noun

1. Mutual good, shared by more than one.

2. A tract of land in common ownership; common land.

3. The people; the community.

verb

1. To communicate (something).

2. To converse, talk.

3. To have sex.

noun

1. A dining hall, usually at a college or university.

2. A 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.”

3. The 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.”

Synonyms: House of Commons, common house, res communis