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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bluish in CommonParlance
- definition of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
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bluish black in CommonParlance
- definition of black tinged with blue
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bluish green in CommonParlance
- definition of a bluish shade of green
- definition a blue-green color or pigment
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bluish-gray in CommonParlance
- definition of grey tinged with blue
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bluish-grey in CommonParlance
- definition of grey tinged with blue
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bluish-lilac in CommonParlance
- definition of lavender tinged with blue
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bluish-purple in CommonParlance
- definition of purple tinged with blue
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bluish-violet in CommonParlance
- definition of violet tinted with blue
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bluish-white in CommonParlance
- definition of white tinged with blue
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bluishness in CommonParlance
- definition The quality of being somewhat blue or having a tinge of blue.
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blunder in CommonParlance
- definition an embarrassing mistake
- definition commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
- definition make one's way clumsily or blindly
- definition utter impulsively
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blunder out in CommonParlance
- definition utter impulsively
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blunderbuss in CommonParlance
- definition a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
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blunderer in CommonParlance
- definition someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
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blunt in CommonParlance
- definition having a broad or rounded end
- definition used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
- definition characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- definition devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- definition make less intense
- definition make numb or insensitive
- definition make dull or blunt
- definition make less sharp
- definition make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
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blunt file in CommonParlance
- definition a file with parallel edges
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blunt trauma in CommonParlance
- definition injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car)
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blunt-leaf heath in CommonParlance
- definition small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers
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blunted in CommonParlance
- definition made dull or blunt
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bluntly in CommonParlance
- definition in a blunt direct manner
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bluntness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being direct and outspoken
- definition without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
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blur in CommonParlance
- definition a hazy or indistinct representation
- definition become glassy; lose clear vision
- definition to make less distinct or clear
- definition make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
- definition make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- definition make dim or indistinct
- definition become vague or indistinct
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blurb in CommonParlance
- definition a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
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blurred in CommonParlance
- definition indistinct or hazy in outline
- definition unclear in form or expression
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blurriness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines