Grep of noun common
book of common prayer
common
common-law marriage
common ageratum
common alder
common allamanda
common american shad
common amsinckia
common apricot
common arrowhead
common ax
common axe
common bamboo
common barberry
common barley
common basil
common bean
common bean plant
common bearberry
common beech
common beet
common bile duct
common birch
common bird cherry
common blackfish
common bog rosemary
common booklouse
common box
common brant goose
common broom
common burdock
common buttercup
common calamint
common camas
common canary
common caper
common cardinal vein
common carline thistle
common carotid
common carotid artery
common carrier
common chickweed
common chord
common cockscomb
common cold
common comfrey
common coral tree
common corn salad
common cotton grass
common daisy
common dandelion
common denominator
common devil's claw
common divisor
common dogbane
common dolphin
common duckweed
common eel
common eland
common elder
common era
common european ash
common european dogwood
common european earwig
common european jay
common evening primrose
common facial vein
common factor
common fault
common fennel
common fig
common fig tree
common flat pea
common four-o'clock
common foxglove
common fraction
common front
common garden cress
common garter snake
common ginger
common good
common grape hyacinth
common grape vine
common ground
common gum cistus
common heath
common hop
common hops
common horehound
common horsetail
common hyacinth
common iguana
common iliac artery
common iliac vein
common ivy
common jasmine
common juniper
common kingsnake
common knowledge
common laburnum
common lady's-slipper
common land
common law
common lettuce
common lilac
common limpet
common logarithm
common louse
common lynx
common mackerel
common madia
common maidenhair
common mallow
common man
common marigold
common market
common matrimony vine
common measure
common meter
common milkwort
common mood
common moonseed
common moonwort
common morel
common morning glory
common mosquito
common mugwort
common mullein
common multiple
common murre
common myrtle
common nardoo
common newt
common nightshade
common noun
common nutcracker
common oak
common opossum
common osier
common pea
common people
common pepper
common person
common pitcher plant
common plantain
common plum
common polypody
common pond-skater
common privet
common purslane
common raccoon
common racoon
common ragweed
common reed
common room
common rorqual
common rose mallow
common roundworm
common rush
common sage
common salt
common scold
common scoter
common scurvy grass
common seal
common sense
common shares
common shiner
common shrew
common sickle pine
common snapping turtle
common snipe
common snowberry
common soldier
common sorrel
common speedwell
common spindle tree
common spoonbill
common spotted orchid
common st john's wort
common staghorn fern
common starling
common stinkhorn
common stock
common stock equivalent
common sunflower
common tarweed
common teasel
common thorn apple
common thyme
common time
common tobacco
common topaz
common touch
common unicorn plant
common valerian
common vetchling
common viper
common wallaby
common wart
common wasp
common water snake
common watercress
common wheat
common white dogwood
common winterberry holly
common wolffia
common wood sorrel
common wormwood
common year
common yellowthroat
common yellowwood
common zebra
commonage
commonality
commonalty
commoner
commonness
commonplace
commonplace book
commonplaceness
commons
commonweal
commonwealth
commonwealth day
commonwealth of australia
commonwealth of dominica
commonwealth of independent states
commonwealth of nations
commonwealth of puerto rico
commonwealth of the bahamas
greatest common divisor
greatest common factor
highest common factor
least common multiple
lowest common multiple
Overview of noun common
The noun common has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) park, commons, common, green -- (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park")
Overview of adj common
The adj common has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (32) common -- (belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community")
2. (15) common -- (of no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap")
3. (13) common, mutual -- (common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor")
4. (13) common, usual -- (commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting")
5. (2) common, vernacular, vulgar -- (being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species")
6. (1) common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed -- (of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses")
7. coarse, common -- (of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population")
8. coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar -- (lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich")
9. common -- (to be expected; standard; "common decency")
Antonyms of adj common
9 senses of common
Sense 1
common (vs. individual)
individual (vs. common)
=> idiosyncratic
=> individualist, individualistic
=> one-on-one, man-to-man
=> respective(postnominal), several(postnominal), various(postnominal)
=> separate, single(postnominal)
=> single(postnominal)
=> singular
=> particular(postnominal)
Sense 2
common (vs. uncommon)
uncommon (vs. common)
=> especial(postnominal), exceptional, particular(postnominal), special
=> rare
=> unusual
=> unwonted
Sense 3
common, mutual
INDIRECT (VIA shared) -> unshared
Sense 4
common, usual
INDIRECT (VIA familiar) -> strange, unusual
Sense 5
common, vernacular, vulgar
INDIRECT (VIA informal) -> formal
Sense 6
common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed
INDIRECT (VIA lowborn) -> noble
Sense 7
coarse, common
INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior
Sense 8
coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar
INDIRECT (VIA unrefined) -> refined
Sense 9
common
INDIRECT (VIA ordinary) -> extraordinary
Similarity of adj common
9 senses of common
Sense 1
common (vs. individual)
=> communal, group(postnominal)
=> community(postnominal), public
Also See-> joint#1
Sense 2
common (vs. uncommon)
=> average, ordinary
=> democratic, popular
=> demotic
=> frequent
=> general
=> grassroots
=> standard
Also See-> usual#1; ordinary#1
Sense 3
common, mutual
=> shared (vs. unshared)
Sense 4
common, usual
=> familiar (vs. strange)
Sense 5
common, vernacular, vulgar
=> informal (vs. formal)
Sense 6
common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed
=> lowborn (vs. noble)
Sense 7
coarse, common
=> inferior (vs. superior)
Sense 8
coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar
=> unrefined (vs. refined)
Sense 9
common
=> ordinary (vs. extraordinary)
Attributes of adj common
2 of 9 senses of common
Sense 1
common (vs. individual)
=> commonality, commonness
Sense 2
common (vs. uncommon)
=> commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness
Familiarity of adj common
common used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 9)
Grep of adj common
common
common-law
commonplace
commonsense
commonsensible
commonsensical
uncommon
Overview of noun common
The noun common has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) park, commons, common, green -- (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park")
Overview of adj common
The adj common has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (32) common -- (belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community")
2. (15) common -- (of no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap")
3. (13) common, mutual -- (common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor")
4. (13) common, usual -- (commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting")
5. (2) common, vernacular, vulgar -- (being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species")
6. (1) common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed -- (of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses")
7. coarse, common -- (of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population")
8. coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar -- (lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich")
9. common -- (to be expected; standard; "common decency")
common definition
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