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.
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chorus girl in CommonParlance
- definition a woman who dances in a chorus line
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chorus line in CommonParlance
- definition a body of dancers or singers who perform together
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chorus pedal in CommonParlance
- definition an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
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chosen in CommonParlance
- definition one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
- definition an exclusive group of people
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chosen people in CommonParlance
- definition any people believing themselves to be chosen by God
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chou in CommonParlance
- definition any of various types of cabbage
- definition puff filled with cream or custard
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chough in CommonParlance
- definition a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
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chouse in CommonParlance
- definition defeat someone through trickery or deceit
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chow in CommonParlance
- definition informal terms for a meal
- definition breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China
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chow chow in CommonParlance
- definition breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China
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chow line in CommonParlance
- definition a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)
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chow mein in CommonParlance
- definition chop suey served with fried noodles
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chowchow in CommonParlance
- definition chopped pickles in mustard sauce
- definition a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
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chowder in CommonParlance
- definition a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
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chrestomathy in CommonParlance
- definition a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
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chrism in CommonParlance
- definition a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
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chrisom in CommonParlance
- definition a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
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christ in CommonParlance
- definition any expected deliverer
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christella in CommonParlance
- definition any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds
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christen in CommonParlance
- definition administer baptism to
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christening in CommonParlance
- definition giving a Christian name at baptism
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christian in CommonParlance
- definition following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ
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christianly in CommonParlance
- definition becoming to or like a Christian
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christless in CommonParlance
- definition not believing in Christ
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christlike in CommonParlance
- definition resembling or showing the spirit of Christ