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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boozer in CommonParlance
- definition a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
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boozing in CommonParlance
- definition the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
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boozy in CommonParlance
- definition given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
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bop in CommonParlance
- definition an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
- definition dance the bebop
- definition hit hard
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bopeep in CommonParlance
- definition a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!
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boracic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or derived from or containing boron
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boracic acid in CommonParlance
- definition any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
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borage in CommonParlance
- definition hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
- definition an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked
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borate in CommonParlance
- definition a salt or ester of boric acid
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borated in CommonParlance
- definition mixed or impregnated with borax
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borax in CommonParlance
- definition an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent
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bordelaise in CommonParlance
- definition brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine
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bordello in CommonParlance
- definition a building where prostitutes are available
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border in CommonParlance
- definition a line that indicates a boundary
- definition the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- definition the boundary of a surface
- definition a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
- definition a strip forming the outer edge of something
- definition extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- definition form the boundary of; be contiguous to
- definition enclose in or as if in a frame
- definition provide with a border or edge
- definition lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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border district in CommonParlance
- definition district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
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border on in CommonParlance
- definition come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
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border patrol in CommonParlance
- definition a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country
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border patroller in CommonParlance
- definition someone who patrols the borders of a country
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border patrolman in CommonParlance
- definition a man who patrols the borders of a country
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border patrolwoman in CommonParlance
- definition a woman who patrols the borders of a country
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bordered in CommonParlance
- definition having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
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borderer in CommonParlance
- definition an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England)
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borderland in CommonParlance
- definition district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
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borderline in CommonParlance
- definition of questionable or minimal quality
- definition a line that indicates a boundary
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borderline intelligence in CommonParlance
- definition the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)