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- common prayer/ˌkɒmən ˈpreə(r)/Prayer that is public, shared, and used collectively by a community, especially according to a fixed liturgical form.nounC1
- common property/ˌkɒm.ən ˈprɒp.ə.ti/a resource, right, or object that is jointly owned or accessible by a group of people.nounB2
- common rafter/ˈkɒm.ən ˈrɑːf.tə/A structural beam in a roof that runs diagonally from the ridge to the wall plate, forming the primary slope.nounLow
- common ratio/ˈkɒmən ˈreɪʃiəʊ/The constant factor by which each term in a geometric sequence is multiplied to obtain the next term.nounLow
- common room/ˌkɒm.ən ˈruːm/A shared recreational space for the members of a specific group, such as students at a school, university, or residential community.nounB2
- common salt/ˌkɒm.ən ˈsɔːlt/The chemical compound sodium chloride (NaCl), especially as used to season or preserve food.nounB2
- common school/ˈkɒm.ən skuːl/A historical, publicly funded elementary school in the United States designed to provide a basic, non-sectarian education to all children.nounLow (primarily historical/academic)
- common scold/ˈkɒmən skəʊld/A person, typically a woman, habitually engaged in noisy, abusive, and quarrelsome speech; a public nuisance through continual verbal aggression.nounRare (historical/archaic)
- common seal/ˌkɒm.ən ˈsiːl/A widely occurring species of seal (Phoca vitulina) found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and North Pacific.nounB2
- common sennit/ˌkɒm.ən ˈsɛn.ɪt/A simple plaited cordage, traditionally made by sailors using three or more strands of rope.nounVery Low (C2+)
- common sense/ˌkɒm.ən ˈsens/Sound practical judgment derived from experience rather than specialized knowledge; the basic ability to perceive and understand things in a sensible, logical way.adjectivenounHigh
- common situs picketing/ˌkɒm.ən ˈsaɪ.təs ˈpɪk.ɪ.tɪŋ/A labour union strategy of picketing an entire construction site, even if only one of the many subcontractors is involved in a specific dispute.nounRare / Technical
- common stock/ˈkɒmən stɒk/A type of security that represents ownership in a corporation, giving the holder voting rights and a residual claim on corporate earnings and assets.nounC1
- common sulfur/ˈkɒm.ən ˈsʌl.fə/The most abundant and widely distributed native form of the element sulfur (S), typically found as a bright yellow mineral.nounLow
- common time/ˌkɒm.ən ˈtaɪm/A musical term denoting a time signature of 4/4, where each measure contains four quarter-note beats.nounLow
- common topaz/ˌkɒm.ən ˈtəʊ.pæz/A specific, widely occurring mineral, typically colorless or yellow, composed of aluminium silicate and fluorine.nounC2
- common touch/ˌkɒm.ən ˈtʌtʃ/The natural ability of a person, especially someone in a high position, to relate to ordinary people in a friendly and genuine way, showing understanding and interest in their lives and concerns.nounC2
- common wire/ˈkɒm.ən ˈwaɪə/In electrical systems, the wire that provides a shared reference point for voltage, typically connected to ground.nounLow
- common year/ˌkɒm.ən ˈjɪər/A year in the Gregorian calendar that is 365 days long, as opposed to a leap year which has 366 days.nounC1/C2
- common yellow throat/ˌkɒmən ˈjeləʊθrəʊt/A small, migratory New World warbler, chiefly of North America, with distinctive yellow plumage on its throat and breast, found in wet, marshy habitats.nounVery Low (Technical/Limited Register)
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