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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bowling score in CommonParlance
- definition the score in a bowling match
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bowling shoe in CommonParlance
- definition a special shoe worn when bowling
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bowls in CommonParlance
- definition a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
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bowman in CommonParlance
- definition a male person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
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bowse in CommonParlance
- definition haul with a tackle
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bowsprit in CommonParlance
- definition a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
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bowstring in CommonParlance
- definition the string of an archer's bow
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bowstring hemp in CommonParlance
- definition hemp obtained from the sansevieria
- definition strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
- definition grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
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bowtie in CommonParlance
- definition a man's tie that ties in a bow
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bowtie pasta in CommonParlance
- definition pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie
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bowwoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
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box in CommonParlance
- definition a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- definition private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- definition the quantity contained in a box
- definition a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
- definition a rectangular drawing
- definition evergreen shrubs or small trees
- definition any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- definition the driver's seat on a coach
- definition separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- definition a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- definition put into a box
- definition hit with the fist
- definition engage in a boxing match
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box Kodak in CommonParlance
- definition a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box
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box beam in CommonParlance
- definition a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
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box calf in CommonParlance
- definition black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts
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box camera in CommonParlance
- definition a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box
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box coat in CommonParlance
- definition a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
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box elder in CommonParlance
- definition common shade tree of eastern and central United States
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box end wrench in CommonParlance
- definition a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head
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box girder in CommonParlance
- definition a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
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box huckleberry in CommonParlance
- definition creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries
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box in in CommonParlance
- definition enclose or confine as if in a box
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box kite in CommonParlance
- definition a kite shaped like a box open at both ends
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box number in CommonParlance
- definition the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
- definition a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent
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box office in CommonParlance
- definition total admission receipts for an entertainment
- definition the office where tickets of admission are sold