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.
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bow legs in CommonParlance
- definition outward curvature of the legs
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bow out in CommonParlance
- definition remove oneself from an obligation
- definition retire gracefully
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bow tie in CommonParlance
- definition a man's tie that ties in a bow
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bow window in CommonParlance
- definition a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
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bow wood in CommonParlance
- definition small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge
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bow-tie in CommonParlance
- definition a man's tie that ties in a bow
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bow-wow in CommonParlance
- definition the bark of a dog
- definition informal terms for dogs
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bowdlerisation in CommonParlance
- definition written material that has been bowdlerized
- definition the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
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bowdlerise in CommonParlance
- definition edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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bowdleriser in CommonParlance
- definition a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
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bowdlerization in CommonParlance
- definition written material that has been bowdlerized
- definition the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
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bowdlerize in CommonParlance
- definition edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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bowdlerizer in CommonParlance
- definition a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
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bowed in CommonParlance
- definition of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
- definition forming or resembling an arch
- definition have legs that curve outward at the knees
- definition showing an excessively deferential manner
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bowed down in CommonParlance
- definition heavily burdened with work or cares
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bowed stringed instrument in CommonParlance
- definition stringed instruments that are played with a bow
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bowel in CommonParlance
- definition the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
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bowel movement in CommonParlance
- definition a euphemism for defecation
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bowelless in CommonParlance
- definition ruthless in competition
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bowels in CommonParlance
- definition the center of the Earth
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bower in CommonParlance
- definition a framework that supports climbing plants
- definition enclose in a bower
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bower actinidia in CommonParlance
- definition climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
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bowerbird in CommonParlance
- definition any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
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bowery in CommonParlance
- definition like a bower; leafy and shady
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bowfin in CommonParlance
- definition primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America