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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carom in CommonParlance
- definition a glancing rebound
- definition a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- definition rebound after hitting
- definition make a carom
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carotene in CommonParlance
- definition an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
- definition yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
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carotenemia in CommonParlance
- definition excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color
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carotenoid in CommonParlance
- definition any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
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carotid in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck
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carotid artery in CommonParlance
- definition either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta
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carotid body in CommonParlance
- definition a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration
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carotid plexus in CommonParlance
- definition a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery
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carotin in CommonParlance
- definition an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
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carousal in CommonParlance
- definition revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
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carouse in CommonParlance
- definition revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- definition engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
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carousel in CommonParlance
- definition a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers
- definition a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement
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carouser in CommonParlance
- definition someone who enjoys riotous drinking
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carousing in CommonParlance
- definition used of riotously drunken merrymaking
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carp in CommonParlance
- definition the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
- definition any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
- definition raise trivial objections
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carpal in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the wrist
- definition any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
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carpal bone in CommonParlance
- definition any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
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carpal tunnel in CommonParlance
- definition a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass
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carpal tunnel syndrome in CommonParlance
- definition a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness
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carpel in CommonParlance
- definition a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
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carpellary in CommonParlance
- definition belonging to or forming or containing carpels
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carpellate in CommonParlance
- definition bearing or consisting of carpels
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carpenter in CommonParlance
- definition a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
- definition work as a carpenter
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carpenter ant in CommonParlance
- definition ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs
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carpenter bee in CommonParlance
- definition large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems