CommonParlance
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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.
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.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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boom town in CommonParlance
- definition a town enjoying sudden prosperity
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boomer in CommonParlance
- definition a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
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boomerang in CommonParlance
- definition a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
- definition a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- definition return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
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booming in CommonParlance
- definition very lively and profitable
- definition (used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
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boon in CommonParlance
- definition very close and convivial
- definition a desirable state
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boondocks in CommonParlance
- definition a remote and undeveloped area
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boondoggle in CommonParlance
- definition work of little or no value done merely to look busy
- definition do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
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boor in CommonParlance
- definition a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
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boorish in CommonParlance
- definition ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
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boorishly in CommonParlance
- definition like a boor
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boorishness in CommonParlance
- definition the manner of a rude or insensitive person
- definition inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
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boost in CommonParlance
- definition the act of giving hope or support to someone
- definition an increase in cost
- definition the act of giving a push
- definition increase
- definition give a boost to; be beneficial to
- definition contribute to the progress or growth of
- definition push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
- definition increase or raise
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boost up in CommonParlance
- definition push from beneath
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booster in CommonParlance
- definition a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- definition someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- definition a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- definition an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- definition the first stage of a multistage rocket
- definition an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
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booster amplifier in CommonParlance
- definition an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
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booster cable in CommonParlance
- definition a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
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booster dose in CommonParlance
- definition an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
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booster rocket in CommonParlance
- definition the first stage of a multistage rocket
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booster shot in CommonParlance
- definition an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
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booster station in CommonParlance
- definition an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
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booster unit in CommonParlance
- definition the first stage of a multistage rocket
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boot in CommonParlance
- definition footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
- definition compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
- definition the swift release of a store of affective force
- definition protective casing for something that resembles a leg
- definition an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
- definition a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
- definition the act of delivering a blow with the foot
- definition kick; give a boot to
- definition cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
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boot camp in CommonParlance
- definition camp for training military recruits
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boot maker in CommonParlance
- definition a maker of boots
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boot out in CommonParlance
- definition remove from a position or office
- definition put out or expel from a place