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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banded rattlesnake in CommonParlance
- definition widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
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banded rudderfish in CommonParlance
- definition fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters
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banded sand snake in CommonParlance
- definition a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it ‘swims’; banding resembles that of coral snakes
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banded stilt in CommonParlance
- definition web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
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banded water snake in CommonParlance
- definition in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water
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bandelet in CommonParlance
- definition molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
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bandelette in CommonParlance
- definition molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
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banderilla in CommonParlance
- definition a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
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banderillero in CommonParlance
- definition the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
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bandicoot in CommonParlance
- definition any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
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bandicoot rat in CommonParlance
- definition burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
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banding in CommonParlance
- definition a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
- definition an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
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bandit in CommonParlance
- definition an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
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banditry in CommonParlance
- definition the practice of plundering in gangs
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bandleader in CommonParlance
- definition the leader of a dance band
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bandlet in CommonParlance
- definition molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
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bandmaster in CommonParlance
- definition the conductor of a band
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bandoleer in CommonParlance
- definition a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
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bandolier in CommonParlance
- definition a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
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bandoneon in CommonParlance
- definition a type of concertina popular in South America
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bandsaw in CommonParlance
- definition an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels
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bandsman in CommonParlance
- definition a male player in a band (especially a military band)
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bandstand in CommonParlance
- definition a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
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bandswoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female player in a band (especially a military band)
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bandtail in CommonParlance
- definition wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon