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Commons and Common Definitions

Commons

Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint
Common interests.

Common

Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint
Common interests.

Commons

Of or relating to the community as a whole; public
For the common good.

Common

Of or relating to the community as a whole; public
For the common good.

Commons

Widespread; prevalent
Gas stations became common as the use of cars grew.
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Common

Widespread; prevalent
Gas stations became common as the use of cars grew.

Commons

Occurring frequently or habitually; usual
It is common for movies to last 90 minutes or more.

Common

Occurring frequently or habitually; usual
It is common for movies to last 90 minutes or more.

Commons

Most widely known; ordinary
The common housefly.

Common

Most widely known; ordinary
The common housefly.
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Commons

Having no special designation, status, or rank
A common sailor.

Common

Having no special designation, status, or rank
A common sailor.

Commons

Not distinguished by superior or noteworthy characteristics; average
The common spectator.

Common

Not distinguished by superior or noteworthy characteristics; average
The common spectator.

Commons

Of no special quality; standard
Common procedure.

Common

Of no special quality; standard
Common procedure.

Commons

Of mediocre or inferior quality; second-rate
Common cloth.

Common

Of mediocre or inferior quality; second-rate
Common cloth.

Commons

Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar
Behavior that branded him as common.

Common

Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar
Behavior that branded him as common.

Commons

Either masculine or feminine in gender.

Common

Either masculine or feminine in gender.

Commons

Representing one or all of the members of a class; not designating a unique entity.

Common

Representing one or all of the members of a class; not designating a unique entity.

Commons

Commons The common people; commonalty.

Common

Commons The common people; commonalty.

Commons

The social class composed of commoners.

Common

The social class composed of commoners.

Commons

The parliamentary representatives of this class.

Common

The parliamentary representatives of this class.

Commons

Commons The House of Commons.

Common

Commons The House of Commons.

Commons

A tract of land, usually in a centrally located spot, belonging to or used by a community as a whole
A band concert on the village common.

Common

A tract of land, usually in a centrally located spot, belonging to or used by a community as a whole
A band concert on the village common.

Commons

The legal right of a person to use the lands or waters of another, as for fishing.

Common

The legal right of a person to use the lands or waters of another, as for fishing.

Commons

Commons(used with a sing. verb) A building or hall for dining, typically at a university or college.

Common

Commons(used with a sing. verb) A building or hall for dining, typically at a university or college.

Commons

Common stock.

Common

Common stock.

Commons

(Ecclesiastical) A service used for a particular class of festivals.

Common

(Ecclesiastical) A service used for a particular class of festivals.

Commons

Plural of common

Common

Mutual; shared by more than one.
The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.
Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors.

Commons

A dining hall, usually at a college or university.

Common

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
It is common to find sharks off this coast.

Commons

A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common.
The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons.
The commons is the green space surrounded by the village hall, the school, and the church.
The commons of New England towns are important contributors to their charm.

Common

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
Commoner used to be commoner, but more common is now more common.
Sharks are common in these waters.
It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak.

Commons

(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
Res communis
"The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good.

Common

Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

Commons

The common people collectively, the third estate, the people not belonging to the nobility or clergy

Common

(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.

Commons

The free burghers/bourgeoisie of a given town, taken collectively.

Common

(grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.

Commons

An outhouse.

Common

Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.

Commons

Food served at a fixed rate from the college buttery, distinguished from battels.

Common

(obsolete) Profane; polluted.

Commons

Food in general; rations.
Short commons

Common

(obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.

Commons

The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.
'T is like the commons, rude unpolished hinds,Could send such message to their sovereign.
The word commons in its present ordinary signification comprises all the people who are under the rank of peers.

Common

Mutual good, shared by more than one.

Commons

The House of Commons, or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities.
It is agreed that the Commons were no part of the great council till some ages after the Conquest.

Common

A tract of land in common ownership; common land.

Commons

Provisions; food; fare, - as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities.
Their commons, though but coarse, were nothing scant.

Common

The people; the community.

Commons

A club or association for boarding at a common table, as in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally; as, to board in commons.

Common

(legal) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.

Commons

A common; public pasture ground.
To shake his ears, and graze in commons.

Common

(obsolete) To communicate (something).

Commons

A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
They went for a walk in the park

Common

(obsolete) To converse, talk.

Commons

A pasture subject to common use

Common

(obsolete) To have sex.

Commons

Class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank

Common

(obsolete) To participate.

Common

(obsolete) To have a joint right with others in common ground.

Common

(obsolete) To board together; to eat at a table in common.

Common

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.
Though life and sense be common to men and brutes.

Common

Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer.
Such actions as the common good requireth.
The common enemy of man.

Common

Often met with; usual; frequent; customary.
Grief more than common grief.

Common

Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary; plebeian; - often in a depreciatory sense.
The honest, heart-felt enjoyment of common life.
This fact was infamousAnd ill beseeming any common man,Much more a knight, a captain and a leader.
Above the vulgar flight of common souls.

Common

Profane; polluted.
What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Common

Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute.
A dame who herself was common.

Common

The people; the community.

Common

An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons.

Common

The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; - so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.

Common

To converse together; to discourse; to confer.
Embassadors were sent upon both parts, and divers means of entreaty were commoned of.

Common

To participate.

Common

To have a joint right with others in common ground.

Common

To board together; to eat at a table in common.

Common

A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
They went for a walk in the park

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

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

Common

Common to or shared by two or more parties;
A common friend
The mutual interests of management and labor

Common

Commonly encountered;
A common (or familiar) complaint
The usual greeting

Common

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

Common

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

Common

Of low or inferior quality or value;
Of what coarse metal ye are molded
Produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population

Common

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

Common

To be expected; standard;
Common decency

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