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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back circle in CommonParlance
- definition a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head
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back country in CommonParlance
- definition a remote and undeveloped area
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back door in CommonParlance
- definition a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)
- definition an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
- definition an entrance at the rear of a building
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back down in CommonParlance
- definition move backwards from a certain position
- definition remove oneself from an obligation
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back end in CommonParlance
- definition the side of an object that is opposite its front
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back entrance in CommonParlance
- definition an entrance at the rear of a building
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back exercise in CommonParlance
- definition exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles
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back judge in CommonParlance
- definition a football official who stands deep behind the defensive secondary in the middle of the field
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back matter in CommonParlance
- definition written matter following the main text of a book
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back of beyond in CommonParlance
- definition a very remote and inaccessible place
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back off in CommonParlance
- definition move backwards from a certain position
- definition remove oneself from an obligation
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back out in CommonParlance
- definition move out of a space backwards
- definition make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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back pack in CommonParlance
- definition a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
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back porch in CommonParlance
- definition a porch for the back door
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back room in CommonParlance
- definition a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
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back saw in CommonParlance
- definition a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
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back stance in CommonParlance
- definition A basic stance used in martial arts, where the rear leg is strongly bent at the knee and the front leg is straight or slightly bent.
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back street in CommonParlance
- definition a narrow street with walls on both sides
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back talk in CommonParlance
- definition an impudent or insolent rejoinder
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back tooth in CommonParlance
- definition a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
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back up in CommonParlance
- definition give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- definition move backwards from a certain position
- definition establish as valid or genuine
- definition make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
- definition become or cause to become obstructed
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back vowel in CommonParlance
- definition (phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth.
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back yer in CommonParlance
- definition The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.
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back-blast in CommonParlance
- definition backfire from a recoilless weapon
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back-channel in CommonParlance
- definition via a back channel