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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blain in CommonParlance
- definition an inflammatory swelling or sore
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blamable in CommonParlance
- definition deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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blame in CommonParlance
- definition expletives used informally as intensifiers
- definition an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
- definition a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- definition put or pin the blame on
- definition harass with constant criticism
- definition attribute responsibility to
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blame game in CommonParlance
- definition accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event
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blameable in CommonParlance
- definition deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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blamed in CommonParlance
- definition expletives used informally as intensifiers
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blameful in CommonParlance
- definition deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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blameless in CommonParlance
- definition free of guilt; not subject to blame
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blamelessly in CommonParlance
- definition in an irreproachable and blameless manner
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blamelessness in CommonParlance
- definition a state of innocence
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blameworthiness in CommonParlance
- definition a state of guilt
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blameworthy in CommonParlance
- definition deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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blanc in CommonParlance
- definition a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
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blanc fixe in CommonParlance
- definition a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
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blanch in CommonParlance
- definition turn pale, as if in fear
- definition cook (vegetables) briefly
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blanched in CommonParlance
- definition anemic looking from illness or emotion
- definition (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
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blanching agent in CommonParlance
- definition an agent that makes things white or colorless
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blanching machine in CommonParlance
- definition a machine used for blanching, boiling or sterilizing of fruits and vegetables.
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blancmange in CommonParlance
- definition sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
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bland in CommonParlance
- definition lacking taste or flavor or tang
- definition lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- definition smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
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bland diet in CommonParlance
- definition a diet of foods that are not irritating
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blandish in CommonParlance
- definition praise somewhat dishonestly
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blandishment in CommonParlance
- definition flattery intended to persuade
- definition the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
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blandly in CommonParlance
- definition in a bland manner
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blandness in CommonParlance
- definition the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern
- definition lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
- definition the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner