Common
//ˈkɒm.ən//
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The word "common" can be used as adjective, adjective, verb, noun and proper noun.
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ASEAN Common Time Abinger Common Amersham Common Anlaby Common Asian common toad Balsall Common Bell Common Christmas Common Clapham Common Cliffe Common Colden Common Common-Civil-Calendar-and-Time Calendar Ealing Common Galley Common Greenham Common House of Commons Hoyland Common Laughton Common Old Oak Common Oldland Common Rough Common Sayers Common Silkstone Common Sonning Common St Briavels Common Stanley Common Streatham Common Sutton Common by common consent common American shad common Douglas fir common European adder common European ash common European dogwood common European earwig common European jay common adder common ageratum common agouti common alder) common allamanda common amsinckia common ancestor common antilog common antilogarithm common apricot common area common arrowhead common arum lily common as bums common as dirt common as muck common as pig tracks common ash common asparagus beetle common babbler common bamboo common barbel common barberry common barley common barn owl common basil common basilisk common bean common bearberry common bearded dragon common bedbug common beech common beet common beisa oryx common bent common bent-wing bat common big-eared bat common bile duct common birch common bird cherry common bistort common bittern common black hawk common blackberry common blackbird common blackfish common bladderwort common blanket octopus common bleak common blewit common blossom bat common blue common blue damsel common blue-tongued skink common bluebell common bluetail common boa common bog rosemary common boneset common booklouse common bottlenose dolphin common box common box turtle common brant goose common bream common bronzewing common broom common brown common brown cup common brown earwig common brown leafhopper common brown lemur common brown water snake common brushtail possum common bryony common buckeye common buckthorn common buckwheat common bulbul common bullfinch common bully common bunt common burdock common burnet common bush tanager common butterbur common buttercup common butterfly lizard common butterweed common butterwort common buttonbush common buttonquail common buzzard common cactus finch common calamint common camas common camellia common canary common caper common capeweed common caracara common carder bee common cardinal common carline thistle common carotid artery common carp common carrier common carrot common cattail common cattle grub common cause common caustic common centaury common chaffinch common chameleon common chickweed common chicory common chiffchaff common chimpanzee common chinchilla common chipmunk common chokecherry common chord common cicadabird common cinquefoil common clam worm common clay common clothes moth common clownfish common cobra common cockchafer common cockle common cockroach common cold common collared lizard common columbine common comfrey common coral tree common corn salad common corncockle common cotton grass common coupling common courtesy common cowbird common crab common crane common crape myrtle common crossbill common crossing common cuckoo common curlew common currency common cuscus common cuttlefish common dab common dace common daisy common dandelion common darter common death adder common degu common denominator common dentex common devil's claw common difference common diving petrel common dog violet common dogbane common dogwood common dolphin common dormouse common duckweed common duiker common dwarf mongoose common eagle ray common earwig common eel common egg eater common egret common eider common eland common elder common elder dove common element common elements common elm common evening primrose common factor common fennel common fig common firecrest common flameback common flat lizard common flat pea common flat-tail gecko common flax common flicker common four o'clock common fox common foxglove common fraction common frog common fruit fly common fumitory common furniture beetle common galaxias common gallinule common garden cress common garden rhubarb common garden skink common garnet common garter snake common gender common genet common gibbon common ginger common glider common glow-worm common glowworm common gnat common goby common goldeneye common goldfish common good common gorse common grackle common grape hyacinth common grape vine common grasshopper warbler common grave common green bottle fly common green frog common green lacewing common green magpie common greenshank common ground dove common groundsel common guitarfish common gull common gum cistus common gundi common hackberry common hamster common hatchetfish common hawk-cuckoo common hawker common hawthorn common hazel common heath common heather common hedgehog common heliotrope common hepatica common highbush blueberry common hill myna common hippopotamus common hoarhound common holly common hop common hop bush common hops common horehound common hornbeam common horse chestnut common horsetail common hour common house common house gecko common house martin common house mouse common house spider common housefly common hyacinth common iguana common iliac artery common iliac vein common indigo plant common informer common ink cap common ion effect common iora common ivy common jackal common jasmine common jellyfish common jery common juniper common kestrel common kingfisher common kingsnake common kisimanse common knapweed common knotgrass common knowledge common krait common laburnum common lady's mantle common langur common larkspur common lavender common law common lawyer common leopard gecko common lettuce common lilac common lime common limpet common ling common linnet common lizard (Zootoca vivipara common lobster common logarithm common logperch common loon common louse common lynx common mackerel common macrotona common madder common madia common magpie common maidenhair common mallow common man common marigold common marmoset common matrimony vine common meadow grass common meter common milkwort common millet common minnow common mola common moorhen common mora common mullein common multiple common murre (Uria aalge common myrrh common nail common name common nightingale common noun common octopus common of shack common or garden common or garden variety common palm civet common pheasant common pillbug common place common pochard common polypody common poppy common possum common practice common practice period common prawn common purple-glossed snake common purpose common purse common purslane common quail common rabbit common radish common ragweed common ragwort common rat common ratio common raven common recovery common redpoll common redshank common redstart common reed common reed bunting common rhea common rhododendron common riding common ringed plover common ringlet common rock thrush common room common rose common rosefinch common rue common run common rush common salsify common salt common sandpiper common scoter common sea krait common seahorse common seal common sedge common sense common sewer common shelduck common shrew common snapdragon common snapping turtle common snipe common sorrel common sow thistle common spikeweed common spotted orchid common squid common squirrel monkey common starling common stock common substantive noun common succory common swift common tarweed common teal common term common tern common thread common three-ring common threesquare common time common toad common toadflax common torpedo common touch common vole common walnut common weal common wheat common whitebeam common whitefish common whitethroat common wild oat common wire common wood pigeon common woodpigeon common woodrush common woolly monkey common xenica common yabby common yarrow common year common yellow oxalis common yellow woodsorrel common yeoman common zorro common-and-garden common-ion effect common-law common-law marriage common-or-garden common-place common-sense common-sensical common-site picketing common-situs picketing commonable commonality commonalty commoner commonfolk commonhold commonhood commonise commonish commonize commonly commonness commonplace commons commonship commonweal commonwealth compound common time discommon greatest common divisor greatest common factor highest common factor in common last common ancestor last universal common ancestor least common denominator least common multiple lowest common denominator lowest common multiple make common cause noncommon northern common cuscus out of the common smallest common multiple southern common cuscus supercommon tenancy in common tenant in common
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adjective board class coalescence common ground common land common noun communicate community composition converse courtesy day denominator ems epicene every every day every where everyday everyday occurrence everyday thing everyday things everyday typical everywhere feminine found found everywhere frequent frequently gender general generic germanic good grass grounds happen have sex joint land large lewd like like others masculine more ms mutual normal normal general noun number occur occurrence often one ordinary others ownership participate peasant people profit proper noun prostitute public public grounds public land quantity rare regular regular general regularly rife right see see everyday sense share shared similar simple talk tract two two ems two ms typical ubiquitous used used often usual vernacular very very frequent very usual vulgar where yes
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