Commons vs. Common
Commonsnoun
A dining hall, usually at a college or university.
Commonsnoun
A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common.
Commonsnoun
(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
Commonsnoun
An outhouse.
Commonsnoun
Food served at a fixed rate from the college buttery, distinguished from battels.
Commonsnoun
Food in general; rations.
Commons
The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.
Commons
The House of Commons, or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities.
Commons
Provisions; food; fare, - as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities.
Commons
A club or association for boarding at a common table, as in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally; as, to board in commons.
Commons
A common; public pasture ground.
Commonsnoun
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
Commonsnoun
a pasture subject to common use
Commonsnoun
class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank
Commons
The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable earth. These resources are held in common, not owned privately.
Commonadjective
Mutual; shared by more than one.
Commonadjective
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
Commonadjective
Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.
Commonadjective
Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
Commonadjective
(grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
Commonadjective
(grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
Commonadjective
Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
Commonadjective
(obsolete) Profane; polluted.
Commonadjective
(obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.
Commonnoun
Mutual good, shared by more than one.
Commonnoun
A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
Commonnoun
The people; the community.
Commonnoun
(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.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To communicate (something).
Commonverb
(obsolete) To converse, talk.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To have sex.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To participate.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To have a joint right with others in common ground.
Commonverb
(obsolete) To board together; to eat at a table in common.
Commonadjective
Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.
Commonadjective
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.
Commonadjective
Often met with; usual; frequent; customary.
Commonadjective
Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary; plebeian; - often in a depreciatory sense.
Commonadjective
Profane; polluted.
Commonadjective
Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute.
Commonnoun
The people; the community.
Commonnoun
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.
Commonnoun
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.
Commonverb
To converse together; to discourse; to confer.
Commonverb
To participate.
Commonverb
To have a joint right with others in common ground.
Commonverb
To board together; to eat at a table in common.
Commonnoun
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
Commonadjective
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public;
Commonadjective
of no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual;
Commonadjective
common to or shared by two or more parties;
Commonadjective
commonly encountered;
Commonadjective
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language;
Commonadjective
of or associated with the great masses of people;
Commonadjective
of low or inferior quality or value;
Commonadjective
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste;
Commonadjective
to be expected; standard;
