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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brake pedal in CommonParlance
- definition foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
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brake shoe in CommonParlance
- definition a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
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brake system in CommonParlance
- definition a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
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brake worker in CommonParlance
- definition a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
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brakeman in CommonParlance
- definition a male railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
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brakes in CommonParlance
- definition a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
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brakewoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
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braky in CommonParlance
- definition covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
- definition abounding with bracken
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braless in CommonParlance
- definition having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity
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bramble in CommonParlance
- definition any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
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bramble bush in CommonParlance
- definition any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits
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brambling in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian finch
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brambly in CommonParlance
- definition covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
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bran in CommonParlance
- definition broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- definition food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
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bran flake in CommonParlance
- definition wheat flake including the bran
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bran muffin in CommonParlance
- definition muffin containing bran
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bran-new in CommonParlance
- definition conspicuously new
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branch in CommonParlance
- definition a division of some larger or more complex organization
- definition a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- definition a part of a forked or branching shape
- definition a natural consequence of development
- definition a stream or river connected to a larger one
- definition any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- definition grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
- definition divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
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branch line in CommonParlance
- definition a railway line connected to a trunk line
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branch out in CommonParlance
- definition vary in order to spread risk or to expand
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branch water in CommonParlance
- definition pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
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branched in CommonParlance
- definition resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
- definition having branches
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branched chain in CommonParlance
- definition an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
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branched chain ketoaciduria in CommonParlance
- definition an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
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branchia in CommonParlance
- definition respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water