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
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Terms in this context
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bowfront in CommonParlance
- definition having an outward curving front
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bowhead in CommonParlance
- definition large-mouthed Arctic whale
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bowhead whale in CommonParlance
- definition large-mouthed Arctic whale
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bowing in CommonParlance
- definition showing an excessively deferential manner
- definition bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
- definition managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
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bowknot in CommonParlance
- definition a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
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bowl in CommonParlance
- definition a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids
- definition a concave shape with an open top
- definition a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
- definition the quantity contained in a bowl
- definition a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
- definition a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
- definition a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
- definition a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
- definition the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- definition roll (a ball)
- definition hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end
- definition engage in the sport of bowling
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bowl chopper in CommonParlance
- definition a meat chopping machine used for food processing, including mixing, particle reduction and emulsifying.
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bowl cutter in CommonParlance
- definition a meat chopping machine used for food processing, including mixing, particle reduction and emulsifying.
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bowl over in CommonParlance
- definition cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
- definition overcome with amazement
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bowl-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl
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bowlder in CommonParlance
- definition a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
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bowleg in CommonParlance
- definition have legs that curve outward at the knees
- definition a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
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bowlegged in CommonParlance
- definition have legs that curve outward at the knees
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bowler in CommonParlance
- definition a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
- definition a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins
- definition a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
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bowler hat in CommonParlance
- definition a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
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bowlful in CommonParlance
- definition the quantity contained in a bowl
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bowline in CommonParlance
- definition a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
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bowline knot in CommonParlance
- definition a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
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bowling in CommonParlance
- definition a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- definition (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
- definition the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
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bowling alley in CommonParlance
- definition a building that contains several alleys for bowling
- definition a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
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bowling ball in CommonParlance
- definition a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
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bowling equipment in CommonParlance
- definition equipment used in bowling
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bowling green in CommonParlance
- definition a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
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bowling league in CommonParlance
- definition a league of bowling teams
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bowling pin in CommonParlance
- definition a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target