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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comb-out in CommonParlance
- definition the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
- definition the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people
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comb-plate in CommonParlance
- definition a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused
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combat in CommonParlance
- definition an engagement fought between two military forces
- definition the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- definition battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
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combat area in CommonParlance
- definition a military area where combat forces operate
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combat boot in CommonParlance
- definition a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
- definition A type of heavy leather lace-up boot adopted mainly by heavy metal, punk and goth subcultures; comes in different colors and heights which are measured in the number of eyelets.
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combat casualty in CommonParlance
- definition loss of military equipment in battle
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combat ceiling in CommonParlance
- definition altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate
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combat fatigue in CommonParlance
- definition a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
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combat injury in CommonParlance
- definition a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
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combat intelligence in CommonParlance
- definition intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations
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combat mission in CommonParlance
- definition a mission to capture or defend something
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combat neurosis in CommonParlance
- definition a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
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combat pay in CommonParlance
- definition extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
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combat pilot in CommonParlance
- definition airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces
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combat ship in CommonParlance
- definition a government ship that is available for waging war
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combat zone in CommonParlance
- definition a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
- definition a military area where combat forces operate
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combat-ready in CommonParlance
- definition engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
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combatant in CommonParlance
- definition engaging in or ready for combat
- definition someone who fights (or is fighting)
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combative in CommonParlance
- definition inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- definition striving to overcome in argument
- definition having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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combatively in CommonParlance
- definition in a bellicose contentious manner
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combativeness in CommonParlance
- definition a militant aggressiveness
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combed in CommonParlance
- definition (of hair) made tidy with a comb
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comber in CommonParlance
- definition a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
- definition a long curling sea wave
- definition a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
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combinable in CommonParlance
- definition able to or tending to combine
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combination in CommonParlance
- definition a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
- definition a coordinated sequence of chess moves
- definition a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
- definition a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
- definition an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
- definition the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
- definition the act of combining things to form a new whole