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.
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blowball in CommonParlance
- definition any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
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blowbang in CommonParlance
- definition A sexual activity where fellatio is performed on multiple men
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blower in CommonParlance
- definition a device that produces a current of air
- definition a fan run by an electric motor
- definition large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales, dolphins, porpoises, narwhals
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blowfish in CommonParlance
- definition delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
- definition any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
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blowfly in CommonParlance
- definition large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
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blowgun in CommonParlance
- definition a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
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blowhard in CommonParlance
- definition a very boastful and talkative person
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blowhole in CommonParlance
- definition the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
- definition a hole for the escape of gas or air
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blowing in CommonParlance
- definition processing that involves blowing a gas
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blowing gas in CommonParlance
- definition the gas leaving a generator during a blow period
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blowing up in CommonParlance
- definition a severe rebuke
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blowjob in CommonParlance
- definition slang for fellatio
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blowlamp in CommonParlance
- definition a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
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blown in CommonParlance
- definition being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
- definition breathing laboriously or convulsively
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blown-up in CommonParlance
- definition as of a photograph; made larger
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blowout in CommonParlance
- definition an easy victory
- definition a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
- definition a gay festivity
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blowpipe 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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blowsy in CommonParlance
- definition characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
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blowtorch in CommonParlance
- definition a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
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blowtube 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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blowup in CommonParlance
- definition a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- definition an unrestrained expression of emotion
- definition a photographic print that has been enlarged
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blowy in CommonParlance
- definition abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
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blowzy in CommonParlance
- definition characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
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blub in CommonParlance
- definition cry or whine with snuffling
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blubber in CommonParlance
- definition an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
- definition excess bodily weight
- definition cry or whine with snuffling
- definition utter while crying