Common vs. Commonize — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Common or Commonize
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Common
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Commonize
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Common Definitions
Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint
Common interests.
Of or relating to the community as a whole; public
For the common good.
Widespread; prevalent
Gas stations became common as the use of cars grew.
Occurring frequently or habitually; usual
It is common for movies to last 90 minutes or more.
Most widely known; ordinary
The common housefly.
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Having no special designation, status, or rank
A common sailor.
Not distinguished by superior or noteworthy characteristics; average
The common spectator.
Of no special quality; standard
Common procedure.
Of mediocre or inferior quality; second-rate
Common cloth.
Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar
Behavior that branded him as common.
Either masculine or feminine in gender.
Representing one or all of the members of a class; not designating a unique entity.
Commons The common people; commonalty.
The social class composed of commoners.
The parliamentary representatives of this class.
Commons The House of 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.
The legal right of a person to use the lands or waters of another, as for fishing.
Commons(used with a sing. verb) A building or hall for dining, typically at a university or college.
Common stock.
(Ecclesiastical) A service used for a particular class of festivals.
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.
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
It is common to find sharks off this coast.
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.
Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.
(grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
(obsolete) Profane; polluted.
(obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.
Mutual good, shared by more than one.
A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
The people; the community.
(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.
(obsolete) To communicate (something).
(obsolete) To converse, talk.
(obsolete) To have sex.
(obsolete) To participate.
(obsolete) To have a joint right with others in common ground.
(obsolete) To board together; to eat at a table in 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.
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.
Often met with; usual; frequent; customary.
Grief more than common grief.
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.
Profane; polluted.
What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute.
A dame who herself was 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.
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.
To converse together; to discourse; to confer.
Embassadors were sent upon both parts, and divers means of entreaty were commoned of.
To participate.
To have a joint right with others in common ground.
To board together; to eat at a table in common.
A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
They went for a walk in the park
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
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 to or shared by two or more parties;
A common friend
The mutual interests of management and labor
Commonly encountered;
A common (or familiar) complaint
The usual greeting
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
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
Of low or inferior quality or value;
Of what coarse metal ye are molded
Produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
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
To be expected; standard;
Common decency
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