CommonParlance
Seed
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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case shot in CommonParlance
- definition a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
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case study in CommonParlance
- definition a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure
- definition a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view
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case-by-case in CommonParlance
- definition being or characteristic of a single thing or person
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case-fatality proportion in CommonParlance
- definition the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases
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case-hardened in CommonParlance
- definition used of persons; emotionally hardened
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case-hardened steel in CommonParlance
- definition steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal
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case-to-infection proportion in CommonParlance
- definition the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease
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case-to-infection ratio in CommonParlance
- definition the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease
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caseate in CommonParlance
- definition turn into cheese
- definition become cheeselike
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casebook in CommonParlance
- definition according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
- definition a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
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cased in CommonParlance
- definition covered or protected with or as if with a case
- definition enclosed in a case
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caseful in CommonParlance
- definition the quantity contained in a case
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casein in CommonParlance
- definition a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives
- definition a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk
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casein glue in CommonParlance
- definition made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork
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casein paint in CommonParlance
- definition a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk
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casemaking clothes moth in CommonParlance
- definition the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins
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casement in CommonParlance
- definition a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
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casement window in CommonParlance
- definition a window with one or more casements
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caseous in CommonParlance
- definition of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike
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casern in CommonParlance
- definition military barracks in a garrison town
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casework in CommonParlance
- definition close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment
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caseworker in CommonParlance
- definition someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
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caseworm in CommonParlance
- definition insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
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cash in CommonParlance
- definition money in the form of bills or coins
- definition prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check
- definition exchange for cash
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cash account in CommonParlance
- definition an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis