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What does “F” mean in “Mushrooms 3.94 F” of my grocery receipt?
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Way to do something
Awarded Jan 20 at 13:00
“The larger of A and B” or “the larger of A or B”
Awarded Oct 16 '19 at 16:10
“Hence”, “therefore” and “so” in mathematical proofs
Awarded Oct 3 '19 at 15:35
“What not”, “what have you” and “so on”
Awarded May 10 '19 at 12:35
How do you pronounce “Lowe” in “Lowe's”
Awarded Mar 7 '19 at 19:00
Meaning of “things are swept under the rug”
Awarded Feb 22 '19 at 21:00
metaphor(ic) Vs idiom(atic)
Awarded Feb 7 '19 at 9:10
Etymology of addict [closed]
Awarded Dec 6 '18 at 12:45
What are the differences between “crack”, “slit”, “crevice”, “split”, and “cleft”?
Awarded Aug 14 '18 at 21:00
Is “vicious cycle” or “downward spiral” used properly here?
Awarded May 31 '18 at 16:43
What does “foo” mean?
Awarded May 27 '18 at 22:16
“Interchange” and “exchange”
Awarded Apr 18 '18 at 15:53
“Consistence” and “consistency”
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What is the antonym of “dependent”? [duplicate]
Awarded Mar 15 '18 at 15:04
What usage and meaning of “else” is this
Awarded Feb 9 '18 at 19:19
What are the adjective counterparts for “sense” and “sensibility”?
Awarded Nov 26 '17 at 18:18
What phonetic notation is Google dictionary using?
Awarded Nov 23 '17 at 5:12
“Tone” vs. “shade”
Awarded Sep 21 '17 at 7:58
Use of “Sure” in reply to help offering and to appreciation
Awarded Sep 15 '17 at 12:53
What does “shades” mean? [closed]
Awarded Aug 21 '17 at 11:56
What connotation do these words describing “someone who straightforwardly expresses their” opinion have?
Awarded Aug 17 '17 at 22:56
Differences among words describing someone who is expert in many things
Awarded Jul 23 '17 at 18:50
Differences between serendipity, and fate, destiny, fortune and coincidence?
Awarded Jan 19 '17 at 19:17
“Era”, “age”, and “epoch”
Awarded Dec 27 '16 at 0:20
What are the polite and neutral versions of “cut the bull*’?
Awarded Mar 14 '16 at 18:16
What are the differences between “hoarse”, “husky”, and “raspy” when describing a person's voice? Which should describe someone with a cold?
Awarded Mar 13 '16 at 3:37
Names of tools for shaving hair
Awarded Oct 9 '15 at 7:33
What does the punctuation “//” mean?
Awarded Oct 7 '15 at 4:27
“The end of next week” or “the end of the next week”? [closed]
Awarded Sep 18 '15 at 13:56
Why is “the ball of the foot” called as it is?
Awarded Sep 14 '15 at 18:28
Do “owed” and “due” mean the opposite?
Awarded Sep 14 '15 at 10:46
Prefix di- and bi-
Awarded Aug 27 '15 at 13:54
Opposite of “arrogant”/“having attitude”
Awarded Aug 18 '15 at 11:14
How to describe the smell of fish
Awarded Aug 16 '15 at 1:37
“Referee” vs. “umpire” vs. “judge” [closed]
Awarded Jul 11 '15 at 6:01
Apartment number before or after house number and street [closed]
Awarded Apr 14 '15 at 13:59
“I was wondering what/which are …” or “I was wondering what/which … are”
Awarded Mar 15 '15 at 1:37
How to describe someone who often has his own idea and judgment
Awarded Mar 3 '15 at 13:36
“pseudo-”, “quasi-” “semi-” and
Awarded Feb 28 '15 at 21:35
Distinctions between “Goods” and “Commodities”
Awarded Jan 29 '15 at 13:55
Using “And” at the beginning of a sentence
Awarded Jan 26 '15 at 14:07
Does “in particular” have the meaning of “for example”?
Awarded Jan 23 '15 at 12:01
Do “thereafter”, “ever after”, and “ever since” mean the same?
Awarded Jan 12 '15 at 12:43
What's the difference between “colloquium”, “seminar”, and possibly other such words?
Awarded Dec 24 '14 at 2:31
“talk over the phone” or “talk over phone”
Awarded Dec 4 '14 at 18:50
What can I call other students if I am also a student?
Awarded Nov 11 '14 at 15:25
“Forgotten” or “forgot” as past participle of “forget”
Awarded Nov 9 '14 at 12:15
Meaning of “take a stab at doing something” [closed]
Awarded Jun 18 '14 at 19:02
Word/phrase to mean something that just happens once
Awarded Jun 11 '14 at 3:27
What is the meaning of “Good Grief”?
Awarded May 22 '14 at 17:09
What are some nice words to describe a very old age of a person
Awarded Apr 28 '14 at 17:50
Usage of “When doing something”
Awarded Apr 1 '14 at 13:51
“Den” and “living room”
Awarded Mar 18 '14 at 23:45
Word for not knowing about something
Awarded Mar 4 '14 at 7:55
Is “homework” countable?
Awarded Feb 22 '14 at 6:17
What is the metaphoric meaning of silo?
Awarded Sep 9 '13 at 14:33
Difference between “slacks”, “pants”, and “trousers”?
Awarded Aug 21 '13 at 21:42
What does the phrase “I’m down with” mean?
Awarded Oct 11 '12 at 22:58

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