonParlance
- definition an ambitious and aspiring young person
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aspirin in CommonParlance
- definition the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
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aspirin powder in CommonParlance
- definition a powdered form of aspirin
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aspiring in CommonParlance
- definition desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
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asquint in CommonParlance
- definition (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
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ass in CommonParlance
- definition the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- definition a pompous fool
- definition hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
- definition slang for sexual intercourse
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ass-kisser in CommonParlance
- definition a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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assagai in CommonParlance
- definition the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
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assail in CommonParlance
- definition attack someone physically or emotionally
- definition launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
- definition attack in speech or writing
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assailability in CommonParlance
- definition vulnerability to forceful attack
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assailable in CommonParlance
- definition not defended or capable of being defended
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assailant in CommonParlance
- definition someone who attacks
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assassin in CommonParlance
- definition a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
- definition a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
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assassin bug in CommonParlance
- definition a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
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assassinate in CommonParlance
- definition murder; especially of socially prominent persons
- definition destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
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assassinated in CommonParlance
- definition murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
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assassination in CommonParlance
- definition an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
- definition murder of a public figure by surprise attack
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assassinator in CommonParlance
- definition a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
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assault in CommonParlance
- definition close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
- definition a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
- definition the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
- definition attack someone physically or emotionally
- definition force (someone) to have sex against their will
- definition attack in speech or writing