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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bit in CommonParlance
- definition a small piece or quantity of something
- definition a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- definition an indefinitely short time
- definition an instance of some kind
- definition piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
- definition a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
- definition a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- definition a small fragment
- definition a short performance that is part of a longer program
- definition the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
- definition the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
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bit by bit in CommonParlance
- definition a little bit at a time
- definition in a gradual manner
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bit field in CommonParlance
- definition a field containing only binary characters
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bit part in CommonParlance
- definition a small role
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bit rate in CommonParlance
- definition the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time.
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bit-by-bit in CommonParlance
- definition one thing at a time
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bitartrate in CommonParlance
- definition an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate
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bitch in CommonParlance
- definition an unpleasant difficulty
- definition a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
- definition informal terms for objecting
- definition female of any member of the dog family
- definition complain
- definition say mean things
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bitchery in CommonParlance
- definition aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman
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bitchiness in CommonParlance
- definition malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
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bitchy in CommonParlance
- definition marked by or arising from malice
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bite in CommonParlance
- definition a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- definition a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- definition a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- definition a light informal meal
- definition (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- definition wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- definition a strong odor or taste property
- definition the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- definition a portion removed from the whole
- definition to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- definition cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- definition penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- definition deliver a sting to
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bite off in CommonParlance
- definition bite off with a quick bite
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bite out in CommonParlance
- definition utter
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bite plate in CommonParlance
- definition a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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biteplate in CommonParlance
- definition a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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biter in CommonParlance
- definition someone who bites
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bitewing in CommonParlance
- definition a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
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bitey in CommonParlance
- definition Having a tendency to bite aggressively
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biting in CommonParlance
- definition capable of wounding
- definition causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
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biting louse in CommonParlance
- definition wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
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biting midge in CommonParlance
- definition minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
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bitingly in CommonParlance
- definition extremely and sharply
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bitmap in CommonParlance
- definition an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels
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bitok in CommonParlance
- definition a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream