A vocabulary is the body of words used in a particular language.
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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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Reverse deadline?
Is there a term or word for a "reverse deadline"? Deadline is normally the date or time before which something must occur. I'm seeking a term for the date or time after which something may occur.
I ...
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List of your first 1000 english words [closed]
I'm looking for a way to teach English vocabulary to my kids. I wanted to have a list of the most useful and common words to know when you start to learn a language.
Is there any website where a list ...
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What noun means “the state of being intrigued/amazed by something”?
What noun means "the state of being intrigued/amazed by something"?
For example, the state of being poor is poverty.
Is there such a word for being intrigued/amazed?
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Word for secret or in-joke
There is a word, somewhere in my dictionary, that means a joke that only a particular group understands i.e., in-joke. I can't remember it and have failed to find it with an online thesaurus, but it ...
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What are different kinds of shops based on the size, structure and location?
In my native language there are so many words to mean different kinds of shops based on the size, structure and location.
I'm not talking about the types like grocery shop, barber shop, meat shop, ...
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Someone vs Somebody [duplicate]
Can anyone please explain the difference between "someone" and "somebody"? Or they are same?
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Word to describe a lack of something, never having had it [closed]
I am looking for a single short word, preferably noun. Words in other languages are definitely of interest.
What is a word for the utter lack of something, never having had it?
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Opposite of “prequel” when it isn't a “sequel”, or an “original”
How do you refer to an item that was released earlier, but takes place after a "prequel"?
"Sequel" gives the clear implication that it was released after, this is not what I want.
In some cases ...
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To investigate something new
What is the word which I believe starts w/ 'ch...' that means to discover by investigating some fact or previously unknown definition, principle or concept?
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It's 2013, where's my flying car?
It's the 21st century, why don't we have world peace?
It's 2013, where's my flying car?
Is there a name for this kind of bad argument?
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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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A word for milk that has not “gone off”
I'm looking for a word to describe milk that has not "gone off".
Does "on" or "viable" work?
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Assume or Imply? [closed]
There is one sense in which these two words have a similar meaning. What is the difference in this meaning, rather the difference in grammatical usage?
A assumes B
Smoke assumes fire.
This ...
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What are the antonyms of “append” and “prepend”?
I need the antonyms for "append" (that is, I need a word that means "to remove at the end", since "append" means "to add at the end") and "prepend" (that is, I need a word that means "to remove at the ...
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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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Is there a word for start and end of a time period? [closed]
Is there a word used to describe the extremities of an arbitrary time period? The word "weekend" refers to the end of a week, but it's limited to the week and it only describes the end, but not the ...
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Is there a word like cardinal or ordinal but for the “single, double, triple” series?
The words one, two, three, and so on are the cardinal numbers.
Similarly, first, second, third, and so on are the
ordinal numbers.
Is there a similar term for the words single, double, triple, ...
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Is there a term for a married couple who have the same christian and surname?
My wife and I share the abbreviated form of our name - Alex derived from Alexandra and Alexander respectively. As we are married, we have the same christian and surname when used in the short form.
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What image do you recall when hearing 'Fluffy'? [closed]
In Harry Potter’s story, Fluffy is a monstrous looking dog with three heads. But if I look up dictionaries the word might have the meaning of ‘very cute fluffy dog’, I thought. So I like to call him ...
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site with word used in sentences and expressions [duplicate]
I am looking for a site or tool which would show a word used in actual sentences and expressions, in everyday life, business, scientific books, spiritual books and any other contexts.
Looking a word ...
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Adverse or averse? [closed]
I have been thinking about these two words for quite a while. I have looked up the dictionary on these two words and it seemed as if the two words are not identical. However, there are claims of the ...
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Which is correct? “I do not feel good” or “I do not feel well” [closed]
I was reading through a few short stories when I realised that one of the stories had these two sentences:" I do not feel good" and "I do not feel well" I was quite puzzled and I would like to know if ...
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Word for inexplicable physical discomfort?
A while ago I saw a photo of a lotus seed that scarred me for life. Now whenever I see the picture of a lotus seed or something that even has a similar pattern I feel uneasy, shudder and get goose ...
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Term for one brother–sister pair marrying another?
While translating a book on the aboriginal people of northwest India, I came across a tradition of marriages, where one brother–sister pair were married to another brother–sister pair, as well as many ...
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Word describing 'not content with small achievement, but working hard to achieve higher level'
I am looking for a single English word which describes the mental quality of being not content with small achievement, but working hard to achieve higher level. For example, an artist who is not ...
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What is the word for someone who has been recommended?
Does the word recommendee exist? If so, is it spelled as such?
What would be the opposite, or the person who is doing the recommending?
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Word for “parents with children who have moved out”?
How do you call someone, or someone's point in life when their children moved out and they have more time, or are willing to make riskier career choices?
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A (highfalutin) word for a highfalutin word? [duplicate]
To illustrate the question, badroit used the word "meretricious" meretriciously.
Is there an English word that describes highfalutin words like "meretricious" that are (gratuitously) used in ...
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Humble and boasting addresses in English [closed]
In Chinese, there are rich vocabularies for humble and boasting addresses for oneself, by 'address' I mean way to call oneself with an elevated or devalued status, kind of like 'your humble servant' ...
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on words and their existence as such [duplicate]
what makes a word a word? Or not a word? Slang can be found in dictionaries, and slang words are words. What about words not found in dictionaries? Are they real words? What makes a word real? ...
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Looking for an English word to explain a certain business situation
I am looking for an English word to explain the following business situation.
A new product or service is offered to the market. There are many small companies that start to provide this service or ...
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Am I using the word 'arbitrarily' correctly?
For example, if I were to say:
"What? Just because I was arbitrarily born as an Asian, that means I have to stick with my own kind?"
If that is wrong, how would I change it so it makes sense? Is ...
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Vestigialities: A word? [closed]
Is this an appropriate word to use? I did a quick google, and I'm only getting vague references.
Does the word 'Vestigialities' exist?
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What's the action of banging two beers together called?
When beers in cans or bottles are banged together in rejoice of the company you're with, what is the action called?
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Noun version of 'Compel'? [closed]
I want to say a word 'compellance' or 'compelation', but I don't know what the correct word is.
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Is “off to somewhere with a car” correct?
I wonder if the structure of the following sentence is correct:
I'm off to my place with my car.
I'm the one driving the car, but I prefer not to use the verb drive. Would the following ...
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When and how to use unusual vocabulary? [closed]
English in particular has an extensive vocabulary, yet it seems the variety of words used in common language is limited. I am told anecdotally by German friends that their everyday parlance is ...
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One word for the act of being born?
Is there any one word for the act of being born?
The closest things I could think of are:
I was born
I come to life
She is giving birth to me
I'm interested in knowing if there is one word to ...
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Is “volumn” a correct word? [closed]
Is "volumn" a correct word? or there is only "volume" only, and "volumn" is just a spelling mistake?
Cannot find volumn on any online dictionary.
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Quintology or Pentalogy?
Recently I was looking at the X-Men box set and saw that currently five have been released.
I had it in my head that these would be called a quintology but I have seen them being called a pentalogy.
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Difference in naming between consulting and consultants
I have a domain research for a company and since English is not my first language I was wondering about the difference between e.g.
Boston Consulting and Boston Consultants
My guess is that the ...
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What is one word for “more or less equal” [closed]
The want to convey the meaning of a phrase "more or less equal". The quality being compared is skill. For example: we are more or less equally skilled to code.
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Derogatory term for electronic device
In German, the term "Kiste", literally meaning "box", is often used as a colloquial derogatory term for electronic and mechanical devices.
It is comparable to "jalopy", which, however, seems to be ...
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Difference between “to enhance” and “to improve”
What is the difference between the verbal synonyms "to enhance" and "to improve"? Do they have exactly the same meaning?
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First appearance of a ghost after a person's death
In the ballet Giselle, the title character dies at the end of Act 1.
One wouldn't generally describe her ghostly presence in Act 2 as the result of a resurrection, because that implies that her ...
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What are the uses for 'quick'?
Is the word quick ever used in reference to candles eg the quick of the candle? I know about the quick of the nail and obviously about the wick of a candle but I have a memory of the quick too being ...
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Like ambidextrous, but for a thing
We know that "ambidextrous" describes (roughly) the ability to use both hands. Are there words in English the capture the idea of something that is "suitable for use by either hand"? Similarly, is ...
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“Illusion” and “delusion” [closed]
My French-English dictionary translates delusion with the French word illusion.
Could anyone tell me when to use either?
