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Proper adjective to use with the word “chance” (“low”, “small”, “slim”, etc.)
What is the proper adjective to use with word chance? Can chance be low, small, slim?
What would be your suggestion?
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Migratory or migration?
In this phrase:
the migratory activity of white blood cells
is it possible to replaced the adjective migratory by the noun migration, which also serves as an adjective? Only one variant is ...
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The ( changed ) meaning or classification of words in programming [closed]
I am facing a bit of a dilemma / problem .
I am an amateur programmer ( profile ) , and in programming languages some terms are accepted , known to everyone and frequently used everywhere .
My doubt ...
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Saxon Genitive vs. Adjective Noun (Model Parameters vs. Model's Parameters)
The suggestions in this same forum say that the use of the phrase "the car's antenna" is correct.
Questions:
Nobody mentioned the use of "the car antenna" -- which to me would be much more natural, ...
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Hot is to heat as cold is to
Can you please fill in the blank?
Hot is to heat as cold is to....
In other words, what is the noun for "cold"?
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Word to describe someone who rarely gets upset
Is there a word to describe someone who rarely and almost never gets upset/angry? The words first came to my mind are non-confrontational and stoic, though they relate, they are not exactly what I'm ...
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Nouns that function as adjectives [closed]
I'm discovering that some "nouns" are not really nouns, but are adjectives. For example, ceiling fan, toy box, etc. But what about piece of cake? Is cake an adjective? Cake describes the piece, so it ...
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word for false nostalgia
Is there a word to describe nostalgia for things that never existed? For example, a 1950s-style diner is supposed to reconstruct a cultural archetype, but there never existed such a diner. John Wayne ...
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Grammaticality of “a high number of”
Is the phrase "a high number of" considered correct? Or is it only correct to say "a large number of"?
Example:
Japan has a high number of active volcanoes.
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knowing as a noun
I'm slightly confused by using the word 'knowing' as a noun. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (5th edition) says that 'knowing' can be used only as an adjective. But, for example, ...
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Can I use the word “hacker” as an adjective?
Can I use the noun hacker as an adjective?
For example, can I write or say:
It was a hacker trick.
so that it means this:
It was a trick of a hacker.
And can I use
It's hacker code.
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Correct use of “proof-of-concept” [closed]
In writing a technical paper, I'm wondering about the correct use of proof-of-concept.
In short, the situation is that we have developed an application/tool to show the feasibility of a new approach ...
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What is the difference between “Distribution Worker” and “Distributing Worker”?
I cannot differentiate when I should use a noun like "distribution" as an adjective to another noun, or when should I use an "-ing" participle as an adjective. Could you please clarify the differences ...
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“Distribution worker” vs. “distributed worker” [closed]
I cannot differentiate the meanings of the two words. Could you please clarify?
In general, when should I use a noun (distribution) or an adjective (distributed) for verbs similar to distribute, ...
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Difference between “delight” and “delightful” [closed]
I am wondering if there is really a difference between delight and delightful.
I would like to make a title for a French cooking app and was thinking of this:
MyApp - Homemade delightful French ...
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How to obtain a list of compound words as nouns?
Example: polar bear
I can only detect polar as an adjective and bear as a noun. But polar bear is actually a "noun". How do I obtain a free list of such?
Another example: hot dog.
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Using an adjective to describe something that is already intended
Is there a word that describes the case of using an adjective to describe a noun that already suggests as much?
Examples
the pretty model won all of the awards
the smart genius answered ...
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Capitalization for “Federal”
I'm writing an article for publication and I want to capitalize the following sentence appropriately. "You need to know that Federal law bars the lender from accelerating the mortgage on your ...
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Using the word “deadbeat” as an adjective
BBC quotes President Obama:
America is "not a deadbeat nation", US President Barack Obama has said, as he warned Republicans unconditionally to approve a rise in the US debt ceiling.
It appears ...
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Sometimes the article precedes the noun and not the adjective
I have a question that baffled me for a while now, and I'd be a happier person for an answer.
Why in sentences such as
It's not that big a deal.
And
He was as nice a friend as you were.
Or
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Exact meaning of “You are brand new”? [closed]
I run across a phrase of "You are brand new to GitHub" on the web.
What makes me confused is the word "brand"; is it a noun, an adjective or an adverb?
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Lexically recognized synonym for “humblebrag”?
As one might guess, a humblebrag is one who uses a pretense of humility as a vehicle for boasting. This word can be found at Urban Dictionary but, it appears, nowhere more authoritative. Yet, of ...
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For people, can you say “a British” like you can say “an Australian”?
According to Wiktionary, you can't use "a British" to refer to individual British people, though you can use it to refer to a race of people as a whole, but you can use "an Australian", and this ...
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What is the noun for “committable”?
I am coding a program and want to raise a signal whenever the data of a form is in a state that allows it to be committed to a storage.
signal committabilityChanged();
However, I don't find the ...
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plural nouns: should I add “s” ending to both nouns? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“User accounts” or “users account”
“BookList” or “booksList?”
Is it correct to say “lesson count” or “lessons count”?
should a list of tokens be called a “token list” ...
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The dog is (a) half wolf
Which of the following is correct?
(1) The dog is half wolf.
(2) The dog is a half wolf.
If (1) is correct, is "wolf" an uncountable noun or an adjective?
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I'm 25 (years old)
When you say "I'm 25" to mean that you're 25 years old, would you consider "25" a noun or an adjective?
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“You're too clever a man”
You're too clever a man to imagine this.
The above sentence was said by George Galloway, a man of excellent rhetorical skills.
Since he said it, I doubt it's wrong, grammatically. But, I wonder ...
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Why is “desperacy” not an English word?
I know one says an act of desperation, but I've heard desperacy much more than I've ever heard desperation, it's like I've almost never heard desperation.
Why exactly was desperation preferred over ...
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US English — “primary grains being produced” vs. “major cereals being produced”
I am correcting a Spanish-to-English translation that states,
The primary grains being produced in the world are maize, wheat, rice, barley, sorghum and oats.
I would prefer to use cereals ...
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What is the difference between 'framework curriculum' and 'curricular framework'?
I know that curricular is an adjective and curriculum a noun, but are they both used in exactly the same meaning? Or are there some differences concerning what they imply or apply to? Being a ...
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What is “Pop art blue”? [closed]
"Across the hills in the pop art blue"
Could I understand "blue" as sadness, depression, like "Across the hills in the sadness of the pop art" or something like that? How can I understand it?
This ...
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Meaning of “permanent crop” [closed]
I came across the phrase "permanent crop" in The World Factbook, in a description of land use. What does it mean?
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What is the process called to change “fire” → “fiery”?
It's clearly not "conjugation", and I'm not even sure which keywords to use for google to help on this. Without having time to dedicate my next few days to read though linguistics textbooks, I thought ...
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Afraid/shy/uncomfortable when going to meet someone so instead you create an excuse to avoid meeting/seeing them
This word was on my mind earlier, been trying to remember it but can't. It is used when someone is uncomfortable of meeting someone else; they fear something and overthink. So they try to avoid ...
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What articles can I use with “maximum/minimum [noun]”?
There's a short piece of text whose heading is as follows:
Maximum variability and openness
The variability and openness should refer to the features of an application.
Which article ...
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What does 'abstract ideas' mean? [closed]
In the sentence for example:
This book would also interest intelligent students with a taste for abstract ideas and theoretical arguments.
What does the phrase "abstract ideas" mean? I looked up ...
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“Big budget” vs. “large budget” — which one to use? [closed]
What is the difference between big and large? I am trying to use one of these words but I'm skeptical which one is the right one.
The context I intend to use one of these words in is:
Small ...
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Looking for a 2 syllable word for the scenario described [closed]
I am looking for a 1 (or) 2 syllable word for my website. I need something thats really cool, but is easily understood by everyone.
This is the concept - "People meeting up in predetermined (or) ...
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“Time elapsed” or “elapsed time” [closed]
In a document I have a plot where one of the labels represents the total time taken for the process to complete. Should I label it as "Elapsed Time" or "Time Elapsed"? Which one is correct?
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Mixing adjectives and nouns in scientific writing
I've noticed that biological scientists tend to use nouns as adjectives when detailing experiments both in writing and in speech.
Examples:
The experiment was performed "in monkey cortex" instead ...
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Using an adjective with a series of nouns — “a broken nose, jaw and ribs” [closed]
An alleged burglar was left with a broken nose, jaw and ribs after US rapper-actor LL Cool J confronted the intruder in the kitchen of his Los Angeles home, prosecutors said Thursday.
In the ...
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Single word for the quality of being waterproof — “waterproofness”, “waterproofity”, something else?
If someone is happy, I can refer to that state as that person's happiness.
If a watch is waterproof, do I refer to the watch's waterproofness, waterproofity, or what?
TFD has an entry that fits for ...
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Do the adjectives always precedes the noun or pronoun? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why do some adjectives follow the nouns they modify?
Attributive and predicative position of an adjective
“A place nearby” but not “A place good”
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The name of “Scientific American” — two adjectives without a substantive?
Does the name Scientific American consist of two adjectives? What is the substantive?
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The Historical Development of Nouns and Adjectives [closed]
Historically speaking, were nouns derived from adjectives or were adjectives derived from nouns? That is to say, as verbal communication developed which came first: the noun, or the adjective?
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“Vegetation changes” vs. “changes in vegetation” vs. “vegetative changes” vs…?
When referring to changes in the amount and/or quality of vegetation on the ground, which is more appropriate between "vegetation changes", "changes in vegetation" or "vegetative changes"? Any other ...
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Does the sentence “His confident visage hid insecurity” make sense?
I was wondering if this sentence makes sense, and if it does, is the meaning of visage in this sentence metaphoric?
His confident visage hid insecurity.
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Difference between “composite” and “compound”
Is there any difference between composite and compound? Are these words synonyms?
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what is the meaning of “ Pressure Containing and Structural Castings” [closed]
Does it mean " Pressure Containing castings and Structural Castings" or "Pressure Containing-Structural Castings"?
