CommonParlance
Seed
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
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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assault and battery in CommonParlance
- definition an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
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assault gun in CommonParlance
- definition any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
- definition an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
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assault rifle in CommonParlance
- definition any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
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assaulter in CommonParlance
- definition someone who attacks
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assaultive in CommonParlance
- definition disposed to attack
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assay in CommonParlance
- definition an appraisal of the state of affairs
- definition a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
- definition a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- definition a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
- definition analyze (chemical substances)
- definition make an effort or attempt
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assay-mark in CommonParlance
- definition a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
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assayer in CommonParlance
- definition an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals
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assegai in CommonParlance
- definition the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
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assemblage in CommonParlance
- definition a group of persons together in one place
- definition a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
- definition the social act of assembling
- definition several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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assemble in CommonParlance
- definition create by putting components or members together
- definition collect in one place
- definition get people together
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assembler in CommonParlance
- definition a program to convert assembly language into machine language
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assembling in CommonParlance
- definition the act of gathering something together
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assembly in CommonParlance
- definition a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
- definition the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
- definition a public facility to meet for open discussion
- definition a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
- definition a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together
- definition the social act of assembling
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assembly hall in CommonParlance
- definition a hall where many people can congregate
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assembly language in CommonParlance
- definition a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language
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assembly line in CommonParlance
- definition mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
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assembly plant in CommonParlance
- definition a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
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assembly program in CommonParlance
- definition a program to convert assembly language into machine language
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assemblyman in CommonParlance
- definition a man who is a member of a legislative assembly
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assemblywoman in CommonParlance
- definition a woman who is a member of a legislative assembly
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assent in CommonParlance
- definition agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
- definition to agree or express agreement
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assenter in CommonParlance
- definition a person who assents
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assentient in CommonParlance
- definition expressing agreement or consent
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assenting in CommonParlance
- definition expressing agreement or consent
- definition agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)