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
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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blurry in CommonParlance
- definition indistinct or hazy in outline
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blurt in CommonParlance
- definition utter impulsively
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blurt out in CommonParlance
- definition utter impulsively
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blush in CommonParlance
- definition a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- definition makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
- definition sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- definition turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- definition become rosy or reddish
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blush wine in CommonParlance
- definition pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
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blusher in CommonParlance
- definition yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
- definition makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
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blushful in CommonParlance
- definition having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
- definition of blush color
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blushing in CommonParlance
- definition having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
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blushing mushroom in CommonParlance
- definition yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
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bluster in CommonParlance
- definition noisy confusion and turbulence
- definition a swaggering show of courage
- definition a violent gusty wind
- definition vain and empty boasting
- definition blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
- definition show off
- definition act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
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blusterer in CommonParlance
- definition a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
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blustering in CommonParlance
- definition blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
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blusterous in CommonParlance
- definition blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
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blustery in CommonParlance
- definition blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
- definition noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
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bm in CommonParlance
- definition a euphemism for defecation
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bo tree in CommonParlance
- definition fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
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bo's'n in CommonParlance
- definition a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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bo'sun in CommonParlance
- definition a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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boa in CommonParlance
- definition a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
- definition any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
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boa constrictor in CommonParlance
- definition very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
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boar in CommonParlance
- definition Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
- definition an uncastrated male hog
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boar thistle in CommonParlance
- definition European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
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board in CommonParlance
- definition a committee having supervisory powers
- definition a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- definition a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
- definition food or meals in general
- definition a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
- definition a table at which meals are served
- definition electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
- definition a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
- definition a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
- definition get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
- definition live and take one's meals at or in
- definition lodge and take meals (at)
- definition provide food and lodging (for)
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board foot in CommonParlance
- definition the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
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board game in CommonParlance
- definition a game played on a specially designed board