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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bleak in CommonParlance
- definition offering little or no hope
- definition providing no shelter or sustenance
- definition unpleasantly cold and damp
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bleakly in CommonParlance
- definition without hope
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bleakness in CommonParlance
- definition a bleak and desolate atmosphere
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blear in CommonParlance
- definition tired to the point of exhaustion
- definition make dim or indistinct
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blear-eyed in CommonParlance
- definition tired to the point of exhaustion
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bleary in CommonParlance
- definition tired to the point of exhaustion
- definition indistinct or hazy in outline
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bleary-eyed in CommonParlance
- definition tired to the point of exhaustion
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bleat in CommonParlance
- definition the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
- definition talk whiningly
- definition cry plaintively
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bleb in CommonParlance
- definition (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
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blebbed in CommonParlance
- definition (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
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blebby in CommonParlance
- definition covered with small blisters
- definition (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
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bleed in CommonParlance
- definition lose blood from one's body
- definition draw blood
- definition get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
- definition be diffused
- definition drain of liquid or steam
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bleeder in CommonParlance
- definition someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
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bleeder's disease in CommonParlance
- definition congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
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bleeding in CommonParlance
- definition the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
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bleeding heart in CommonParlance
- definition garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
- definition someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged
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bleeding tooth in CommonParlance
- definition gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area
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bleep in CommonParlance
- definition a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
- definition emit a single short high-pitched signal
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blemish in CommonParlance
- definition a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
- definition mar or spoil the appearance of
- definition mar or impair with a flaw
- definition add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
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blemished in CommonParlance
- definition marred by imperfections
- definition having a blemish or flaw
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blench in CommonParlance
- definition turn pale, as if in fear
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blend in CommonParlance
- definition an occurrence of thorough mixing
- definition a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
- definition the act of blending components together thoroughly
- definition combine into one
- definition blend or harmonize
- definition mix together different elements
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blend in in CommonParlance
- definition blend or harmonize
- definition cause (something) to be mixed with (something else)
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blende in CommonParlance
- definition an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
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blended in CommonParlance
- definition combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable