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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bindable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
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binder in CommonParlance
- definition a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
- definition something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
- definition holds loose papers or magazines
- definition something used to tie or bind
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binder board in CommonParlance
- definition a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books
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binder's board in CommonParlance
- definition a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books
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bindery in CommonParlance
- definition a workshop where books are bound
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binding in CommonParlance
- definition executed with proper legal authority
- definition the capacity to attract and hold something
- definition strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
- definition the act of applying a bandage
- definition one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall
- definition the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
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binding energy in CommonParlance
- definition the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
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bindweed in CommonParlance
- definition any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
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bine in CommonParlance
- definition European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
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binful in CommonParlance
- definition the quantity contained in a bin
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bing cherry in CommonParlance
- definition dark red or blackish sweet cherry
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binge in CommonParlance
- definition any act of immoderate indulgence
- definition an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- definition overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
- definition to watch a large amount of media in a single seating
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binge-eating syndrome in CommonParlance
- definition a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
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binge-purge syndrome in CommonParlance
- definition a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
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binge-vomit syndrome in CommonParlance
- definition a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
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binger in CommonParlance
- definition someone addicted to crack cocaine
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bingle in CommonParlance
- definition a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
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bingo 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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binnacle in CommonParlance
- definition a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)
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binocular in CommonParlance
- definition relating to both eyes
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binocular microscope in CommonParlance
- definition a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes
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binocular vision in CommonParlance
- definition vision involving the use of both eyes
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binoculars in CommonParlance
- definition (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
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binomial in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or consisting of two terms
- definition having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies
- definition (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms
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binomial distribution in CommonParlance
- definition a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success