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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balm in CommonParlance
- definition any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
- definition semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
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balm of Gilead in CommonParlance
- definition medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
- definition a fragrant oleoresin
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balm of gilead in CommonParlance
- definition small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised
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balmily in CommonParlance
- definition in a mildly insane manner
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balminess in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing
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balmoral in CommonParlance
- definition a sturdy laced walking shoe
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balmy in CommonParlance
- definition informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- definition mild and pleasant
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baloney in CommonParlance
- definition pretentious or silly talk or writing
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balsa in CommonParlance
- definition strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
- definition forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
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balsa raft in CommonParlance
- definition a light raft made of balsa
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balsa wood in CommonParlance
- definition strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
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balsam in CommonParlance
- definition any seed plant yielding balsam
- definition any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
- definition an ointment containing a fragrant resin
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balsam apple in CommonParlance
- definition a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
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balsam capivi in CommonParlance
- definition an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
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balsam fir in CommonParlance
- definition medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
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balsam herb in CommonParlance
- definition tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
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balsam of Peru in CommonParlance
- definition dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases
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balsam of tolu in CommonParlance
- definition aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups
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balsam pear in CommonParlance
- definition tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit
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balsam poplar in CommonParlance
- definition poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
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balsam willow in CommonParlance
- definition small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed
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balsam woolly aphid in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of adelgid, or small wingless insects that infest and kill firs, especially Balsam Fir and Fraser Fir (Adelges piceae)
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balsam-scented in CommonParlance
- definition smelling of balsam resin
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balsamic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or containing balsam
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balsamroot in CommonParlance
- definition a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots