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.
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bundling in CommonParlance
- definition a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
- definition the act of binding something into a bundle
- definition the act of shoving hastily
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bunfight in CommonParlance
- definition (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
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bung in CommonParlance
- definition a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
- definition give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
- definition close with a cork or stopper
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bungaloid in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by bungalows
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bungalow in CommonParlance
- definition a small house with a single story
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bungee in CommonParlance
- definition an elasticized rope
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bungee cord in CommonParlance
- definition an elasticized rope
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bunghole in CommonParlance
- definition vulgar slang for anus
- definition a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it
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bungle in CommonParlance
- definition an embarrassing mistake
- definition make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- definition spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
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bungled in CommonParlance
- definition spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness
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bungler in CommonParlance
- definition someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
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bunglesome in CommonParlance
- definition difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
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bungling in CommonParlance
- definition showing lack of skill or aptitude
- definition lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
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bunion in CommonParlance
- definition a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
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bunji-bunji in CommonParlance
- definition Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison
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bunk in CommonParlance
- definition a long trough for feeding cattle
- definition a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
- definition a rough bed (as at a campsite)
- definition unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- definition a message that seems to convey no meaning
- definition beds built one above the other
- definition avoid paying
- definition provide with a bunk
- definition flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
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bunk bed in CommonParlance
- definition beds built one above the other
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bunk down in CommonParlance
- definition go to bed
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bunk off in CommonParlance
- definition play truant from work or school
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bunker in CommonParlance
- definition a hazard on a golf course
- definition a large container for storing fuel
- definition a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
- definition hit a golf ball into a bunker
- definition fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
- definition transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse
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bunker mentality in CommonParlance
- definition defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks
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bunkmate in CommonParlance
- definition someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
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bunko in CommonParlance
- definition a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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bunko game in CommonParlance
- definition a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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bunkum in CommonParlance
- definition unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)