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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chocolate pudding in CommonParlance
- definition sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs
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chocolate root in CommonParlance
- definition erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals
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chocolate sauce in CommonParlance
- definition sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water
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chocolate syrup in CommonParlance
- definition sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water
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chocolate tree in CommonParlance
- definition tropical American tree producing cacao beans
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chocolate truffle in CommonParlance
- definition creamy chocolate candy
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chocolate-brown in CommonParlance
- definition of a color similar to that of wood or earth
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chocolate-colored in CommonParlance
- definition having the color of dark chocolate
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chocolate-coloured in CommonParlance
- definition having the color of dark chocolate
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choice in CommonParlance
- definition of superior grade
- definition appealing to refined taste
- definition the person or thing chosen or selected
- definition the act of choosing or selecting
- definition one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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choice morsel in CommonParlance
- definition a small tasty bit of food
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choice of words in CommonParlance
- definition the manner in which something is expressed in words
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choiceness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being very good indeed
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choir in CommonParlance
- definition a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
- definition a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- definition the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
- definition sing in a choir
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choir loft in CommonParlance
- definition a gallery in a church occupied by the choir
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choir school in CommonParlance
- definition a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education
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choir stall in CommonParlance
- definition a finely carved and decorated wooden seat where the clergy sit, stand or kneel during services.
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choirboy in CommonParlance
- definition a boy who sings in a choir
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choirgirl in CommonParlance
- definition a girl who sings in a choir
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choirmaster in CommonParlance
- definition the musical director of a choir
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choke in CommonParlance
- definition a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- definition a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
- definition breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- definition be too tight; rub or press
- definition wring the neck of
- definition constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- definition struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- definition fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- definition check or slow down the action or effect of
- definition become or cause to become obstructed
- definition impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- definition become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- definition suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- definition pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- definition reduce the air supply
- definition cause to retch or choke
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choke back in CommonParlance
- definition suppress
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choke coil in CommonParlance
- definition a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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choke down in CommonParlance
- definition suppress
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choke hold in CommonParlance
- definition a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind