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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boatmanship in CommonParlance
- definition skill in handling boats
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boatswain in CommonParlance
- definition a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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boatswain bird in CommonParlance
- definition mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
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boatswain's chair in CommonParlance
- definition a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
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boatwoman in CommonParlance
- definition a woman who drives or rides in a boat
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boatyard in CommonParlance
- definition a place where boats are built or maintained or stored
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bob in CommonParlance
- definition a former monetary unit in Great Britain
- definition a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
- definition a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
- definition a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
- definition a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
- definition a short or shortened tail of certain animals
- definition a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
- definition move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement
- definition ride a bobsled
- definition remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- definition make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
- definition cut hair in the style of a bob
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bob about in CommonParlance
- definition move up and down with no specific path
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bob around in CommonParlance
- definition move up and down with no specific path
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bob under in CommonParlance
- definition disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water
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bob up in CommonParlance
- definition originate or come into being
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bobber in CommonParlance
- definition a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
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bobbin in CommonParlance
- definition a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
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bobbin lace in CommonParlance
- definition a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
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bobble in CommonParlance
- definition the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
- definition make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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bobby in CommonParlance
- definition an informal term for a British policeman
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bobby pin in CommonParlance
- definition a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
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bobby-socker in CommonParlance
- definition an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)
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bobbysock in CommonParlance
- definition a sock that reaches just above the ankle
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bobbysocks in CommonParlance
- definition a sock that reaches just above the ankle
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bobbysoxer in CommonParlance
- definition an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)
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bobcat in CommonParlance
- definition small lynx of North America
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bobfloat in CommonParlance
- definition a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
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bobolink in CommonParlance
- definition migratory American songbird
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bobsled in CommonParlance
- definition formerly two short sleds coupled together
- definition a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
- definition ride a bobsled