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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blood clam in CommonParlance
- definition red-blooded clam
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blood clot in CommonParlance
- definition a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells
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blood clotting in CommonParlance
- definition a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
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blood coagulation in CommonParlance
- definition a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
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blood corpuscle in CommonParlance
- definition either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
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blood count in CommonParlance
- definition the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
- definition the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
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blood cup in CommonParlance
- definition a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp
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blood cyst in CommonParlance
- definition a cyst containing blood
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blood disease in CommonParlance
- definition a disease or disorder of the blood
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blood disorder in CommonParlance
- definition a disease or disorder of the blood
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blood donor in CommonParlance
- definition someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions
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blood dyscrasia in CommonParlance
- definition any abnormal condition of the blood
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blood extravasation in CommonParlance
- definition the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions
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blood feud in CommonParlance
- definition a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
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blood flower in CommonParlance
- definition tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
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blood fluke in CommonParlance
- definition flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
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blood glucose in CommonParlance
- definition glucose in the bloodstream
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blood group in CommonParlance
- definition human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens
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blood heat in CommonParlance
- definition temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
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blood kinship in CommonParlance
- definition (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
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blood knot in CommonParlance
- definition a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
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blood lily in CommonParlance
- definition any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia
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blood line in CommonParlance
- definition the hereditary derivation of an individual
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blood meal in CommonParlance
- definition the dried and powdered blood of animals
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blood money in CommonParlance
- definition compensation paid to the family of a murdered person
- definition a reward for information about a murderer
- definition paid to a hired murderer