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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clerkship in CommonParlance
- definition the job of clerk
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clever in CommonParlance
- definition showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
- definition mentally quick and resourceful
- definition showing inventiveness and skill
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clever Dick in CommonParlance
- definition an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
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clever clogs in CommonParlance
- definition an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
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cleverly in CommonParlance
- definition in a clever manner
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cleverness in CommonParlance
- definition the power of creative imagination
- definition intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
- definition the property of being ingenious
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clevis in CommonParlance
- definition a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.
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clew in CommonParlance
- definition a ball of yarn or cord or thread
- definition evidence that helps to solve a problem
- definition roll into a ball
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clews in CommonParlance
- definition the cords used to suspend a hammock
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clianthus in CommonParlance
- definition any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes
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cliche in CommonParlance
- definition a trite or obvious remark
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cliched in CommonParlance
- definition repeated regularly without thought or originality
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click in CommonParlance
- definition a short light metallic sound
- definition a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
- definition a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- definition depression of a button on a computer mouse
- definition move or strike with a noise
- definition make a clicking or ticking sound
- definition click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- definition cause to make a snapping sound
- definition produce a click
- definition make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- definition become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
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click beetle in CommonParlance
- definition able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
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click off in CommonParlance
- definition perform or finish an action rapidly
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click open in CommonParlance
- definition open with a clicking sound
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click-clack in CommonParlance
- definition a succession of clicks
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clickety-clack in CommonParlance
- definition a fast and rhythmic click-clack
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clickety-click in CommonParlance
- definition a fast and rhythmic click-clack
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client in CommonParlance
- definition a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
- definition someone who pays for goods or services
- definition (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
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client program in CommonParlance
- definition any software program that runs on a user's local computer and accesses data stored on a remote computer.
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client-centered therapy in CommonParlance
- definition a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session
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client-server in CommonParlance
- definition relating to a computer system in which a central server supports a number of networked workstations
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clientage in CommonParlance
- definition relation of a client to a patron
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clientele in CommonParlance
- definition customers collectively