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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breathing room in CommonParlance
- definition sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
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breathing space in CommonParlance
- definition a short respite
- definition sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
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breathing spell in CommonParlance
- definition a short respite
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breathing time in CommonParlance
- definition a short respite
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breathless in CommonParlance
- definition not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
- definition tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
- definition appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
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breathlessly in CommonParlance
- definition in a breathless manner
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breathlessness in CommonParlance
- definition a dyspneic condition
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breathtaking in CommonParlance
- definition tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
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breccia in CommonParlance
- definition a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
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brecciate in CommonParlance
- definition form into breccia
- definition break into breccia
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breech in CommonParlance
- definition opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
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breech birth in CommonParlance
- definition delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
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breech closer in CommonParlance
- definition a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
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breech delivery in CommonParlance
- definition delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
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breech presentation in CommonParlance
- definition delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
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breech-loading in CommonParlance
- definition (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech
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breechblock in CommonParlance
- definition a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
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breechcloth in CommonParlance
- definition a garment that provides covering for the loins
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breechclout in CommonParlance
- definition a garment that provides covering for the loins
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breeched in CommonParlance
- definition dressed in trousers
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breeches in CommonParlance
- definition (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
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breeches buoy in CommonParlance
- definition a life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship
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breechloader in CommonParlance
- definition a gun that is loaded at the breech
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breed in CommonParlance
- definition a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- definition a special type
- definition call forth
- definition copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- definition cause to procreate (animals)
- definition have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
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breed line in CommonParlance
- definition Breed line is offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically.