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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caprimulgid in CommonParlance
- definition mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
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caprimulgiform bird in CommonParlance
- definition long-winged nonpasserine birds
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caprine in CommonParlance
- definition being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats
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caprine animal in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
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capriole in CommonParlance
- definition (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
- definition a playful leap or hop
- definition perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
- definition perform a capriole, in ballet
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caproic acid in CommonParlance
- definition a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
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caprylic acid in CommonParlance
- definition a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils
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capsaicin in CommonParlance
- definition colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno
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capsicum in CommonParlance
- definition any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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capsicum pepper plant in CommonParlance
- definition any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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capsid in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of leaf bug
- definition the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
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capsize in CommonParlance
- definition overturn accidentally
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capsizing in CommonParlance
- definition (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
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capstan in CommonParlance
- definition a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
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capstone in CommonParlance
- definition a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination
- definition a stone that forms the top of wall or building
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capsula glomeruli in CommonParlance
- definition thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
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capsular in CommonParlance
- definition resembling a capsule
- definition of or relating to a capsule
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capsulate in CommonParlance
- definition used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule
- definition enclose in a capsule
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capsulated in CommonParlance
- definition used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule
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capsule in CommonParlance
- definition a small container
- definition a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
- definition a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
- definition a shortened version of a written work
- definition a structure that encloses a body part
- definition a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
- definition a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
- definition enclose in a capsule
- definition put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
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capsulise in CommonParlance
- definition enclose in a capsule
- definition put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
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capsulize in CommonParlance
- definition enclose in a capsule
- definition put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
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captain in CommonParlance
- definition an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- definition the naval officer in command of a military ship
- definition a policeman in charge of a precinct
- definition an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
- definition the leader of a group of people
- definition the pilot in charge of an airship
- definition a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
- definition be the captain of a sports team
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captain's chair in CommonParlance
- definition a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles
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captaincy in CommonParlance
- definition the post of captain