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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awl in CommonParlance
- definition a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
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awl-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition shaped like an awl
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awless in CommonParlance
- definition devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence
- definition neither feeling nor showing respect
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awlwort in CommonParlance
- definition small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal
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awn in CommonParlance
- definition slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
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awned in CommonParlance
- definition having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses
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awning in CommonParlance
- definition a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
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awning deck in CommonParlance
- definition a deck at the top of a passenger ship
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awninged in CommonParlance
- definition covered with an awning
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awnless in CommonParlance
- definition lacking or having only very short awns
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awnless bromegrass in CommonParlance
- definition drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia
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awny in CommonParlance
- definition having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses
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awol in CommonParlance
- definition absent without permission
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awry in CommonParlance
- definition turned or twisted toward one side
- definition not functioning properly
- definition away from the correct or expected course
- definition turned or twisted to one side
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ax in CommonParlance
- definition an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- definition chop or split with an ax
- definition terminate
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ax handle in CommonParlance
- definition the handle of an ax
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ax head in CommonParlance
- definition the cutting head of an ax
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axe in CommonParlance
- definition an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- definition chop or split with an ax
- definition terminate
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axe handle in CommonParlance
- definition the handle of an ax
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axe head in CommonParlance
- definition the cutting head of an ax
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axe-hammer in CommonParlance
- definition a weapon with a hammer on one side and an axe on the other.
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axenic in CommonParlance
- definition (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions
- definition (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms
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axerophthol in CommonParlance
- definition any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
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axial in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation
- definition relating to or attached to the axis
- definition situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
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axial flow turbine in CommonParlance
- definition An axial flow turbine operates in the exactly reverse of an axial flow compressor,