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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belfry in CommonParlance
- definition a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
- definition a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
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belie in CommonParlance
- definition be in contradiction with
- definition represent falsely
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belieber in CommonParlance
- definition A fan of Justin Bieber
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belief in CommonParlance
- definition any cognitive content held as true
- definition a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
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believability in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being believable or trustworthy
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believable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being believed
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believably in CommonParlance
- definition in a believable manner
- definition easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
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believe in CommonParlance
- definition accept as true; take to be true
- definition judge or regard; look upon; judge
- definition be confident about something
- definition follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
- definition credit with veracity
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believe in in CommonParlance
- definition have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
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believer in CommonParlance
- definition a supporter who accepts something as true
- definition a person who has religious faith
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believing in CommonParlance
- definition the cognitive process that leads to convictions
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believingly in CommonParlance
- definition in a credulous manner
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belike in CommonParlance
- definition with considerable certainty; without much doubt
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belittle in CommonParlance
- definition cause to seem less serious; play down
- definition express a negative opinion of
- definition lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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belittled in CommonParlance
- definition made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
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belittlement in CommonParlance
- definition the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant.
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belittling in CommonParlance
- definition tending to diminish or disparage
- definition a belittling comment
- definition the act of belittling
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bell in CommonParlance
- definition a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- definition a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
- definition the sound of a bell being struck
- definition (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- definition the shape of a bell
- definition a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
- definition the flared opening of a tubular device
- definition attach a bell to
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bell apple in CommonParlance
- definition the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle
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bell arch in CommonParlance
- definition a round arch resting on corbels
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bell book in CommonParlance
- definition a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded
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bell buoy in CommonParlance
- definition a buoy with a bell on it
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bell captain in CommonParlance
- definition the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel
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bell cot in CommonParlance
- definition a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof
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bell cote in CommonParlance
- definition a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof