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.
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barrenwort in CommonParlance
- definition slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
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barrette in CommonParlance
- definition a pin for holding women's hair in place
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barretter in CommonParlance
- definition a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
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barricade in CommonParlance
- definition a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
- definition a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
- definition render unsuitable for passage
- definition prevent access to by barricading
- definition block off with barricades
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barricaded in CommonParlance
- definition preventing entry or exit or a course of action
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barricado in CommonParlance
- definition block off with barricades
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barrier in CommonParlance
- definition a structure or object that impedes free movement
- definition any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
- definition anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
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barrier island in CommonParlance
- definition a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
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barrier reef in CommonParlance
- definition a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
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barrier strip in CommonParlance
- definition a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs
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barring in CommonParlance
- definition the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
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barrio in CommonParlance
- definition a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
- definition an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
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barrister in CommonParlance
- definition a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
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barroom in CommonParlance
- definition a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
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barrow in CommonParlance
- definition the quantity that a barrow will hold
- definition (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
- definition a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
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barrow-boy in CommonParlance
- definition a male hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
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barrow-girl in CommonParlance
- definition a female hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
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barrow-man in CommonParlance
- definition a male hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
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barrow-woman in CommonParlance
- definition a female hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
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barrowful in CommonParlance
- definition the quantity that a barrow will hold
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bars in CommonParlance
- definition gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
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bartender in CommonParlance
- definition an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
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barter in CommonParlance
- definition an equal exchange
- definition exchange goods without involving money
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barter away in CommonParlance
- definition trade in in a bartering transaction
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barterer in CommonParlance
- definition a trader who exchanges goods and not money