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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cockatrice in CommonParlance
- definition monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
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cockchafer in CommonParlance
- definition any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
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cockcrow in CommonParlance
- definition the first light of day
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cocked hat in CommonParlance
- definition hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
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cocker in CommonParlance
- definition a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
- definition treat with excessive indulgence
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cocker spaniel in CommonParlance
- definition a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
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cockerel in CommonParlance
- definition a young domestic cock; not older than one year
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cockeyed in CommonParlance
- definition turned or twisted toward one side
- definition so unreasonable as to invite derision
- definition very drunk
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cockfight in CommonParlance
- definition a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs
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cockfighting in CommonParlance
- definition participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight
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cockhorse in CommonParlance
- definition anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)
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cockiness in CommonParlance
- definition offensive boldness and assertiveness
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cockle in CommonParlance
- definition common edible European bivalve
- definition common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
- definition stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- definition to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
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cockle-bur in CommonParlance
- definition any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
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cockle-burr in CommonParlance
- definition any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
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cocklebur in CommonParlance
- definition any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
- definition burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
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cockleburr in CommonParlance
- definition any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
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cockleshell in CommonParlance
- definition a small light flimsy boat
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cockloft in CommonParlance
- definition a small loft or garret
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cockney in CommonParlance
- definition characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect
- definition the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
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cockpit in CommonParlance
- definition compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
- definition a pit for cockfights
- definition seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
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cockpit locker in CommonParlance
- definition (nautical) a large locker under the cockpit seating.
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cockroach in CommonParlance
- definition any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
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cockscomb in CommonParlance
- definition garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
- definition a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- definition a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
- definition the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
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cocksfoot in CommonParlance
- definition widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass