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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boot sale in CommonParlance
- definition an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car
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boot-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition shaped like a boot
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bootblack in CommonParlance
- definition a person who polishes shoes and boots
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bootboys in CommonParlance
- definition a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism
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booted in CommonParlance
- definition wearing boots
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booted armillaria in CommonParlance
- definition fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
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bootee in CommonParlance
- definition a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
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booth in CommonParlance
- definition a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
- definition small area set off by walls for special use
- definition a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
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boothose in CommonParlance
- definition protective stockings worn with or in place of boots
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bootie in CommonParlance
- definition a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
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bootjack in CommonParlance
- definition has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots
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bootlace in CommonParlance
- definition a long lace for fastening boots
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bootleg in CommonParlance
- definition distributed or sold illicitly
- definition whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
- definition the part of a boot above the instep
- definition sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
- definition produce or distribute illegally
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bootlegger in CommonParlance
- definition someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
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bootlegging in CommonParlance
- definition the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
- definition the act of selling illegally or without permission
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bootless in CommonParlance
- definition unproductive of success
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bootlick in CommonParlance
- definition try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
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bootlicker in CommonParlance
- definition someone who humbles themself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if they had no self-respect
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bootlicking in CommonParlance
- definition attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- definition attempting to win favor by flattery
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bootmaker in CommonParlance
- definition a maker of boots
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bootstrap in CommonParlance
- definition a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
- definition help oneself, often through improvised means
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booty in CommonParlance
- definition goods or money obtained illegally
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booyong in CommonParlance
- definition large tree of Australasia
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booze in CommonParlance
- definition an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- definition consume alcohol
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booze-up in CommonParlance
- definition revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party