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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booking clerk in CommonParlance
- definition someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)
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bookish in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
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bookishness in CommonParlance
- definition exaggerated studiousness
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bookkeeper in CommonParlance
- definition someone who records the transactions of a business
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bookkeeping in CommonParlance
- definition the activity of recording business transactions
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booklet in CommonParlance
- definition a small book usually having a paper cover
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booklouse in CommonParlance
- definition minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
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booklover in CommonParlance
- definition someone who loves (and usually collects) books
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bookmaker in CommonParlance
- definition a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
- definition a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
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bookman in CommonParlance
- definition a male learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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bookmark in CommonParlance
- definition a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
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bookmarker in CommonParlance
- definition a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
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bookmobile in CommonParlance
- definition a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
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bookplate in CommonParlance
- definition a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
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bookseller in CommonParlance
- definition the proprietor of a bookstore
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bookshelf in CommonParlance
- definition a shelf on which to keep books
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bookshop in CommonParlance
- definition a shop where books are sold
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bookstall in CommonParlance
- definition a shop where books are sold
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bookstore in CommonParlance
- definition a shop where books are sold
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bookwoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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bookworm in CommonParlance
- definition a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
- definition someone who spends a great deal of time reading
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boolean operation in CommonParlance
- definition an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
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boom in CommonParlance
- definition a deep prolonged loud noise
- definition a state of economic prosperity
- definition a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- definition a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
- definition any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
- definition make a resonant sound, like artillery
- definition hit with great force
- definition be the case that thunder is being heard
- definition make a deep hollow sound
- definition grow vigorously
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boom box in CommonParlance
- definition a portable stereo
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boom out in CommonParlance
- definition make a deep hollow sound