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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.

Propose an assessment

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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    • definition beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
  • bombardment in CommonParlance
    • definition the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
    • definition the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
    • definition the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
    • definition an attack by dropping bombs
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    • definition a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
    • definition a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
  • bombast in CommonParlance
    • definition pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  • bombastic in CommonParlance
  • bombastically in CommonParlance
  • bombazine in CommonParlance
    • definition a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted
  • bomber in CommonParlance
    • definition a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
    • definition a person who plants bombs
    • definition a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
  • bomber aircrew in CommonParlance
  • bomber crew in CommonParlance
  • bomber jacket in CommonParlance
    • definition a jacket gathered into a band at the waist
  • bombie in CommonParlance
  • bombilate in CommonParlance
  • bombilation in CommonParlance
  • bombinate in CommonParlance
  • bombination in CommonParlance
  • bombing in CommonParlance
    • definition an attack by dropping bombs
    • definition the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
  • bombing run in CommonParlance
    • definition that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs
  • bomblet in CommonParlance
    • definition one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
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    • definition able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells
    • definition a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
    • definition make safe against bombings
  • bombshell in CommonParlance
  • bombsight in CommonParlance
    • definition a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
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    • definition moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
  • bombycid moth in CommonParlance
    • definition moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
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