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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besprent in CommonParlance
- definition sprinkled over
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besprinkle in CommonParlance
- definition scatter with liquid; wet lightly
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best in CommonParlance
- definition (superlative of ‘good’) having the most positive qualities
- definition (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
- definition the supreme effort one can make
- definition the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
- definition in a most excellent way or manner
- definition it would be sensible
- definition from a position of superiority or authority
- definition get the better of
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best evidence rule in CommonParlance
- definition a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
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best friend in CommonParlance
- definition the one friend who is closest to you
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best man in CommonParlance
- definition the principal groomsman at a wedding
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best of all in CommonParlance
- definition especially fortunate
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best seller in CommonParlance
- definition a book that has had a large and rapid sale
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best wishes in CommonParlance
- definition an expression of hope for someone's future happiness or welfare.
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best-known in CommonParlance
- definition most familiar or renowned
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best-loved in CommonParlance
- definition preferred above all others and treated with partiality
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best-selling in CommonParlance
- definition selling in great numbers
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bestial in CommonParlance
- definition resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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bestialise in CommonParlance
- definition make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
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bestiality in CommonParlance
- definition the stupid brutal quality of a beast
- definition sexual activity between a person and an animal
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bestialize in CommonParlance
- definition make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
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bestially in CommonParlance
- definition in the manner of a beast
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bestiary in CommonParlance
- definition a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
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bestir in CommonParlance
- definition become active
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bestir oneself in CommonParlance
- definition start to be active
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bestow in CommonParlance
- definition present
- definition give as a gift
- definition bestow a quality on
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bestowal in CommonParlance
- definition the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
- definition a gift that is bestowed or conferred
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bestower in CommonParlance
- definition person who makes a gift of property
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bestowment in CommonParlance
- definition a gift that is bestowed or conferred
- definition the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
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bestrew in CommonParlance
- definition cover by strewing