Definitions
of common
1. [adj] - common to or shared by two or more parties 2. [adj] - to be expected 3. [adj] - of or associated with the great masses of people 4. [adj] - being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language 5. [adj] - commonly encountered 6. [adj] - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole 7. [adj] - of no special distinction or quality
Quotes
- Example use of the word common1. widely known or commonly encountered 2. average or ordinary or usual 3. the common man 4. a common sailor 5. the common cold 6. a common nuisance 7. followed common procedure 8. it is common knowledge that she lives alone 9. the common housefly 10. a common brand of soap 11. public 12. for the common good 13. common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community 14. a common (or familiar) complaint 15. the usual greeting 16. common parlance 17. a vernacular term 18. vernacular speakers 19. the vulgar tongue of the masses 20. the technical and vulgar names for an animal species 21. the common people in those days suffered greatly 22. behavior that branded him as common 23. his square plebeian nose 24. a vulgar and objectionable person 25. the unwashed masses 26. standard 27. common decency 28. a common friend 29. the mutual interests of management and labor
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