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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asthmatic in CommonParlance
- definition relating to breathing with a whistling sound
- definition a person suffering from asthma
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astigmatic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images
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astigmatism in CommonParlance
- definition (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
- definition (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
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astigmia in CommonParlance
- definition (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
- definition (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
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astilbe in CommonParlance
- definition any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
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astir in CommonParlance
- definition out of bed
- definition on the move
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astomatal in CommonParlance
- definition lacking a stoma or stomata
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astomatous in CommonParlance
- definition having no mouth or mouthlike opening
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astonied in CommonParlance
- definition filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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astonish in CommonParlance
- definition affect with wonder
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astonished in CommonParlance
- definition filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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astonishing in CommonParlance
- definition surprising greatly
- definition so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
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astonishingly in CommonParlance
- definition in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
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astonishment in CommonParlance
- definition the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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astound in CommonParlance
- definition affect with wonder
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astounded in CommonParlance
- definition filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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astounding in CommonParlance
- definition bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
- definition so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
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astraddle in CommonParlance
- definition with one leg on each side
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astragal in CommonParlance
- definition the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
- definition a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
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astragalar in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the anklebone
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astragalus in CommonParlance
- definition the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
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astrakhan in CommonParlance
- definition the fur of young lambs
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astral in CommonParlance
- definition being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
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astrantia in CommonParlance
- definition any plant of the genus Astrantia
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astraphobia in CommonParlance
- definition a morbid fear of thunder and lightning