CommonParlance
Seed
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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birken in CommonParlance
- definition consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
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birl in CommonParlance
- definition cause a floating log to rotate by treading
- definition cause to spin
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birle in CommonParlance
- definition cause a floating log to rotate by treading
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birling in CommonParlance
- definition rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
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birr in CommonParlance
- definition the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
- definition sound of something in rapid motion
- definition make a soft swishing sound
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birretta in CommonParlance
- definition a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
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birth in CommonParlance
- definition the time when something begins (especially life)
- definition the event of being born
- definition the process of giving birth
- definition the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
- definition a baby born; an offspring
- definition cause to be born
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birth canal in CommonParlance
- definition a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
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birth certificate in CommonParlance
- definition a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
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birth control in CommonParlance
- definition limiting the number of children born
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birth control device in CommonParlance
- definition an agent or device intended to prevent conception
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birth control pill in CommonParlance
- definition a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
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birth defect in CommonParlance
- definition a defect that is present at birth
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birth pangs in CommonParlance
- definition a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
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birth prevention in CommonParlance
- definition limiting the number of children born
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birth rate in CommonParlance
- definition the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
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birth trauma in CommonParlance
- definition physical injury to an infant during the birth process
- definition emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness
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birth-control campaigner in CommonParlance
- definition a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
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birth-control reformer in CommonParlance
- definition a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
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birthday in CommonParlance
- definition an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
- definition the date on which a person was born
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birthday cake in CommonParlance
- definition decorated cake served at a birthday party
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birthday card in CommonParlance
- definition a card expressing a birthday greeting
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birthday gift in CommonParlance
- definition a present given in celebration of a person's birthday
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birthday party in CommonParlance
- definition a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth
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birthday present in CommonParlance
- definition a present given in celebration of a person's birthday