common, adj.
freq. cnt. 71
freq. cnt. 71
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 32
common
sample sentences
"for the common good""common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14
common
sample sentences
"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"
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attribute
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common to or shared by two or more parties
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 3
common mutual
sample sentences
"a common friend""the mutual interests of management and labor"
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commonly encountered
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2
common usual
sample sentences
"a common (or familiar) complaint""the usual greeting"
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being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
common vernacular vulgar
sample sentences
"common parlance""a vernacular term"
"vernacular speakers"
"the vulgar tongue of the masses"
"the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
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of or associated with the great masses of people
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
common plebeian unwashed vulgar
sample sentences
"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"
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to be expected; standard
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common
sample sentences
"common decency"
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
coarse common rough-cut uncouth vulgar
sample sentences
"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"
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of low or inferior quality or value
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coarse common
sample sentences
"of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare"produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
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