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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brachycranial in CommonParlance
- definition having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
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brachycranic in CommonParlance
- definition having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
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brachydactylia in CommonParlance
- definition abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
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brachydactylic in CommonParlance
- definition having abnormally short finger or toes
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brachydactylous in CommonParlance
- definition having abnormally short finger or toes
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brachydactyly in CommonParlance
- definition abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
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brachypterous in CommonParlance
- definition (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
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brachyuran in CommonParlance
- definition typical crabs
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brachyurous in CommonParlance
- definition of or belonging to the suborder Brachyura
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bracing in CommonParlance
- definition imparting vitality and energy
- definition a structural member used to stiffen a framework
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bracken in CommonParlance
- definition fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
- definition large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
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bracket in CommonParlance
- definition a category falling within certain defined limits
- definition either of two punctuation marks (‘<’ or ‘>’) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
- definition either of two punctuation marks (‘[’ or ‘]’) used to enclose textual material
- definition a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
- definition support with brackets
- definition place into brackets
- definition classify or group
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bracket creep in CommonParlance
- definition a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income increases
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bracket fungus in CommonParlance
- definition a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures
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bracket out in CommonParlance
- definition place into brackets
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bracketed blenny in CommonParlance
- definition small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
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brackish in CommonParlance
- definition distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
- definition slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
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brackishness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water
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bract in CommonParlance
- definition a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
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bracteal in CommonParlance
- definition pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract
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bracteate in CommonParlance
- definition having bracts
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bracted in CommonParlance
- definition having bracts
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bracteolate in CommonParlance
- definition having bracteoles
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bracteole in CommonParlance
- definition a small bract
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bractlet in CommonParlance
- definition a small bract