common
18
3.2
- noun
- /ˈkɑːmən/
- UK
- The cocktail party was in the student center commons, halfway across the campus.
- access to the commons
- commons land
- resources from the commons
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Examples
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In the village, the common is a popular place for outdoor concerts during the summer.
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They hosted a community gathering in the common to celebrate the local farmers' market.
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We'll never find parking by the Common.
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That would require moving these common area bathrooms from here.
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Once we decided to make the transition from library to learning commons, we made several small changes.
Academic text (2011) -
The small pond that separated the Powell estate from the Common was now mostly clear of ice.
Fiction book (1997) -
Booktalks occur as needed in classrooms and learning commons with many students and teachers.
Academic text (2011) -
This is like a whole college town because there's dorms everywhere and there's a common meeting area in the middle.
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The park features a large common where families can picnic and children can play.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large public area with grass and trees for people to relax
777
1.0
An area of open land used for farming or grazing
79
1.0
A field of grass and wildflowers in the countryside
35
1.0
An open area of grass in a town used for recreation
19
2.7
An open area covered mainly with grass where animals live or graze
18
1.2
A large area of land without buildings or trees used for play
14
3.2
Shared open land in a community like a park or pasture
5
3.3
A large natural area for public recreation and to protect wild animals
4
2.5
Land with grass where animals like cows or sheep eat
3
2.2
A grassy common area in a village used for play and events
2
2.6
Land with grass where farm animals eat
2
3.7
Land covered with grass where cows or sheep eat
1
3.1
Open land with grass and wildflowers where animals graze
1
3.5
Land that local people can use, often to graze animals
1
9.0
Land that a local community owns and that people share
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
19
3.8
A system where judges use past court decisions and customs rather than written laws
19
1.1
A mild virus infection of the nose and throat that causes a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
- Archaic
5
3.7
A group of European countries that removed limits on trade and worked together economically
- Canadian
2
3.8
A part of a company you can buy that gives part of the profit and the right to vote
- Specialized
2
4.3
A relationship the law accepts when a couple live together and behave as if married
- Literature
2
7.8
An official service book used in Church of England worship with formal and beautiful language
- Specialized
2
3.7
A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine
- Specialized
1
3.0
A large blood vessel on each side of the neck that carries blood to the head and neck
1
4.6
The years of history starting at year one of the calendar now used in many countries
- Formal
1
3.7
A person or company that carries people and goods for the public and must pay for any loss and damage
1
3.5
A harmless North American snake that has stripes and often lives in gardens
- Formal
1
3.9
A company that sends data for the public and must treat all messages the same
1
2.6
A small black-and-white sea animal that swims fast and often jumps from the water
- Specialized
1
3.7
A number that is a common multiple of the bottom numbers of two fractions for adding or comparing them
- Specialized
1
3.3
A large blood vessel on each side of the neck that carries blood to the head and brain
- Formal
1
7.0
A problem that unfairly harms something everyone in a community has the right to use
- Literature
1
8.5
A four-line poem pattern with alternating long and short lines used in hymns and ballads
- Specialized
1
4.6
A large blood vessel from the main vessel in the belly that sends blood to the hips and legs
- Specialized
1
4.4
The largest number that divides evenly into two or more whole numbers without leaving a remainder
1
8.6
A small bird with a bright yellow throat found in wet places like marshes
- Specialized
1
5.2
A number that divides two or more numbers exactly with no remainder
1
5.7
A North American weed with many small green flowers that often cause hay fever
1
3.2
A small bird that lives in groups with dark shiny feathers and often nests near buildings
1
2.6
A medium-sized North American animal with a black face mask, ringed tail, and clever front paws
1
4.4
Ordinary and not special, like a simple jacket you can buy anywhere
1
6.1
A bushy plant from Europe and Asia with bright yellow flowers used in herbal medicine
- Specialized
1
3.9
A number that divides two or more whole numbers leaving nothing left
- Specialized
1
5.5
The biggest whole number that divides two or more numbers exactly
- Specialized
1
4.5
A worm that lives in human and pig intestines and makes them sick
1
6.8
A low-growing plant with thick sour leaves that people eat in salads or cooked dishes
1
3.7
A small evergreen tree or shrub with needle leaves and blue, berry-like cones used to flavor gin
- Specialized
1
2.3
A number written with two whole numbers separated by a line to show part of a whole, like 3/4
- Specialized
1
7.7
A shared ancestor that more than one species or group comes from
1
7.5
A small silvery freshwater fish found in streams and rivers in eastern North America
1
3.8
A small fragrant Mediterranean plant with gray-green leaves used to add flavor to food
1
3.7
A garden plant with bright yellow or orange flowers that people use for skin care
1
3.0
A bush with heart-shaped leaves and large clusters of very fragrant purple or white flowers often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Etymology
Common for an area of open land comes from the Latin word communis, which means 'shared' or 'for the community'. So a common was land people could use together for grazing, playing, or meeting.