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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ball hawk in CommonParlance
- definition a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
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ball hawking in CommonParlance
- definition a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team
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ball nettle in CommonParlance
- definition coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
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ball nightshade in CommonParlance
- definition coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
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ball of fire in CommonParlance
- definition a highly energetic and indefatigable person
- definition someone whose career progresses rapidly
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ball over in CommonParlance
- definition surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
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ball up in CommonParlance
- definition make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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ball valve in CommonParlance
- definition any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball
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ball-and-socket joint in CommonParlance
- definition a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
- definition a joint that can rotate within a socket
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ball-breaker in CommonParlance
- definition a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence
- definition a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing
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ball-buster in CommonParlance
- definition a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence
- definition a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing
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ball-hawking in CommonParlance
- definition used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit
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ball-peen hammer in CommonParlance
- definition a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal
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ball-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition having the shape of a sphere or ball
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ballad in CommonParlance
- definition a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- definition a narrative poem of popular origin
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ballad maker in CommonParlance
- definition a composer of words or music for popular songs
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ballade in CommonParlance
- definition a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
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balladeer in CommonParlance
- definition a singer of popular ballads
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ballast in CommonParlance
- definition any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
- definition coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
- definition an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
- definition a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
- definition an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
- definition make steady with a ballast
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ballast resistor in CommonParlance
- definition a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
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ballcock in CommonParlance
- definition floating ball that controls level in a water tank
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balldress in CommonParlance
- definition a suit or dress for formal occasions
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ballerina in CommonParlance
- definition a female ballet dancer
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ballet in CommonParlance
- definition a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
- definition music written for a ballet
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ballet company in CommonParlance
- definition a company that produces ballets