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-formation in CommonParlance
- definition a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
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back-geared in CommonParlance
- definition (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley
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back-number in CommonParlance
- definition someone who is no longer popular
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back-to-back in CommonParlance
- definition one after the other
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backache in CommonParlance
- definition an ache localized in the back
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backband in CommonParlance
- definition a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
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backbeat in CommonParlance
- definition a loud steady beat
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backbench in CommonParlance
- definition any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
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backbencher in CommonParlance
- definition a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
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backbend in CommonParlance
- definition an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
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backbite in CommonParlance
- definition say mean things
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backbiter in CommonParlance
- definition one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
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backblast in CommonParlance
- definition backfire from a recoilless weapon
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backboard in CommonParlance
- definition a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball
- definition a board used to support the back of someone or something
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backbone in CommonParlance
- definition a central cohesive source of support and stability
- definition fortitude and determination
- definition the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- definition the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
- definition the part of a network that connects other networks together
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backbreaking in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
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backchat in CommonParlance
- definition light teasing repartee
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backcloth in CommonParlance
- definition scenery hung at back of stage
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backcross in CommonParlance
- definition mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
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backdate in CommonParlance
- definition make effective from an earlier date
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backdoor in CommonParlance
- 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
- definition a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)
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backdown in CommonParlance
- definition a retraction of a previously held position
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backdrop in CommonParlance
- definition scenery hung at back of stage
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backed in CommonParlance
- definition having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
- definition used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light
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backer in CommonParlance
- definition someone who provides financial support for some venture