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
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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chaffy in CommonParlance
- definition abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff
- definition value
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chafing in CommonParlance
- definition soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
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chafing dish in CommonParlance
- definition a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table
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chafing gear in CommonParlance
- definition covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction
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chagrin in CommonParlance
- definition strong feelings of embarrassment
- definition cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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chagrined in CommonParlance
- definition feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
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chain in CommonParlance
- definition a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- definition (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- definition a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- definition (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- definition anything that acts as a restraint
- definition a unit of length
- definition a series of hills or mountains
- definition a linked or connected series of objects
- definition a necklace made by stringing objects together
- definition connect or arrange into a chain by linking
- definition fasten or secure with chains
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chain armor in CommonParlance
- definition (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
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chain armour in CommonParlance
- definition (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
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chain email in CommonParlance
- definition a chain letter sent through email messages.
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chain fern in CommonParlance
- definition a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows
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chain gang in CommonParlance
- definition a gang of convicts chained together
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chain letter in CommonParlance
- definition a letter that is sent successively to several people
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chain lightning in CommonParlance
- definition a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
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chain mail in CommonParlance
- definition (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
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chain of mountains in CommonParlance
- definition a series of hills or mountains
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chain pickerel in CommonParlance
- definition common in quiet waters of eastern United States
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chain pike in CommonParlance
- definition common in quiet waters of eastern United States
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chain printer in CommonParlance
- definition an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain
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chain reaction in CommonParlance
- definition a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
- definition a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
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chain reactor in CommonParlance
- definition a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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chain saw in CommonParlance
- definition portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain
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chain stitch in CommonParlance
- definition the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop
- definition a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
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chain store in CommonParlance
- definition one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
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chain tongs in CommonParlance
- definition a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe