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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church year in CommonParlance
- definition the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons
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church-state in CommonParlance
- definition a state ruled by religious authority
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churchgoer in CommonParlance
- definition a religious person who goes to church regularly
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churchgoing in CommonParlance
- definition actively practicing a religion
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churchly in CommonParlance
- definition resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church
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churchman in CommonParlance
- definition a male clergyman or other person in religious orders
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churchwarden in CommonParlance
- definition an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
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churchwoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female clergyman or other person in religious orders
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churchyard in CommonParlance
- definition the yard associated with a church
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churidars in CommonParlance
- definition tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta)
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churl in CommonParlance
- definition a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- definition a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- definition a bad-tempered person
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churlish in CommonParlance
- definition rude and boorish
- definition having a bad disposition; surly
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churlishly in CommonParlance
- definition in a churlish manner
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churn in CommonParlance
- definition a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
- definition stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
- definition be agitated
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churn out in CommonParlance
- definition perform in a mechanical way
- definition produce something at a fast rate
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churn up in CommonParlance
- definition cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
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churned-up in CommonParlance
- definition moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
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churning in CommonParlance
- definition moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
- definition (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
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churr in CommonParlance
- definition make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
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churrigueresco in CommonParlance
- definition having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
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churrigueresque in CommonParlance
- definition having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
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chute in CommonParlance
- definition rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
- definition sloping channel through which things can descend
- definition jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
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chute-the-chute in CommonParlance
- definition elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
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chutney in CommonParlance
- definition a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices
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chutzpa in CommonParlance
- definition (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity