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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bone-headed dinosaur in CommonParlance
- definition bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns
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bone-idle in CommonParlance
- definition constitutionally lazy or idle
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bone-lazy in CommonParlance
- definition constitutionally lazy or idle
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boned in CommonParlance
- definition having had the bones removed
- definition having bones as specified
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bonefish in CommonParlance
- definition slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
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bonehead in CommonParlance
- definition a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
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boneheaded in CommonParlance
- definition (used informally) stupid
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boneless in CommonParlance
- definition being without a bone or bones
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bonelet in CommonParlance
- definition a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
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bonelike in CommonParlance
- definition resembling bone
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bonemeal in CommonParlance
- definition fertilizer made of ground bones
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boner in CommonParlance
- definition an embarrassing mistake
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bones in CommonParlance
- definition (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
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boneset in CommonParlance
- definition European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
- definition perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
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bonesetter in CommonParlance
- definition someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
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boneshaker in CommonParlance
- definition any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
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boney in CommonParlance
- definition having bones especially many or prominent bones
- definition being very thin
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bonfire in CommonParlance
- definition a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
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bong in CommonParlance
- definition a dull resonant sound as of a bell
- definition ring loudly and deeply
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bongo in CommonParlance
- definition a small drum; played with the hands
- definition large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
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bongo drum in CommonParlance
- definition a small drum; played with the hands
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bonheur in CommonParlance
- definition (French) happiness and good humor
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bonhomie in CommonParlance
- definition a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
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boniface in CommonParlance
- definition the owner or manager of an inn
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boniness in CommonParlance
- definition extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)