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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astray in CommonParlance
- definition away from the right path or direction
- definition far from the intended target
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astride in CommonParlance
- definition with one leg on each side
- definition with the legs stretched far apart
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astringe in CommonParlance
- definition constrict or bind or draw together
- definition become constricted or compressed
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astringence in CommonParlance
- definition a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
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astringency in CommonParlance
- definition a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
- definition the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
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astringent in CommonParlance
- definition sour or bitter in taste
- definition tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
- definition a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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astringent drug in CommonParlance
- definition a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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astrobiology in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
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astrocyte in CommonParlance
- definition comparatively large neuroglial cell
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astrocytic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia
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astrodome in CommonParlance
- definition a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
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astrodynamics in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
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astrogate in CommonParlance
- definition guide in interplanetary travel
- definition navigate in space
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astrogator in CommonParlance
- definition the navigator of a spacecraft
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astroglia in CommonParlance
- definition tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells
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astrolabe in CommonParlance
- definition an early form of sextant
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astrolatry in CommonParlance
- definition the worship of planets or stars
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astrologer in CommonParlance
- definition someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon
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astrological in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or concerned with astrology
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astrologist in CommonParlance
- definition someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon
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astrology in CommonParlance
- definition a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
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astrometry in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
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astronaut in CommonParlance
- definition a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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astronautic in CommonParlance
- definition of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics
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astronautical in CommonParlance
- definition of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics