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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")
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