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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chaser in CommonParlance
- definition a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- definition a drink to follow immediately after another drink
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chasm in CommonParlance
- definition a deep opening in the earth's surface
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chasse in CommonParlance
- definition (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
- definition perform a chasse step, in ballet
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chassis in CommonParlance
- definition alternative names for the body of a human being
- definition a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device
- definition the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor
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chaste in CommonParlance
- definition morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
- definition pure and simple in design or style
- definition abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
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chastely in CommonParlance
- definition in a chaste and virtuous manner
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chasten in CommonParlance
- definition censure severely
- definition change by restraining or moderating
- definition correct by punishment or discipline
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chasteness in CommonParlance
- definition lack of ornamentation
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chastening in CommonParlance
- definition a rebuke for making a mistake
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chastise in CommonParlance
- definition censure severely
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chastisement in CommonParlance
- definition verbal punishment
- definition a rebuke for making a mistake
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chastity in CommonParlance
- definition abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
- definition morality with respect to sexual relations
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chasuble in CommonParlance
- definition a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
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chat in CommonParlance
- definition an informal conversation
- definition birds having a chattering call
- definition songbirds having a chattering call
- definition talk socially without exchanging too much information
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chat room in CommonParlance
- definition a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)
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chat show in CommonParlance
- definition a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience
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chat up in CommonParlance
- definition talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- definition talk to someone with the aim of persuading them
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chateau in CommonParlance
- definition an impressive country house (or castle) in France
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chatelaine in CommonParlance
- definition the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- definition a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
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chatoyant in CommonParlance
- definition varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
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chatroom in CommonParlance
- definition a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)
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chattel in CommonParlance
- definition personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)
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chattel mortgage in CommonParlance
- definition a loan to buy some personal item; the item (or chattel) is security for the loan
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chatter in CommonParlance
- definition noisy talk
- definition the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
- definition the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
- definition click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- definition cut unevenly with a chattering tool
- definition talk socially without exchanging too much information
- definition speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- definition make noise as if chattering away
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chatter mark in CommonParlance
- definition marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier
- definition a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece