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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climbing salamander in CommonParlance
- definition any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes
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clime in CommonParlance
- definition the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
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clinch in CommonParlance
- definition (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- definition a small slip noose made with seizing
- definition the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
- definition a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- definition a tight or amorous embrace
- definition secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
- definition hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- definition hold in a tight grasp
- definition embrace amorously
- definition flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
- definition settle conclusively
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clinched in CommonParlance
- definition closed or squeezed together tightly
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clincher in CommonParlance
- definition an argument that is conclusive
- definition a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
- definition a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets
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clincher-built in CommonParlance
- definition having overlapping hull planks
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cling in CommonParlance
- definition fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
- definition come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- definition to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
- definition hold on tightly or tenaciously
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cling film in CommonParlance
- definition a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
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cling to in CommonParlance
- definition hold firmly, usually with one's hands
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clingfilm in CommonParlance
- definition a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
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clingfish in CommonParlance
- definition very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
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clingstone in CommonParlance
- definition fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
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clingy in CommonParlance
- definition excessively emotional and attached
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clinic in CommonParlance
- definition a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
- definition meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
- definition a healthcare facility for outpatient care
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clinical in CommonParlance
- definition relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients
- definition scientifically detached; unemotional
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clinical anatomy in CommonParlance
- definition the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment
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clinical depression in CommonParlance
- definition a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
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clinical neurology in CommonParlance
- definition (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders
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clinical psychologist in CommonParlance
- definition a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
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clinical psychology in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior
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clinical test in CommonParlance
- definition a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use
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clinical thermometer in CommonParlance
- definition a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature
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clinical trial in CommonParlance
- definition a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use
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clinically in CommonParlance
- definition in a clinical manner
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clinician in CommonParlance
- definition a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments