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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candy corn in CommonParlance
- definition a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn
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candy egg in CommonParlance
- definition egg-shaped candy
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candy kiss in CommonParlance
- definition any of several bite-sized candies
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candy store in CommonParlance
- definition a confectioner's shop
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candy striper in CommonParlance
- definition a volunteer worker in a hospital
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candy thermometer in CommonParlance
- definition a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking
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candy-like in CommonParlance
- definition resembling candy
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candy-scented in CommonParlance
- definition smelling of candy
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candyfloss in CommonParlance
- definition a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
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candymaker in CommonParlance
- definition someone who makes candies and other sweets
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candytuft in CommonParlance
- definition any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region
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candyweed in CommonParlance
- definition bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
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cane in CommonParlance
- definition a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
- definition a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
- definition a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment
- definition beat with a cane
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cane blight in CommonParlance
- definition a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants)
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cane reed in CommonParlance
- definition tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
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cane sugar in CommonParlance
- definition sucrose obtained from sugar cane
- definition sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent
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canebrake in CommonParlance
- definition a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
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canebrake rattler in CommonParlance
- definition southern variety
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canebrake rattlesnake in CommonParlance
- definition southern variety
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canecutter in CommonParlance
- definition a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands
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canella in CommonParlance
- definition highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic
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canella bark in CommonParlance
- definition highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic
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canescent in CommonParlance
- definition of greyish white
- definition covered with fine whitish hairs or down
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canfield in CommonParlance
- definition a form of solitaire that involves gambling
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canful in CommonParlance
- definition the quantity contained in a can