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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blank in CommonParlance
- definition (of a surface) not written or printed on
- definition without comprehension
- definition not charged with a bullet
- definition complete and absolute
- definition a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
- definition a blank gap or missing part
- definition a piece of material ready to be made into something
- definition a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
- definition keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
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blank check in CommonParlance
- definition freedom to do as you see fit
- definition a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
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blank cheque in CommonParlance
- definition a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
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blank endorsement in CommonParlance
- definition an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer
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blank out in CommonParlance
- definition be unable to remember
- definition cut out, as for political reasons
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blank revolver in CommonParlance
- definition a revolver that makes the sound of gunfire but does not fire bullets.
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blank shell in CommonParlance
- definition a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
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blank space in CommonParlance
- definition a blank area
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blank verse in CommonParlance
- definition unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
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blanket in CommonParlance
- definition broad in scope or content
- definition bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- definition anything that covers
- definition a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
- definition cover as if with a blanket
- definition form a blanket-like cover (over)
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blanket flower in CommonParlance
- definition annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
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blanket jam in CommonParlance
- definition jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications
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blanket stitch in CommonParlance
- definition a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
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blanketed in CommonParlance
- definition covered with (or as if with) a blanket
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blanking die in CommonParlance
- definition a die that produces a flat piece of material by cutting the desired shape in one operation.
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blanking punch in CommonParlance
- definition a punch used in conjunction with a blanking die.
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blankly in CommonParlance
- definition in a blank and uncomprehending manner
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blankness in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being blank; void; emptiness
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blanquillo in CommonParlance
- definition important marine food fishes
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blare in CommonParlance
- definition a loud harsh or strident noise
- definition make a strident sound
- definition make a strident noise
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blare out in CommonParlance
- definition announce loudly
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blaring in CommonParlance
- definition unpleasantly loud and penetrating
- definition a loud harsh or strident noise
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blarney in CommonParlance
- definition flattery designed to gain favor
- definition influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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blase in CommonParlance
- definition very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world
- definition uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
- definition nonchalantly unconcerned
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blaspheme in CommonParlance
- definition utter obscenities or profanities
- definition speak of in an irreverent or impious manner