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“Left” and “right” are to “side” as “front” and “rear” are to what?

oct 18 at 5:26 Kris 13.7k

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Why is a “splash screen” so called?

etymology computing

mar 5 at 17:27 Wolfer 101

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What is the opposite of “skyrocket”? [closed]

single-word-requests verbs antonyms

oct 11 at 16:54 gam3 391

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What is the word for unconsciously blocking out background noises?

single-word-requests

aug 24 at 11:05 Community♦ 1

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“Picking up your litter puts road-workers at risk” — is this strangely-worded road sign grammatically correct?

grammaticality signage

sep 18 at 14:01 FumbleFingers 58.3k

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What's the difference between “mistrust” and “distrust”?

meaning differences

mar 26 at 12:43 RegDwighт♦ 45.1k

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Differences between “sledge”, “sleigh” and “sled”

differences synonyms dialects variants

dec 22 '11 at 18:29 hippietrail 3,054

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Why does “big cheese” mean someone important?

phrases

aug 17 at 2:15 PolyaPal 1

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What is an alternative to “hairy” for things which don't have hair?

single-word-requests adjectives

sep 24 at 11:48 Kris 13.7k

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“Blind” is to “sighted” as “Deaf” is to..?

single-word-requests

mar 13 at 17:19 jwpat7 36.8k

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Difference between “theorem” and “theory”

differences nouns

sep 21 at 20:08 Community♦ 1

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What's the difference between a “nook” and a “cranny”?

meaning

jun 18 '12 at 12:42 jayu 66

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Roy Hodgson's “Church in the centre of the village” expression

expressions metaphors

jun 12 '12 at 11:50 speedyGonzales 1,538

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Was “terror” ever a positive thing?

meaning etymology

mar 22 '12 at 17:50 J.R. 33.8k

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What are the origins of the word “nice”?

etymology

nov 25 at 8:35 Musediku ganiyu olalekan 1

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What does the suffix “-saurus” mean?

meaning suffixes latin

oct 1 at 1:12 tchrist 36.4k

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“Road liable to flooding” — is this roadsign grammatically correct?

grammaticality gerund signage

aug 2 at 15:46 RegDwighт♦ 45.1k

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What is the etymology of “business” and “busyness”?

etymology

jul 31 at 12:41 MετάEd 13.4k

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Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you someone else’s email?

formality

nov 23 at 16:23 tchrist 36.4k

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Word or expression for comments that are technically correct but unhelpful

single-word-requests phrases idioms

oct 16 at 23:36 Joe McMahon 448

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Formally introducing yourself in an email

formality email

mar 6 at 17:38 coleopterist 20.3k

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Are “tomorrow” and “morning” etymologically related?

etymology loan-words

feb 4 at 0:25 kiamlaluno 28.7k

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What do you call the process of combining two words to create a new one?

single-word-requests portmanteau-words blend-words

jan 31 at 17:59 Clayton wright 1

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What is the origin of “rings a bell”?

etymology phrases

jan 30 at 5:21 Irwin 29

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Is a “doozy” a good or bad thing?

word-meaning

dec 12 at 20:29 RegDwighт♦ 45.1k

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Is “Four times more” grammatically correct? And, if so, what precisely does it mean?

meaning grammaticality numbers ambiguity

feb 15 at 20:24 Glen 1

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Where did the phrase “diddly-squat” come from?

etymology minced-oaths

jan 14 at 19:43 grace 1

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Using verbs with multiple meanings

grammar

jan 10 at 13:53 MετάEd 13.4k

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Why is the word “misadventure” not “misventure”?

meaning

jan 8 at 10:45 Robusto 82.4k

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Why is a successful period for someone or something referred to as their “heyday”

etymology

sep 17 at 2:06 StoneyB 20.2k

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