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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Carcharias taurus in CommonParlance
- definition shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers
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Carcharinus longimanus in CommonParlance
- definition large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
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Carcharodon carcharias in CommonParlance
- definition large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
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Cardamine bulbifera in CommonParlance
- definition European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock
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Cardamine bulbosa in CommonParlance
- definition small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America
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Cardamine diphylla in CommonParlance
- definition North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
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Cardamine douglasii in CommonParlance
- definition small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers
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Cardamine pratensis in CommonParlance
- definition a bitter cress of Europe and America
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Cardamine rotundifolia in CommonParlance
- definition mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
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Cardigan in CommonParlance
- definition slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail
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Cardigan Welsh corgi in CommonParlance
- definition slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail
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Cardinalis cardinalis in CommonParlance
- definition crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
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Cardiospermum grandiflorum in CommonParlance
- definition herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa
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Cardiospermum halicacabum in CommonParlance
- definition woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America
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Cardium edule in CommonParlance
- definition common edible European cockle
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Cardizem in CommonParlance
- definition a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
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Carduelis cannabina in CommonParlance
- definition small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
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Carduelis carduelis in CommonParlance
- definition small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
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Carduelis cucullata in CommonParlance
- definition South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail
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Carduelis flammea in CommonParlance
- definition small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump
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Carduelis hornemanni in CommonParlance
- definition small siskin-like finch with a red crown
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Carduelis spinus in CommonParlance
- definition small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
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Cardura in CommonParlance
- definition an antihypertensive drug (trade name Cardura) that works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily; it is also used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia
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Carduus crispus in CommonParlance
- definition European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches
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Carduus nutans in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar