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The proper usage of “putative”?
I'm trying to write the sentence,
Lower-grade soldiers made up two-thirds of the putative high quality army.
My original sentence was:
Lower-grade soldiers made up two-thirds of what was ...
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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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Word meaning relating to or involving humans or people
I need a word to fill the blank in this sentence: "The hurricane was one of the most blank-deadly events in history."
The human death count was recorded, but not the death count not for other ...
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Can you “cram” a liquid?
I heard a joke last night about cramming one's mouth with a liquid. I've looked at several definitions, including this one, which seem to allow cram to be used in this way by saying something like:
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How to call an item that's neither an accessory nor a piece of jewelry
First let us paint a picture together.
Think of an individual whom wears clothes (like the lot of us); this individual also has an item around the wrist, which is not an item that affixes to another ...
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what is the difference between 'similarity to' and 'similarity with'?
I think of expressing that two things are similar by using the word of similarity. I know I can say 'A bears some similarity to B'. Can I also say 'A bears some similarity with B'? If both are ...
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“Attempts to acquaint” vs. “attempts at acquainting”
The research study is an eye-opener and attempts to
acquaint/attempts at acquainting us with the problems of poor
nations.
For me, attempts to acquaint sounds more apt. But I am not sure ...
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“Through” vs. “by” in this sentence
While solving a question, I came in to a situation where I was left wondering between two of the choices. The sentence was:
Acquisition of certain specific skills can be facilitated by/through ...
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What do students call their teacher in class? [closed]
Well, years ago I was an English teacher in an English Teaching Institute. In the country I live, students call their teachers by saying "Mr. Teacher" or "Teacher" (literally translated) in schools. ...
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Usage of the word 'coordinate'
Have a look at the context:
Contents
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|--- 1. Fundamentals
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| |--- 1. Browsers
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| |--- 2. Servers
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Is there any word for 'do not' or 'do not have'?
I was trying to test my algorithm to create sentences that express the lack of something. I found saying for instance:
I lack 5 apples
weird as compared to
I do not have 5 apples
While ...
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Can I use “US-American” to disambiguate “American”? If not, what can I use?
Based on this question, I wonder: as an alternative to USAian (which is very nonstandard) is it OK to use US-American to more clearly indicate "inhabitant of the USA"?
According to Google Ngram, this ...
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Adjectives to describe the word “questions” [closed]
I'm writing an ad for yoghurt. It's about telling the truth about the consumer's new favourite flavour. I would like to say,
You'll need to answer some _____ questions.
They're personal ...
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Are there any nice synonyms for flavour?
I did some research, and found several synonyms for flavour, including:
Taste, savor, tang, seasoning, tastiness, tang, relish, bite, piquancy, pungency, spice, spiciness, and zest
However, ...
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How should the word “brutal” be used in marketing?
I noticed that some companies use the word brutal for marketing their products.
Examples:
brutal performance – a data storage software markets itself with this, they mean that their software is ...
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Is there a particular name for this kind of “poster”? Is this called a poster?
I was talking to a friend and wanted to speak about a particular kind of "poster" that has small hanging strips of paper containing information about services, sellers, or in this case the cat owner:
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Verb form of statistics
May I ask what is the verb form of statistics or is there any replacement word with the meaning of "the act of doing statistics"?
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Is there a word for “extreme feminism”?
Feminism is defined as
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women.
in Wikipedia and
A ...
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Assembler, Installer, Fitter
Say, you buy some new office furniture. You get the furniture parts delivered including the service to put the different parts - for example the desk top and the desk legs - together to complete ...
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What are single views of an online banner ad called?
I am developing a web application for managing banners, advertisements, etc.
I am not sure what the correct name for one 'view' of a banner is. I need to name it somehow to be able to report ...
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Something similar to “plepentry envoy”
Long time ago I heard a word that to the best of my recollection is "plepentry envoy"
I have googled a few variants, but "pleopentry envoy", "pelepentry envoy" etc. but nothing similar is coming up. ...
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Is there a word for the extreme opposite of “irony”
My understanding of irony comes from the movie "Reality Bites":
It's when the actual meaning is the complete opposite from the literal meaning
Frequently people use the term incorrectly, ...
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Word for someone who is extremely up-to-date with the latest facts (news or research)
I seek a word for one who is up-to-date, enlightened, and extremely well informed about the latest developments or research in a particular field.
An example is a person who complains about a recent ...
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Word for someone who prepares reports
The situation I am thinking of is where someone within a company runs queries on a database and formats the information (with or without commentary) into a report.
Is there a single word that ...
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Name for relation between a man’s two wives?
What is the relation between the two wives of a man called?
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What is the agent of a trial called?
It is simple enough to refer to the object of a trial (in the general sense, e.g. test driving a car) as the tried, but what is the best term to use for the agent of the trial?
"Trier", although ...
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Asking a permission to ask a question by saying the word Question, followed by the actual question
My Mom does something that irks me. Either when she calls me, or sends me an e-mail, she says or writes "Question." Then asks whatever question it is. I find this rude. In my opinion starting the ...
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Using “actual” to signify “current”
The New Oxford American Dictionary gives two meanings for actual:
existing in fact;
existing now; current
How common is the second of these meanings? Is it something that can be used without fear ...
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Using 'generify' to mean 'to make generic'?
Can one use the term generify to mean 'to make generic'? E.g. a software programmer being told: 'generify this segment of code'.
If not, what may be a single word replacement of this phrase?
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“Innocent” vs. “immature”
I'm trying to decide how to describe someone. He is not very wise, but that is also due to his ignorance. Should I use "innocence" or "immature" and can someone please explain the difference between ...
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A Word that means “to adapt or improve, to conform to a higher standard”?
I need to find or invent a word that suggests a system might be "adapted or improved to conform to a higher standard". A verb, noun, adjective or even adverb would be acceptable, but so far I haven't ...
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Word for “makes progress towards?”
If one has a goal, then one can say that certain activities make progress towards that goal, lead to completion of the goal.
Is there a concise word for "is relevant to, makes progress towards [a ...
