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.
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Brunei dollar in CommonParlance
- definition the basic unit of money in Brunei
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Bruneian in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of Brunei or its people
- definition a native or inhabitant of Brunei
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Brunfelsia americana in CommonParlance
- definition West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers
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Brunswick stew in CommonParlance
- definition spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes
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Brussels biscuit in CommonParlance
- definition slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
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Brussels carpet in CommonParlance
- definition a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern
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Brussels griffon in CommonParlance
- definition breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
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Brussels lace in CommonParlance
- definition fine lace with a raised or applique design
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Brya ebenus in CommonParlance
- definition West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony
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Bryanthus taxifolius in CommonParlance
- definition small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States
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Bryonia alba in CommonParlance
- definition white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran
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Bryonia dioica in CommonParlance
- definition bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; found in Europe, North Africa, western Asia
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Brythonic in CommonParlance
- definition a southern group of Celtic languages
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BuSpar in CommonParlance
- definition a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety
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Bubalus bubalis in CommonParlance
- definition an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal
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Bubalus mindorensis in CommonParlance
- definition small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
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Bubo virginianus in CommonParlance
- definition brown North American horned owl
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Bubulcus ibis in CommonParlance
- definition small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
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Bucephala albeola in CommonParlance
- definition small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
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Bucephala clangula in CommonParlance
- definition large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
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Bucephala islandica in CommonParlance
- definition North American goldeneye diving duck
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Bucephela albeola in CommonParlance
- definition small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
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Bucephela clangula in CommonParlance
- definition large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
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Buchloe dactyloides in CommonParlance
- definition short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
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Buckeye in CommonParlance
- definition a native or resident of Ohio