CommonParlance
Seed
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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brandy sling in CommonParlance
- definition a sling made with brandy
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brandy snifter in CommonParlance
- definition a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
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brandyball in CommonParlance
- definition a British candy flavored with brandy
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brandysnap in CommonParlance
- definition a gingersnap flavored with brandy
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brant in CommonParlance
- definition small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
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brant goose in CommonParlance
- definition small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
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brash in CommonParlance
- definition offensively bold
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brash oak in CommonParlance
- definition small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
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brashly in CommonParlance
- definition in a brash cheeky manner
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brashness in CommonParlance
- definition tasteless showiness
- definition the trait of being rash and hasty
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brasier in CommonParlance
- definition large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
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brass in CommonParlance
- definition an alloy of copper and zinc
- definition a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
- definition the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- definition impudent aggressiveness
- definition an ornament or utensil made of brass
- definition the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
- definition a memorial made of brass
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brass band in CommonParlance
- definition a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments
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brass buttons in CommonParlance
- definition South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
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brass family in CommonParlance
- definition (music) the family of brass instruments
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brass hat in CommonParlance
- definition a high-ranking military officer
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brass instrument in CommonParlance
- definition a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
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brass knuckles in CommonParlance
- definition (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
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brass knucks in CommonParlance
- definition (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
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brass monkey in CommonParlance
- definition a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
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brass ring in CommonParlance
- definition a rich opportunity or a prize
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brass section in CommonParlance
- definition the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
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brassard in CommonParlance
- definition armor plate that protects the arm
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brassavola in CommonParlance
- definition any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7
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brassbound in CommonParlance
- definition inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
- definition having trim or fittings of brass