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
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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bean weevil in CommonParlance
- definition larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
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bean-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition having a shape resembling a bean
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beanbag in CommonParlance
- definition a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games
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beanball in CommonParlance
- definition a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
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beaner in CommonParlance
- definition a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
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beanfeast in CommonParlance
- definition an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees
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beanie in CommonParlance
- definition a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
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beano in CommonParlance
- definition a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
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beanstalk in CommonParlance
- definition stem of a bean plant
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beany in CommonParlance
- definition a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
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bear in CommonParlance
- definition massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
- definition an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
- definition have
- definition maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- definition cause to be born
- definition put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- definition move while holding up or supporting
- definition bring forth
- definition take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- definition contain or hold; have within
- definition bring in
- definition have on one's person
- definition have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- definition support or hold in a certain manner
- definition be pregnant with
- definition behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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bear away in CommonParlance
- definition remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
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bear cat in CommonParlance
- definition reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
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bear claw in CommonParlance
- definition almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw
- definition an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery
- definition claw of a bear; often used in jewelry
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bear cub in CommonParlance
- definition a young bear
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bear down in CommonParlance
- definition exert a force with a heavy weight
- definition contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
- definition to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- definition exert full strength
- definition pay special attention to
- definition exert a force or cause a strain upon
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bear down on in CommonParlance
- definition sail towards another vessel, of a ship
- definition exert a force with a heavy weight
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bear down upon in CommonParlance
- definition sail towards another vessel, of a ship
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bear grass in CommonParlance
- definition yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
- definition yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
- definition stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico
- definition plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
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bear hug in CommonParlance
- definition a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
- definition a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest
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bear in mind in CommonParlance
- definition keep in mind
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bear market in CommonParlance
- definition a market characterized by falling prices for securities
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bear oak in CommonParlance
- definition shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets
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bear off in CommonParlance
- definition remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
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bear on in CommonParlance
- definition be relevant to
- definition have an effect upon
- definition press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- definition keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last