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.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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cat cracker in CommonParlance
- definition a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst
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cat fancier in CommonParlance
- definition a person who breeds and cares for cats
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cat flea in CommonParlance
- definition flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats
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cat food in CommonParlance
- definition food prepared for cats
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cat rig in CommonParlance
- definition rig of a catboat
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cat scratch disease in CommonParlance
- definition a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat
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cat shark in CommonParlance
- definition small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes
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cat squirrel in CommonParlance
- definition common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
- definition common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
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cat suit in CommonParlance
- definition a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
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cat thyme in CommonParlance
- definition Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats
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cat valium in CommonParlance
- definition street names for ketamine
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cat's cradle in CommonParlance
- definition a game played with string looped over the fingers
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cat's eye in CommonParlance
- definition any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
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cat's feet in CommonParlance
- definition low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers
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cat's foot in CommonParlance
- definition low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers
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cat's-claw in CommonParlance
- definition erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
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cat's-ear in CommonParlance
- definition any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears
- definition European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
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cat's-paw in CommonParlance
- definition a person used by another to gain an end
- definition a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
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cat's-tail in CommonParlance
- definition tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
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cat-o'-nine-tails in CommonParlance
- definition a whip with nine knotted cords
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cata-cornered in CommonParlance
- definition slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
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catabatic in CommonParlance
- definition of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
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catabatic wind in CommonParlance
- definition a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
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catabiosis in CommonParlance
- definition normal aging of cells
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catabolic in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or characterized by catabolism
- definition characterized by destructive metabolism