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.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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bull nose in CommonParlance
- definition a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout
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bull pine in CommonParlance
- definition common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature
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bull session in CommonParlance
- definition an informal discussion (usually among men)
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bull shark in CommonParlance
- definition a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
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bull snake in CommonParlance
- definition any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
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bull terrier in CommonParlance
- definition a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
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bull thistle in CommonParlance
- definition European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
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bull through in CommonParlance
- definition push or force
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bull tongue in CommonParlance
- definition a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields
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bull's eye in CommonParlance
- definition in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target
- definition the center of a target
- definition something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
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bull's-eye in CommonParlance
- definition a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light
- definition in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target
- definition the center of a target
- definition something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
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bull-snake in CommonParlance
- definition any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
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bulla in CommonParlance
- definition (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
- definition the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
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bullace in CommonParlance
- definition small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
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bullace grape in CommonParlance
- definition dull-purple grape of southern United States
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bullate in CommonParlance
- definition of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered
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bullbat in CommonParlance
- definition mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
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bullbrier in CommonParlance
- definition a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
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bulldog in CommonParlance
- definition a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
- definition attack viciously and ferociously
- definition throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
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bulldog ant in CommonParlance
- definition any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia
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bulldog clip in CommonParlance
- definition a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
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bulldog wrench in CommonParlance
- definition a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something
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bulldoze in CommonParlance
- definition flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
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bulldozer in CommonParlance
- definition large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
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bullet in CommonParlance
- definition a projectile that is fired from a gun
- definition a high-speed passenger train
- definition (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity