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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chammy in CommonParlance
- definition a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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chammy leather in CommonParlance
- definition a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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chamois in CommonParlance
- definition a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
- definition hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
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chamois cloth in CommonParlance
- definition a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars
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chamois cress in CommonParlance
- definition small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium
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chamois leather in CommonParlance
- definition a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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chamomile in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
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chamosite in CommonParlance
- definition a greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminum
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champ in CommonParlance
- definition someone who has won first place in a competition
- definition chafe at the bit, like horses
- definition chew noisily or vigorously
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champagne in CommonParlance
- definition a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
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champagne cup in CommonParlance
- definition a punch containing a sparkling wine
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champagne flute in CommonParlance
- definition a tall narrow wineglass
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champaign in CommonParlance
- definition extensive tract of level open land
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champerty in CommonParlance
- definition an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded
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champignon soup in CommonParlance
- definition a usually creamy soup made with champignon mushrooms.
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champion in CommonParlance
- definition holding first place in a contest
- definition someone who has won first place in a competition
- definition someone who fights for a cause
- definition a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- definition someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- definition protect or fight for as a champion
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champion lode in CommonParlance
- definition the main vein of ore in a deposit
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championship in CommonParlance
- definition the status of being a champion
- definition a competition at which a champion is chosen
- definition the act of providing approval and support
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champleve in CommonParlance
- definition (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
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chanal in CommonParlance
- definition thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries
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chanar in CommonParlance
- definition thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries
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chance in CommonParlance
- definition occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
- definition a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- definition an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- definition a risk involving danger
- definition a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
- definition the possibility of future success
- definition be the case by chance
- definition take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
- definition come upon, as if by accident; meet with
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chance event in CommonParlance
- definition anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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chance music in CommonParlance
- definition 20th-century music in which chance or indeterminate elements are left for the performer to realize.
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chance on in CommonParlance
- definition find unexpectedly