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1.nounMutual good, shared by more than one.
2.nounA tract of land in common ownership; common land.
3.nounThe people; the community.
4.nounThe 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.
5.verbTo communicate (something).
6.verbTo converse, talk.
7.verbTo have sex.
8.verbTo participate.
9.verbTo have a joint right with others in common ground.
10.verbTo board together; to eat at a table in common.
11.nounA dining hall, usually at a college or university.
12.nounA central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common."The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons."
13.nounThe mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.""The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good."
14.nounAn outhouse.
15.noun(Oxford University) Food served at a fixed rate from the college buttery, distinguished from battels.
16.nounFood in general; rations.