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
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Terms in this context
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clinid in CommonParlance
- definition mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds
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clinid fish in CommonParlance
- definition mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds
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clink in CommonParlance
- definition a short light metallic sound
- definition a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- definition make a high sound typical of glass
- definition make or emit a high sound
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clinker in CommonParlance
- definition a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
- definition a hard brick used as a paving stone
- definition clear out the cinders and clinker from
- definition turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning
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clinker block in CommonParlance
- definition a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate
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clinker brick in CommonParlance
- definition a hard brick used as a paving stone
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clinker-built in CommonParlance
- definition having overlapping hull planks
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clinking in CommonParlance
- definition like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped
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clinocephalism in CommonParlance
- definition a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex)
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clinocephaly in CommonParlance
- definition a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex)
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clinodactyly in CommonParlance
- definition a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned
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clinometer in CommonParlance
- definition an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
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clinquant in CommonParlance
- definition glittering with gold or silver
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clintonia in CommonParlance
- definition any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries
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clip in CommonParlance
- definition a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- definition an instance or single occasion for some event
- definition any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
- definition an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
- definition the act of clipping or snipping
- definition a sharp slanting blow
- definition sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- definition run at a moderately swift pace
- definition attach with a clip
- definition cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- definition terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
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clip art in CommonParlance
- definition ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document
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clip artist in CommonParlance
- definition a swindler who fleeces the victim
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clip joint in CommonParlance
- definition a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment
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clip lead in CommonParlance
- definition a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends
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clip-clop in CommonParlance
- definition the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
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clip-on in CommonParlance
- definition attachable by a clip
- definition a device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that is attached by clips
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clipboard in CommonParlance
- definition a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers
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clipped in CommonParlance
- definition cut or trimmed by clipping
- definition (of speech) having quick short sounds
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clipper in CommonParlance
- definition (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
- definition a fast sailing ship used in former times
- definition shears for cutting grass or shrubbery
- definition scissors for cutting hair or finger nails
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clipper ship in CommonParlance
- definition a fast sailing ship used in former times