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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castor bean plant in CommonParlance
- definition large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
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castor oil in CommonParlance
- definition a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
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castor sugar in CommonParlance
- definition very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor
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castor-oil plant in CommonParlance
- definition large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
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castrate in CommonParlance
- definition a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
- definition deprive of strength or vigor
- definition edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- definition remove the testicles of a male animal
- definition remove the ovaries of
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castrated in CommonParlance
- definition deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
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castration in CommonParlance
- definition neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
- definition surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
- definition the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
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castration anxiety in CommonParlance
- definition (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women
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castrato in CommonParlance
- definition a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
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casual in CommonParlance
- definition marked by blithe unconcern
- definition without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
- definition appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
- definition occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
- definition hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- definition occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
- definition characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
- definition natural and unstudied
- definition not showing effort or strain
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casually in CommonParlance
- definition not methodically or according to plan
- definition in an unconcerned manner
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casualness in CommonParlance
- definition a casual manner
- definition The state of coming without regularity; of being occasional or incidental.
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casualty in CommonParlance
- definition someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
- definition someone injured or killed in an accident
- definition an accident that causes someone to die
- definition a decrease of military personnel or equipment
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casuarina in CommonParlance
- definition any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood
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casuist in CommonParlance
- definition someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
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casuistic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or practicing casuistry
- definition of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems
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casuistical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or practicing casuistry
- definition of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems
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casuistry in CommonParlance
- definition argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
- definition moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
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casus belli in CommonParlance
- definition an event used to justify starting a war
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cat in CommonParlance
- definition feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar
- definition an informal term for a youth or man
- definition a spiteful woman gossip
- definition the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- definition a whip with nine knotted cords
- definition a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
- definition any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
- definition any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
- definition beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
- definition eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
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cat and mouse in CommonParlance
- definition a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first
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cat and rat in CommonParlance
- definition a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first
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cat bear in CommonParlance
- definition reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
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cat box in CommonParlance
- definition a receptacle for cat excrement
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cat burglar in CommonParlance
- definition a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house