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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carpenter's hammer in CommonParlance
- definition a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
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carpenter's kit in CommonParlance
- definition a set of carpenter's tools
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carpenter's level in CommonParlance
- definition a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it
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carpenter's mallet in CommonParlance
- definition a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge
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carpenter's plane in CommonParlance
- definition a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
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carpenter's rule in CommonParlance
- definition a rule used by a carpenter
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carpenter's saw in CommonParlance
- definition a saw used with one hand for cutting wood
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carpenter's square in CommonParlance
- definition a steel square used by carpenters; larger than a try square
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carpenteria in CommonParlance
- definition California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers
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carpentry in CommonParlance
- definition the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
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carper in CommonParlance
- definition someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
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carpet in CommonParlance
- definition floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
- definition a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
- definition form a carpet-like cover (over)
- definition cover completely, as if with a carpet
- definition cover with a carpet
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carpet beater in CommonParlance
- definition implement for beating dust out of carpets
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carpet beetle in CommonParlance
- definition small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
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carpet bomb in CommonParlance
- definition bomb a large area systematically and extensively
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carpet bombing in CommonParlance
- definition an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
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carpet bug in CommonParlance
- definition small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
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carpet grass in CommonParlance
- definition grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
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carpet knight in CommonParlance
- definition a knight who spends their time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)
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carpet loom in CommonParlance
- definition a loom for weaving carpeting
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carpet moth in CommonParlance
- definition larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
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carpet pad in CommonParlance
- definition a pad placed under a carpet
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carpet shark in CommonParlance
- definition shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin
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carpet slipper in CommonParlance
- definition low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
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carpet snake in CommonParlance
- definition Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back