CommonParlance
Seed
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.
- Science Proposed
-
chintzy in CommonParlance
- definition of very poor quality; flimsy
- definition embarrassingly stingy
-
chiocciole in CommonParlance
- definition a type of pasta that is elbow-shaped.
-
chip in CommonParlance
- definition a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- definition a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
- definition a piece of dried bovine dung
- definition a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
- definition a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- definition a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
- definition electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
- definition (golf) a low running approach shot
- definition the act of chipping something
- definition break off (a piece from a whole)
- definition cut a nick into
- definition play a chip shot
- definition form by chipping
- definition break a small piece off from
-
chip at in CommonParlance
- definition engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
-
chip away in CommonParlance
- definition remove or withdraw gradually:
-
chip away at in CommonParlance
- definition remove or withdraw gradually:
-
chip in in CommonParlance
- definition contribute to some cause
-
chip off in CommonParlance
- definition break off (a piece from a whole)
-
chip shot in CommonParlance
- definition (golf) a low running approach shot
-
chipboard in CommonParlance
- definition a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin
-
chipmunk in CommonParlance
- definition a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
-
chipolata in CommonParlance
- definition a small thin sausage
-
chipotle in CommonParlance
- definition a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking
-
chipper in CommonParlance
- definition having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
-
chipping in CommonParlance
- definition the act of chipping something
-
chipping sparrow in CommonParlance
- definition small North American finch common in urban areas
-
chips in CommonParlance
- definition strips of potato fried in deep fat
-
chiralgia in CommonParlance
- definition a pain in the hand that is not traumatic
-
chirk in CommonParlance
- definition make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
-
chirk up in CommonParlance
- definition become cheerful
-
chirography in CommonParlance
- definition beautiful handwriting
-
chirology in CommonParlance
- definition telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
-
chiromance in CommonParlance
- definition divine by reading someone's palms
-
chiromancer in CommonParlance
- definition fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
-
chiromancy in CommonParlance
- definition telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand