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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blended whiskey in CommonParlance
- definition mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits
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blended whisky in CommonParlance
- definition mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits
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blender in CommonParlance
- definition an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods
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blending in CommonParlance
- definition the act of blending components together thoroughly
- definition a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
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blennioid in CommonParlance
- definition elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
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blennioid fish in CommonParlance
- definition elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
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blenny in CommonParlance
- definition small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks
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blepharism in CommonParlance
- definition condition in which a person blinks continuously
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blepharitis in CommonParlance
- definition inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts
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blepharospasm in CommonParlance
- definition spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye
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bless in CommonParlance
- definition give a benediction to
- definition confer prosperity or happiness on
- definition make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- definition render holy by means of religious rites
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blessed in CommonParlance
- definition highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
- definition expletives used informally as intensifiers
- definition Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
- definition enjoying the bliss of heaven
- definition characterized by happiness and good fortune
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blessed event in CommonParlance
- definition the live birth of a child
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blessed thistle in CommonParlance
- definition tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
- definition annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
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blessedly in CommonParlance
- definition in a blessed manner
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blessedness in CommonParlance
- definition a state of supreme happiness
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blessing in CommonParlance
- definition the formal act of approving
- definition a desirable state
- definition a short prayer of thanks before a meal
- definition a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
- definition the act of praying for divine protection
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blest in CommonParlance
- definition highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
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blether in CommonParlance
- definition idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- definition to talk foolishly
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bletia in CommonParlance
- definition any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers
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bleu in CommonParlance
- definition cheese containing a blue mold
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bleu cheese dressing in CommonParlance
- definition creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese
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blewits in CommonParlance
- definition edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap
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blight in CommonParlance
- definition a state or condition being blighted
- definition any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
- definition cause to suffer a blight
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blight canker in CommonParlance
- definition a phase of fire blight in which cankers appear