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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blotchy in CommonParlance
- definition marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
- definition marred by discolored spots or blotches
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blotted out in CommonParlance
- definition reduced to nothingness
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blotter in CommonParlance
- definition absorbent paper used to dry ink
- definition the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
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blotting paper in CommonParlance
- definition absorbent paper used to dry ink
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blotto in CommonParlance
- definition very drunk
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blouse in CommonParlance
- definition a top worn by women
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bloviate in CommonParlance
- definition orate verbosely and windily
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blow in CommonParlance
- definition a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- definition an impact (as from a collision)
- definition an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- definition an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- definition a strong current of air
- definition street names for cocaine
- definition forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- definition exhale hard
- definition be blowing or storming
- definition free of obstruction by blowing air through
- definition be in motion due to some air or water current
- definition make a sound as if blown
- definition shape by blowing
- definition be inadequate or objectionable
- definition make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- definition spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- definition spend lavishly or wastefully on
- definition sound by having air expelled through a tube
- definition play or sound a wind instrument
- definition provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- definition cause air to go in, on, or through
- definition cause to move by means of an air current
- definition spout moist air from the blowhole
- definition leave; informal or rude
- definition deposit eggs (of insects)
- definition cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- definition show off
- definition allow to regain its breath
- definition melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- definition burst suddenly
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blow a fuse in CommonParlance
- definition get very angry and fly into a rage
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blow drier in CommonParlance
- definition a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
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blow dryer in CommonParlance
- definition a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
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blow fly in CommonParlance
- definition large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
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blow gas in CommonParlance
- definition the gas leaving a generator during a blow period
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blow molding machine in CommonParlance
- definition a machine that forms hollow plastic parts.
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blow moulding machine in CommonParlance
- definition a machine that forms hollow plastic parts.
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blow off in CommonParlance
- definition come off due to an explosion or other strong force
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blow one's stack in CommonParlance
- definition get very angry and fly into a rage
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blow out in CommonParlance
- definition melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- definition put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
- definition erupt in an uncontrolled manner
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blow out of the water in CommonParlance
- definition surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
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blow over in CommonParlance
- definition disappear gradually
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blow tube in CommonParlance
- definition a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
- definition a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
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blow up in CommonParlance
- definition cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- definition make large
- definition get very angry and fly into a rage
- definition add details to
- definition burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
- definition exaggerate or make bigger
- definition fill with gas or air
- definition to swell or cause to enlarge
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blow-by-blow in CommonParlance
- definition providing great detail
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blow-dry in CommonParlance
- definition dry hair with a hair dryer
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blowback in CommonParlance
- definition the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- definition misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service
- definition Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge.