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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bear out in CommonParlance
- definition support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
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bear paw in CommonParlance
- definition almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw
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bear up in CommonParlance
- definition endure cheerfully
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bear upon in CommonParlance
- definition have an effect upon
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bear witness in CommonParlance
- definition provide evidence for
- definition give testimony in a court of law
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bear's breech in CommonParlance
- definition widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
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bear's breeches in CommonParlance
- definition widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
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bear's ear in CommonParlance
- definition yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
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bear's foot in CommonParlance
- definition digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally
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bear's grape in CommonParlance
- definition evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn
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bear's-paw fern in CommonParlance
- definition epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
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bear-sized in CommonParlance
- definition large as a bear
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bearable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being borne though unpleasant
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bearberry in CommonParlance
- definition shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
- definition deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
- definition chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
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bearberry willow in CommonParlance
- definition dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base
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bearcat in CommonParlance
- definition arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
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beard in CommonParlance
- definition the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
- definition a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
- definition a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
- definition hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
- definition tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
- definition go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
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beard lichen in CommonParlance
- definition greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees
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beard moss in CommonParlance
- definition greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees
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beard worm in CommonParlance
- definition slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom
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bearded in CommonParlance
- definition having hair on the cheeks and chin
- definition having a growth of hairlike awns
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bearded darnel in CommonParlance
- definition weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
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bearded iris in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
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bearded seal in CommonParlance
- definition medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean
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bearded vulture in CommonParlance
- definition the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill