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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cameo in CommonParlance
- definition engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
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camera in CommonParlance
- definition equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
- definition television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam
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camera angle in CommonParlance
- definition the point of view of a camera
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camera care in CommonParlance
- definition keeping a camera in good working order
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camera lens in CommonParlance
- definition a lens that focuses the image in a camera
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camera lucida in CommonParlance
- definition an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it
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camera obscura in CommonParlance
- definition a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface
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camera operator in CommonParlance
- definition a photographer who operates a movie camera
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camera tripod in CommonParlance
- definition a tripod used to support a camera
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cameraman in CommonParlance
- definition a male photographer who operates a movie camera
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camerawoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female photographer who operates a movie camera
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camgirl in CommonParlance
- definition a female performer who performs sexual acts by camera on the internet
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camion in CommonParlance
- definition a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
- definition a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
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camise in CommonParlance
- definition a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages
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camisole in CommonParlance
- definition a short sleeveless undergarment for women
- definition a short negligee
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camlet in CommonParlance
- definition a garment made of camlet fabric
- definition a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair
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camo in CommonParlance
- definition fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
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camomile in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
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camomile tea in CommonParlance
- definition tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers
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camosh in CommonParlance
- definition any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
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camouflage in CommonParlance
- definition an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- definition fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
- definition device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
- definition the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
- definition disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
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camouflaged in CommonParlance
- definition made invisible by means of protective coloring
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camp in CommonParlance
- definition providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
- definition temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- definition a group of people living together in a camp
- definition temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
- definition an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- definition a penal institution (often for forced labor)
- definition something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
- definition shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
- definition a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
- definition live in or as if in a tent
- definition establish or set up a camp
- definition give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
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camp bed in CommonParlance
- definition a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
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camp chair in CommonParlance
- definition a light folding chair