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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cola in CommonParlance
- definition carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts
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cola extract in CommonParlance
- definition a flavoring extracted from the kola nut
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cola nut in CommonParlance
- definition bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract
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colander in CommonParlance
- definition bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
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colchicine in CommonParlance
- definition an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout
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cold in CommonParlance
- definition having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
- definition extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
- definition having lost freshness through passage of time
- definition (color) giving no sensation of warmth
- definition marked by errorless familiarity
- definition lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
- definition so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
- definition sexually unresponsive
- definition without compunction or human feeling
- definition feeling or showing no enthusiasm
- definition unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
- definition of a seeker; far from the object sought
- definition lacking the warmth of life
- definition a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
- definition the absence of heat
- definition the sensation produced by low temperatures
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cold cash in CommonParlance
- definition money in the form of cash that is readily available
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cold cathode in CommonParlance
- definition a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated
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cold cereal in CommonParlance
- definition a cereal that is not heated before serving
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cold chisel in CommonParlance
- definition narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks
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cold comfort in CommonParlance
- definition very limited consolation or empathy
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cold cream in CommonParlance
- definition a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
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cold cuts in CommonParlance
- definition sliced assorted cold meats
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cold duck in CommonParlance
- definition pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
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cold feet in CommonParlance
- definition timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action
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cold fish in CommonParlance
- definition an aloof unemotional person
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cold frame in CommonParlance
- definition protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold
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cold front in CommonParlance
- definition the front of an advancing mass of colder air
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cold fusion in CommonParlance
- definition nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken
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cold gangrene in CommonParlance
- definition (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
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cold medicine in CommonParlance
- definition medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold
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cold medium in CommonParlance
- definition a medium that usually, but not always, provides little involvement together with substantial stimulus; includes speech, television, cartoons
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cold rubber in CommonParlance
- definition a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires
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cold shoulder in CommonParlance
- definition a refusal to recognize someone you know
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cold snap in CommonParlance
- definition a period of cold weather