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.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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broach in CommonParlance
- definition a decorative pin worn by women
- definition bring up a topic for discussion
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broached in CommonParlance
- definition of a cask or barrel
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broaching machine in CommonParlance
- definition a machine tool that uses a toothed tool, called a broach, to remove material.
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broad in CommonParlance
- definition having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- definition broad in scope or content
- definition not detailed or specific
- definition lacking subtlety; obvious
- definition being at a peak or culminating point
- definition very large in expanse or scope
- definition (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
- definition showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- definition slang term for a woman
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broad arrow in CommonParlance
- definition an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
- definition a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing
- definition an arrow with a wide barbed head
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broad bean in CommonParlance
- definition seed of the broad-bean plant
- definition Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
- definition a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
- definition shell beans cooked as lima beans
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broad beech fern in CommonParlance
- definition beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes
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broad buckler-fern in CommonParlance
- definition European shield fern
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broad gauge in CommonParlance
- definition a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
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broad hatchet in CommonParlance
- definition a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead
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broad interpretation in CommonParlance
- definition an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
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broad jump in CommonParlance
- definition a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
- definition the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start
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broad leaved centaury in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of centaury with broad leaves
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broad leaved goldenrod in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
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broad-bean in CommonParlance
- definition Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
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broad-bean plant in CommonParlance
- definition Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
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broad-brimmed in CommonParlance
- definition (of hats) having a broad brim
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broad-headed in CommonParlance
- definition having a brachycephalic head
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broad-leafed in CommonParlance
- definition having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
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broad-leaved in CommonParlance
- definition having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
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broad-leaved bottletree in CommonParlance
- definition north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
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broad-leaved dock in CommonParlance
- definition European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
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broad-leaved everlasting pea in CommonParlance
- definition perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
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broad-leaved montia in CommonParlance
- definition succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America
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broad-leaved plantain in CommonParlance
- definition North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
- definition common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed