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.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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baccy in CommonParlance
- definition leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
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bach in CommonParlance
- definition lead a bachelor's existence
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bachelor in CommonParlance
- definition a man who has never been married
- definition a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
- definition lead a bachelor's existence
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bachelor girl in CommonParlance
- definition a young unmarried woman who lives alone
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bachelor party in CommonParlance
- definition stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)
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bachelor's button in CommonParlance
- definition an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
- definition tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
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bachelor's degree in CommonParlance
- definition an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
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bachelor-at-arms in CommonParlance
- definition a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
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bachelorette in CommonParlance
- definition a young unmarried woman who lives alone
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bachelorhood in CommonParlance
- definition the time of a man's life prior to marriage
- definition the state of being an unmarried man
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bacillar in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
- definition formed like a bacillus
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bacillary in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
- definition formed like a bacillus
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bacillary dysentery in CommonParlance
- definition an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
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bacillary white diarrhea in CommonParlance
- definition a serious bacterial disease of young chickens
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bacillary white diarrhoea in CommonParlance
- definition a serious bacterial disease of young chickens
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bacilliform in CommonParlance
- definition formed like a bacillus
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bacillus in CommonParlance
- definition aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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bacitracin in CommonParlance
- definition a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
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back in CommonParlance
- definition related to or located at the back
- definition located at or near the back of an animal
- definition of an earlier date
- definition the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- definition the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- definition the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- definition (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- definition the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- definition the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- definition the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- definition a support that you can lean against while sitting
- definition (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- definition in or to or toward a former location
- definition at or to or toward the back or rear
- definition in or to or toward an original condition
- definition in or to or toward a past time
- definition in reply
- definition in repayment or retaliation
- definition be behind; approve of
- definition travel backward
- definition give support or one's approval to
- definition cause to travel backward
- definition support financial backing for
- definition be in back of
- definition place a bet on
- definition shift to a counterclockwise direction
- definition establish as valid or genuine
- definition strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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back and forth in CommonParlance
- definition moving from one place to another and back again
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back away in CommonParlance
- definition make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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back brace in CommonParlance
- definition a brace worn to support the back
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back breaker in CommonParlance
- definition street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
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back burner in CommonParlance
- definition reduced priority
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back channel in CommonParlance
- definition an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government)