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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brink in CommonParlance
- definition a region marking a boundary
- definition the edge of a steep place
- definition the limit beyond which something happens or changes
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brinkmanship in CommonParlance
- definition the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
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briny in CommonParlance
- definition slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
- definition any very large body of (salt) water
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brio in CommonParlance
- definition quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
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brioche in CommonParlance
- definition a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
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briony in CommonParlance
- definition a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
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briquet in CommonParlance
- definition a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
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briquette in CommonParlance
- definition a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
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brisance in CommonParlance
- definition the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
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brisant in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive
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brisk in CommonParlance
- definition quick and energetic
- definition imparting vitality and energy
- definition very active
- definition become brisk
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brisk up in CommonParlance
- definition become brisk
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brisken in CommonParlance
- definition become brisk
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brisket in CommonParlance
- definition a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
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briskly in CommonParlance
- definition in a brisk manner
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briskness in CommonParlance
- definition liveliness and eagerness
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brisling in CommonParlance
- definition small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
- definition small herring processed like a sardine
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bristle in CommonParlance
- definition a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- definition a stiff hair
- definition be in a state of movement or action
- definition rise up as in fear
- definition have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
- definition react in an offended or angry manner
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bristle at in CommonParlance
- definition show anger or indignation
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bristle brush in CommonParlance
- definition a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant
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bristle fern in CommonParlance
- definition any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks
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bristle grass in CommonParlance
- definition grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
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bristle up in CommonParlance
- definition show anger or indignation
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bristle-pointed in CommonParlance
- definition pointed like bristles
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bristlecone fir in CommonParlance
- definition a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines