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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caulk in CommonParlance
- definition a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
- definition seal with caulking
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caulked in CommonParlance
- definition having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler
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caulking in CommonParlance
- definition a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
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causa in CommonParlance
- definition a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
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causal in CommonParlance
- definition involving or constituting a cause; causing
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causal agency in CommonParlance
- definition any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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causal agent in CommonParlance
- definition any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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causal factor in CommonParlance
- definition a determining or causal element or factor
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causalgia in CommonParlance
- definition a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes
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causality in CommonParlance
- definition the relation between causes and effects
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causally in CommonParlance
- definition in a causal fashion
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causation in CommonParlance
- definition the act of causing something to happen
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causative in CommonParlance
- definition producing an effect
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cause in CommonParlance
- definition events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- definition a justification for something existing or happening
- definition a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- definition any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- definition a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- definition give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- definition cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
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cause celebre in CommonParlance
- definition an incident that attracts great public attention
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cause of action in CommonParlance
- definition a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action
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cause of death in CommonParlance
- definition the causal agent resulting in death
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cause to be perceived in CommonParlance
- definition have perceptible qualities
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cause to sleep in CommonParlance
- definition make fall asleep
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causeless in CommonParlance
- definition having no justifying cause or reason
- definition having no cause or apparent cause
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causerie in CommonParlance
- definition light informal conversation for social occasions
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causeway in CommonParlance
- definition a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
- definition provide with a causeway
- definition pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles
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causing in CommonParlance
- definition the act of causing something to happen
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caustic in CommonParlance
- definition harsh or corrosive in tone
- definition of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
- definition any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- definition the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object
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caustic lime in CommonParlance
- definition a caustic substance produced by heating limestone