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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bullnosed plane in CommonParlance
- definition a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front
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bullock in CommonParlance
- definition young bull
- definition castrated bull
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bullock block in CommonParlance
- definition a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
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bullock heart in CommonParlance
- definition small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
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bullock's heart in CommonParlance
- definition small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
- definition large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp
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bullock's heart tree in CommonParlance
- definition small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
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bullocky in CommonParlance
- definition resembling a bullock in strength and power
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bullpen in CommonParlance
- definition a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game
- definition a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
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bullring in CommonParlance
- definition a stadium where bullfights take place
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bullrush in CommonParlance
- definition tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
- definition tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
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bullshit in CommonParlance
- definition Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
- definition speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
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bullshot in CommonParlance
- definition a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme
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bullterrier in CommonParlance
- definition a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
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bully in CommonParlance
- definition excellent
- definition a cruel and brutal fellow
- definition a hired thug
- definition be bossy towards
- definition discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
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bully beef in CommonParlance
- definition beef cured or pickled in brine
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bully off in CommonParlance
- definition start a game by a face-off
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bully pulpit in CommonParlance
- definition a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter
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bully tree in CommonParlance
- definition a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
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bullyboy in CommonParlance
- definition a male swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
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bullygirl in CommonParlance
- definition a female swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
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bullying in CommonParlance
- definition noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
- definition the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
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bullyrag in CommonParlance
- definition be bossy towards
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bulrush in CommonParlance
- definition tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
- definition tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
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bulrush millet in CommonParlance
- definition tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer
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bulwark in CommonParlance
- definition an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- definition a fencelike structure around a deck
- definition a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- definition defend with a bulwark