General
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to or . Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category. Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Commander of an army. A rank in the army and air force that is higher than colonel or brigadier, and is usually the highest rank group next to commander in chief, except in countries that use the rank of field marshal. a commissioned rank in the British Army and Royal Marines, above lieutenant general and below field marshal. a commissioned general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force superior to a lieutenant general. A general is equal in rank or grade to a four star admiral. In the US Army, a general is junior to a general of the army. In the US Marine Corps, a general is the highest rank of commissioned officer. In the US Air Force, a general is junior to a general of the air force. Short for general anaesthetic or general anaesthetia.
Example sentence: I have dreams of becoming a professional pastry chef and having a little bakery - that's how much I love baking. I love to cook in general, but my heart lies in desserts.
Common
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Mutual good, shared by more than one.A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Mutual; shared by more than one.Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.Simple, ordinary or vulgar.In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.Of or pertaining to uncapitalized nouns in English, i.e., common nouns vs. proper nounsvernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name