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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bolide in CommonParlance
- definition an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
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bolivar in CommonParlance
- definition the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos
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bolivia in CommonParlance
- definition a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
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boliviano in CommonParlance
- definition the basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos
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boll in CommonParlance
- definition the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
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boll weevil in CommonParlance
- definition greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
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bollard in CommonParlance
- definition a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
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bollix in CommonParlance
- definition make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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bollix up in CommonParlance
- definition make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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bollock in CommonParlance
- definition one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- definition a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
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bollocks in CommonParlance
- definition make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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bollocks up in CommonParlance
- definition make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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bollworm in CommonParlance
- definition any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
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bolo in CommonParlance
- definition a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
- definition long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
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bolo knife in CommonParlance
- definition long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
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bolo tie in CommonParlance
- definition a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
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bologna in CommonParlance
- definition large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
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bolognese pasta sauce in CommonParlance
- definition sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste
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bologram in CommonParlance
- definition record or recording made by a bolometer
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bolograph in CommonParlance
- definition record or recording made by a bolometer
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bolographic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a bolograph
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bolometer in CommonParlance
- definition an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive
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bolometric in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a bolometer
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boloney in CommonParlance
- definition pretentious or silly talk or writing
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bolshevise in CommonParlance
- definition make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles