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
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Terms in this context
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blackdamp in CommonParlance
- definition the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
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blacken in CommonParlance
- definition make or become black
- definition burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
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blacken out in CommonParlance
- definition darken completely
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blackened in CommonParlance
- definition darkened by smoke
- definition (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
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blackening in CommonParlance
- definition changing to a darker color
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blackface in CommonParlance
- definition the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
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blackfish in CommonParlance
- definition large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
- definition female salmon that has recently spawned
- definition small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
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blackfly in CommonParlance
- definition blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
- definition small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
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blackfoot daisy in CommonParlance
- definition bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico
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blackguard in CommonParlance
- definition someone who is morally reprehensible
- definition subject to laughter or ridicule
- definition use foul or abusive language towards
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blackguardly in CommonParlance
- definition lacking principles or scruples
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blackhead in CommonParlance
- definition a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
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blackheart in CommonParlance
- definition any of various diseases in which the central tissues blacken
- definition heart cherry with dark flesh and skin
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blackheart cherry in CommonParlance
- definition heart cherry with dark flesh and skin
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blacking in CommonParlance
- definition a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
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blackish in CommonParlance
- definition of something that is somewhat black
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blackish-brown in CommonParlance
- definition of brown tinged with black
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blackish-gray in CommonParlance
- definition of dark grey
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blackish-grey in CommonParlance
- definition of dark grey
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blackish-red in CommonParlance
- definition of red tinged with black
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blackjack in CommonParlance
- definition a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
- definition a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
- definition a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
- definition a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
- definition exert pressure on someone through threats
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blackjack oak in CommonParlance
- definition a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
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blacklead in CommonParlance
- definition cover with graphite
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blackleg in CommonParlance
- definition someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- definition take the place of work of someone on strike
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blacklist in CommonParlance
- definition a list of people who are out of favor
- definition put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted