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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Common MosquitonounMWEcommon house mosquitoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MugwortnounMWEEuropean tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown floretsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MulleinnounMWEtall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MultiplenounMWEan integer that is a multiple of two or more other integersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MurrenounMWEthe most frequent variety of murreverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common MyrtlenounMWEEuropean shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NardoonounMWEAustralian clover fernverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NewtnounMWEsmall semiaquatic salamanderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NightshadenounMWEEurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edibleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NounnounMWEa noun that denotes any or all members of a classverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NuisancenounMWEa nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general publicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common NutcrackernounMWEOld World nutcrackerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common OpossumnounMWEomnivorous opossum of the eastern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common or GardenadjectiveMWEthe usual or familiar typecandidateMay 18, 2026
Common OsiernounMWEwillow with long flexible twigs used in basketryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PeanounMWEplant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than driedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PeppernounMWEclimber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PersonnounMWEa person who holds no titleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Pitcher PlantnounMWEperennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosetteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PlantainnounMWEcommon European perennial naturalized worldwideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Platform EnumerationnounMWEA SCAP specification that provides a standard naming convention for operating systems, hardware, and applications for the purpose of providing consistent, easily parsed names that can be shared by multiple parties and solutions to refer to the same specific platform type.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Common PlumnounMWEany of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PolypodynounMWEmat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east AsiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Pond-SkaternounMWEa variety of water striderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PrivetnounMWEdeciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedgesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common PurslanenounMWEweedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RaccoonnounMWENorth American raccoonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RacoonnounMWENorth American raccoonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RagweednounMWEannual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ReednounMWEtall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike paniclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RoomnounMWEa sitting room (usually at school or university)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RorqualnounMWElarge flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Rose MallownounMWEshowy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RoundwormnounMWEintestinal parasite of humans and pigsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common RushnounMWEtall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SagenounMWEshrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SaltnounMWEwhite crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve foodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ScoldnounMWEsomeone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding faultverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ScoternounMWEa variety of scoterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Scurvy GrassnounMWEa widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SealnounMWEsmall spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphereverifiedMay 18, 2026
common secure configurationnounMWERecognized, standardized, and established benchmarks that stipulate secure configuration settings for specific information technology platforms/products and instructions for configuring those system components to meet operational requirements. These benchmarks are also referred to as security configuration checklists, lockdown and hardening guides, security reference guides, and security technical implementation guides.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Common SensenounMWEsound practical judgmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SharesnounMWEstock other than preferred stockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ShinernounMWEthe common North American shinerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ShrewnounMWEcommon American shrewverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Sickle PinenounMWEsmall tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and MalaysiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Snapping TurtlenounMWElarge-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SnowberrynounMWEdeciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SoldiernounMWEan enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or MarinesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SorrelnounMWElarge sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and saucesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SpeedwellnounMWEcommon hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Spindle TreenounMWEsmall erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SpoonbillnounMWEpure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Spotted OrchidnounMWEEuropean orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purpleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common St John's WortnounMWEdeciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in SpainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Staghorn FernnounMWEcommonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and PolynesiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common StarlingnounMWEgregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic glossverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common StinkhornnounMWEa common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatismverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common StocknounMWEstock other than preferred stockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Stock EquivalentnounMWEpreferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common SunflowernounMWEannual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common TarweednounMWECalifornia annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common TeaselnounMWEteasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Thorn ApplenounMWEintensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruitsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ThymenounMWEcommon aromatic garden perennial native to the western MediterraneanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common TimenounMWEa time signature indicating four beats to the barverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common TobacconounMWEtall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common TopaznounMWEa yellow quartzverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common TouchnounMWEthe property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Unicorn PlantnounMWEannual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beakverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ValeriannounMWEtall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common VipernounMWEsmall terrestrial viper common in northern EurasiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Vulnerabilities and ExposuresnounMWEAn SCAP specification that provides unique, common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.verifiedAug 28, 2026
Common Vulnerability Scoring SystemnounMWEAn SCAP specification for communicating the characteristics of vulnerabilities and measuring their relative severity.verifiedAug 28, 2026
Common WallabynounMWEa small wallaby having a height of 30 inchesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common WartnounMWEa benign growth (often with a rough surface)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Common WaspnounMWEa variety of vespid waspverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Water SnakenounMWEin some classifications placed in the genus NerodiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common WatercressnounMWEperennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnishverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Weakness EnumerationnounMWECWE: Common Weakness EnumerationverifiedAug 30, 2026
Common WheatnounMWEwidely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common White DogwoodnounMWEdeciduous treeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common WolffianounMWEsmallest flowering plants knownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common Wood SorrelnounMWEEurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common WormwoodnounMWEaromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absintheverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common YearnounMWEa year that is not a leap yearverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common YellowthroatnounMWEan American warblerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common YellowwoodnounMWEmedium-sized tree of South AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common ZebranounMWEof the plains of central and eastern AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Common-Law MarriagenounMWEa marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremonyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Commonplace BooknounMWEa notebook in which you enter memorabiliaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Commonwealth CountrynounMWEany of the countries in the British CommonwealthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Communicable DiseasenounMWEa disease that can be communicated from one person to anotherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Communicating ArterynounMWEany of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of WillisverifiedMay 18, 2026
communication channelnounMWEA medium over which data is transferred between remote devices.candidateMay 18, 2026
Communication EquipmentnounMWEfacility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating informationverifiedMay 18, 2026
communication systemnounMWEA collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Communication TheorynounMWEthe discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)verifiedMay 18, 2026