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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browbeat in CommonParlance
- definition be bossy towards
- definition discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
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brown in CommonParlance
- definition of a color similar to that of wood or earth
- definition (of skin) deeply suntanned
- definition an orange of low brightness and saturation
- definition fry in a pan until it changes color
- definition make brown in color
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brown Betty in CommonParlance
- definition baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs
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brown algae in CommonParlance
- definition algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
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brown ash in CommonParlance
- definition vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
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brown bat in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
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brown bear in CommonParlance
- definition large ferocious bear of Eurasia
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brown bells in CommonParlance
- definition California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers
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brown bent in CommonParlance
- definition common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
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brown bread in CommonParlance
- definition bread made with whole wheat flour
- definition dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
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brown bullhead in CommonParlance
- definition freshwater catfish of eastern United States
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brown butter in CommonParlance
- definition clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers
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brown coal in CommonParlance
- definition intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
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brown creeper in CommonParlance
- definition a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
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brown cup in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of sclerotinia
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brown goldstone in CommonParlance
- definition a copper-brown type of goldstone.
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brown hickory in CommonParlance
- definition an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
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brown hyena in CommonParlance
- definition of southern Africa
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brown lacewing in CommonParlance
- definition small dark-colored lacewing fly
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brown lemming in CommonParlance
- definition of northwestern Canada and Alaska
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brown oak in CommonParlance
- definition large tree of Australasia
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brown onion sauce in CommonParlance
- definition brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar
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brown pine in CommonParlance
- definition large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
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brown rat in CommonParlance
- definition common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
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brown rice in CommonParlance
- definition unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer