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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battle damage in CommonParlance
- definition loss of military equipment in battle
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battle dress in CommonParlance
- definition a military uniform designed for field service
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battle fatigue in CommonParlance
- definition a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
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battle flag in CommonParlance
- definition a flag that leads troops into battle
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battle fleet in CommonParlance
- definition a fleet of warships prepared for battle
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battle group in CommonParlance
- definition an army unit usually consisting of five companies
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battle line in CommonParlance
- definition the line along which warring troops meet
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battle of wits in CommonParlance
- definition a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used
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battle plan in CommonParlance
- definition plan for conducting a battle
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battle royal in CommonParlance
- definition a noisy riotous fight
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battle sight in CommonParlance
- definition an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges
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battle-ax in CommonParlance
- definition a broadax used as a weapon
- definition a sharp-tongued domineering wife
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battle-axe in CommonParlance
- definition a sharp-tongued domineering wife
- definition a broadax used as a weapon
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battle-scarred in CommonParlance
- definition scarred by battle
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battledore in CommonParlance
- definition a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
- definition an ancient racket game
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battledore and shuttlecock in CommonParlance
- definition an ancient racket game
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battlefield in CommonParlance
- definition a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
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battlefront in CommonParlance
- definition the line along which opposing armies face each other
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battleful in CommonParlance
- definition having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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battleground in CommonParlance
- definition a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
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battlement in CommonParlance
- definition a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
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battlemented in CommonParlance
- definition protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through
- definition having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
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battler in CommonParlance
- definition someone who fights (or is fighting)
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battleship in CommonParlance
- definition large and heavily armoured warship
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battlesight in CommonParlance
- definition an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges