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
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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bustard in CommonParlance
- definition large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
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bustard quail in CommonParlance
- definition small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
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busted in CommonParlance
- definition out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
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buster in CommonParlance
- definition an informal form of address for a man
- definition a robust child
- definition a person who breaks horses
- definition a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
- definition a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
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bustier in CommonParlance
- definition a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress
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bustle in CommonParlance
- definition a rapid active commotion
- definition a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
- definition move or cause to move energetically or busily
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bustle about in CommonParlance
- definition move or cause to move energetically or busily
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bustling in CommonParlance
- definition full of energetic and noisy activity
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busty in CommonParlance
- definition (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
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busy in CommonParlance
- definition actively or fully engaged or occupied
- definition overcrowded or cluttered with detail
- definition intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
- definition crowded with or characterized by much activity
- definition (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (‘engaged’ is a British term for a busy telephone line)
- definition keep busy with
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busy bee in CommonParlance
- definition an alert and energetic person
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busybodied in CommonParlance
- definition intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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busybody in CommonParlance
- definition a person who meddles in the affairs of others
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busyness in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
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busywork in CommonParlance
- definition active work of little value
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but in CommonParlance
- definition and nothing more
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butacaine in CommonParlance
- definition a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
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butacaine sulfate in CommonParlance
- definition a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
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butadiene in CommonParlance
- definition a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers
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butane in CommonParlance
- definition occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
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butanoic acid in CommonParlance
- definition an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
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butanol in CommonParlance
- definition a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
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butanone in CommonParlance
- definition colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid
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butat in CommonParlance
- definition 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia
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butch in CommonParlance
- definition used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
- definition (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance
- definition (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
- definition a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys