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
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Terms in this context
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captainship in CommonParlance
- definition the post of captain
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caption in CommonParlance
- definition taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
- definition translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- definition brief description accompanying an illustration
- definition provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
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captious in CommonParlance
- definition tending to find and call attention to faults
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captiously in CommonParlance
- definition in a captious, carping manner
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captivate in CommonParlance
- definition attract; cause to be enamored
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captivated in CommonParlance
- definition strongly attracted
- definition filled with wonder and delight
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captivating in CommonParlance
- definition capturing interest as if by a spell
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captivatingly in CommonParlance
- definition in a bewitching manner
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captivation in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- definition a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
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captive in CommonParlance
- definition being in captivity
- definition giving or marked by complete attention to
- definition a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- definition an animal that is confined
- definition a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
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captive finance company in CommonParlance
- definition a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products
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captivity in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being imprisoned
- definition the state of being a slave
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captopril in CommonParlance
- definition a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure
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captor in CommonParlance
- definition a person who captures and holds people or animals
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capture in CommonParlance
- definition the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
- definition a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
- definition any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- definition the act of taking of a person by force
- definition the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
- definition succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
- definition attract; cause to be enamored
- definition succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- definition bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
- definition take possession of by force, as after an invasion
- definition capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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capturer in CommonParlance
- definition a person who captures and holds people or animals
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capuchin in CommonParlance
- definition a hooded cloak for women
- definition monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
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capulin in CommonParlance
- definition Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit
- definition Mexican black cherry
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capulin tree in CommonParlance
- definition Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit
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caput in CommonParlance
- definition a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
- definition the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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capybara in CommonParlance
- definition pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
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car in CommonParlance
- definition a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- definition a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- definition the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
- definition where passengers ride up and down
- definition a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
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car battery in CommonParlance
- definition a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system
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car bomb in CommonParlance
- definition a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
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car boot sale in CommonParlance
- definition an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car