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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chimneysweep in CommonParlance
- definition someone who cleans soot from chimneys
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chimneysweeper in CommonParlance
- definition someone who cleans soot from chimneys
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chimp in CommonParlance
- definition intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
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chimpanzee in CommonParlance
- definition intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
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chin in CommonParlance
- definition the protruding part of the lower jaw
- definition raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
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chin music in CommonParlance
- definition idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
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chin rest in CommonParlance
- definition a rest on which a violinist can place the chin
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chin strap in CommonParlance
- definition a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place
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chin up in CommonParlance
- definition raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
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chin wag in CommonParlance
- definition light informal conversation for social occasions
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chin wagging in CommonParlance
- definition light informal conversation for social occasions
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chin-up in CommonParlance
- definition an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar
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chin-wag in CommonParlance
- definition light informal conversation for social occasions
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chin-wagging in CommonParlance
- definition light informal conversation for social occasions
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china in CommonParlance
- definition high quality porcelain originally made only in China
- definition dishware made of high quality porcelain
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china cabinet in CommonParlance
- definition a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china
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china clay in CommonParlance
- definition a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
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china closet in CommonParlance
- definition a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china
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china pink in CommonParlance
- definition Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual
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china stone in CommonParlance
- definition a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
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chinaberry in CommonParlance
- definition evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
- definition tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
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chinaberry tree in CommonParlance
- definition tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
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chinaware in CommonParlance
- definition dishware made of high quality porcelain
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chincapin in CommonParlance
- definition small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
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chinch in CommonParlance
- definition bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood