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Party organized by the students of a department
At German universities, there student councils, called "Fachshaft", which is an extracurricular representative structure for students.
Each year (or semester), the student councils organize parties ...
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What is a baby ling called?
Here is a ling. I was wondering what a baby ling would be called, as a a baby cod is called a cod-ling.
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I am looking for a word that is the same as “aspiration” but it's done
For example if you wish to do or have something, you can use aspiration. What word is the best to use for things that you have and done already?
I was thinking about accomplishment, but it only ...
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What word means “the thing you added”
What word means "the thing(s) you added to something"? It's something like 'addium' or something Latin-like! But I can't really remember.
I remember seeing it used in some context as follows.
You ...
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Hypernym for injured and dead
I'm working on some project that deals with natural disasters. I need to find the most proper word that can be used to refer to someone who either was injured or died in a disaster.
Can I use ...
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Meaning of the word “findings”? [closed]
I need to find a word to define the products you see in the capture.
The best match I've found is findings.
Is this word the correct one? Is there a better word for these products?
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Inverse for the term "refinement”
In computer science there is a term "refinement".
Refinement is a hierarchical relationship between two concepts. If B refines A, then the requirements of B are a superset of the requirements of A. ...
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Is there a word for describing the shoulder and/or neck pain caused by bad sleep postures?
There is a simple word in my native tongue for this symptom but it is somehow hard to find a corresponding term in English despite how common this type of pain occurs in our daily life.
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One word noun for “rule-follower”
I'm looking for a single word noun that would perfectly summarize the stereotypical nerdy uptight virgin student council president.
Basically, a more proper version of the slang word "square": a ...
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Specific word for discrimination based on religion [duplicate]
How would one refer to discrimination purely based on religion? Is there a single word?
For example discrimination based on sex is often referred to as sexism, discrimination based on race is often ...
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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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Single word for undo / redo capability
I'm looking for a single word that describes an application that provides the capability to redo or undo steps. My first thoughts were something like modifiable software, which doesn't really suit my ...
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What is a person who hallucinates called? [closed]
What do you call a person who sees illusions or hallucinates?
Crazy?
Hallucinator? (Is this even a word?)
Insane?
Freak?
Something else?
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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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Correct translatation of the German word “Folgeverhalten” in the technical domain of control feedback systems
I have asked various online dictionaries about the translation of the German word Folgeverhalten.
At these dictionaries it is translated as "subsequent behaviour" or "following behavior". I am in ...
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A word for a “cleaning schedule”
Is there a (British) English word for a printed week-by-week cleaning schedule?
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Does a truism need to be true to be a truism?
I frequently hear people quoting widely-used idioms or proverbs as if they are fact, simply because they are used frequently by many people. For example, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
Can ...
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Someone who pays attention to details is a…?
I know I've seen a word that describes a person who has a high perception of details (for example, seeing specific information in a log file), but I can't recall it now.
Insights?
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Actual word for “Broadity”? [closed]
I'm looking for a single word that explains how broad or widespread something can be. Since "broadity" or "widespreadity" aren't real words, are there any viable alternatives?
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Word for a pane showing fictional characters in columns [closed]
In the manga/anime world you sometimes come across panes that show some of the characters of a certain manga or anime series arranged into columns. Here are some examples:
Bleach Gotei 13
Bleach ...
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What's the name of a large curly brace? [duplicate]
I'm looking for a particular element for a project and I'm not sure what to google. What's the name of that large brace that is used to group items together? A crude Paint rendition:
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A non-negative, non-prejudicial term for state of being without a significant other, single? [closed]
What do you call the state of being single, without a significant other?
Singlehood?
Singleness?
Singledom?
Solity?
I don't like the single+suffix varieties.
Notes:
I want something equality ...
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Equivalent of “anthropomorphism” for babies
Anthropomorphism is about attributing human emotions to other animals.
I have a one-month old baby at home, and was wondering if there was a corresponding word for attributing adult human emotions to ...
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Hypernym for “conjunction” and “disjunction”
Is there a hypernym for conjunction and disjunction, in their logical senses? Just using "junction" doesn't seem right to me.
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How can I refer to a nose in a pleasing manner?
I'm trying to figure out a word that describes a nose in a pleasing way. I.e.
The smell of freshly baked bread wafted into the __ of passers by.
Nasal cavity — too scientific, beak/snout — too ...
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“Taste” is to “flavor” as “touch” and “sight” are to what?
For the senses, we have:
flavor for taste
aroma/odor/scent for smell
sound for hearing
____? for touch/feel
____? for sight/see
So one tastes a flavor, smells an aroma, hears a sound, feels a(n) ...
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“New” is to “novelty” as “archaic” is to…?
Is there a noun form of the word "archaic"? The closest word I can think of is "old-fashionedness" but it seems rather clumsy.
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“hanging on the rope of”
I'm looking for two single words, a verb and a noun, with similar content, which could be best inserted in these sentences:
In some countries workers are entirely _______ 1 of/to/on their ...
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A word for this cramp-like sensation
I'm trying to look for this word that describes this sensation that you sometimes get on your body most commonly on the lower limbs when it's stayed in the same position or put under pressure for a ...
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What's a more sophisticated word for “gadget”? [closed]
I'm looking for a word that isn't tacky like gadget, but that describes interesting and novel technological items.
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What's a word (noun) that means a particularly hard and difficult to solve puzzle? [closed]
Think the context would be say in a movie our heros have got into the bad guy's base, and there's this rubiks cube like puzzle object they have to solve, which is especially difficult to solve it's a ...
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What word would best be used to describe an entity that “cancels” something?
I am writing some code for an application that initiates an asynchronous action and returns an object that can be used to cancel the action before completion.
However, I am having difficulty naming ...
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What would you call a group of people who don't mind their own business?
Scenario: You're building a model in your room. You've been building something incredibly intrinsic and you don't want to stop until it's finished. Your father comes in and begins to scold you for ...
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What is the term for young adult male/female (aged 18 to 25)?
When writing a book and referring to a female and male aged 18–25, what term would be most appropriate? Boy and girl seem too young, whereas man and woman seem too old.
Example sentence:
A ...
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Is there a term for grammatical mistakes as a result of trying too hard?
Today, I learned the term hyperforeignism after writing that I was drinking a latté and then stopping to wonder why I was putting a diacritical mark on the "e".
This reminded me of other language ...
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“Majority” is to “plurality” as “minority” is to what?
This analogy may not be quite accurate but I think I can get my point across with it.
I was reviewing some obesity statistics:
Obese: 35.9%
Overweight but not obese: 33.3%
Neither overweight nor ...
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Hypernym for “clients”, “members” and “partners”
We're building a feature for a website and trying to think of a hypernym for clients, partners and members so that the feature remains generic enough for re-use later on other websites.
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Is there a word for something that gets “acted upon”?
For instance, say I have two individuals and one is active, the other passive. I know I can call the active person the "actor"—he "acts upon" the passive person. But what do I call the "acted upon"? ...
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Single word for “for how long information is considered fresh”
I am looking for a single word for “for how long a piece of information is considered fresh”.
Suppose I have a piece of information, say a score of a cricket match at a particular moment in an ...
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What is it called when a snake is showing its head when angry?
What is the apt word to be used when a snake has its head looking straight towards us and shows its tongue outside vociferously, probably when it is about to bite?
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A word for “one who tames wild animals”
I want to know a single word that conveys this meaning "one who tames wild animals".
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More specific antonym to “lodger” than “landlord”
You can distinguish between someone who's paying for a room and paying for an apartment or house with lodger versus tenant.
Is it possible to distinguish between someone who offers a room for rent ...
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Are there any specific words for the first events and first things [closed]
Are there any specific words for the first events and first things like the first rain, the first fruit of a plant, the first grey hairs, etc.?
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Other analogies similar to “flu and ”influenza" [closed]
Medically speaking, flu is a derivative of influenza; but in common usage flu includes colds and other flu-like symptoms. Influenza is a condition caused by specific viruses. While colds are also ...
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Noun for adjective “neat”
I need a noun for an adjective "neat" (or "cool") in the slang meaning "terrific". My logic tells me to use "neatness", but dictionaries don't seem to list the slang meaning for it. I don't mind any ...
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Hypernyms for “historic/archeological places”, “churches/temples/mosques”
We are building a travel app that will have categories of places like
Wild Life
Rivers
Beaches
Hill Stations
I also want to have categories describing the following:
Historic Places / ...
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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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More natural noun for someone who you chat with [duplicate]
I'm looking for a noun, that people would use naturally while refering to a person who they chat with – in the context of online chat. Imagine that you are looking for someone you could chat with. How ...
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Hypernym for the products from trees
I want to know a hypernym I can use to call products from trees. For example, mangoes, coconuts, oranges, bananas.
I want to use this word in a context like below sentences.
Mangoes are .... ...
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What's another word for Guinea Pig, i.e. when you call someone a “test dummy”?
If someone is being used to test a new product or idea, they can be called a "guinea pig" (because Guinea Pigs are usually used by medical labs for testing).
What is another term that would carry the ...
