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A word or phrase that implies "a struggle or hardship is about to begin"?
Awarded Jan 5, 2019 at 21:30
The company I work at has this thing we have to say every morning. What is it called?
Awarded Dec 10, 2018 at 16:20
A word that means "small gift"?
Awarded Dec 9, 2018 at 21:55
A pair of earrings that don't match
Awarded May 29, 2018 at 11:04
What is a word which encapsulates the meaning of both the words 'widow' and 'female divorcee' in one?
Awarded Mar 23, 2018 at 9:16
Word for "the best example of a contrast to this" (i.e. opposite of epitome)?
Awarded Dec 16, 2017 at 15:32
Is there a word/ phrase to describe somebody who has devoted their life to practising something but is still not very good at it?
Awarded Oct 15, 2017 at 7:16
The term for a person who provides a reference for someone for a job
Awarded Sep 6, 2017 at 16:06
Making a small 'optimization' which instead actually leads to disaster
Awarded Aug 28, 2017 at 21:24
The word for discrimination against people from other regions within a country?
Awarded Aug 16, 2017 at 10:33
Is there an English equivalent for the Persian proverb "to play with the tail of a lion"?
Awarded Aug 10, 2017 at 2:16
Single word request for a person who speaks by even considering a potential rebuttal
Awarded Aug 8, 2017 at 7:57
One word - someone so scared that he can't move
Awarded Aug 2, 2017 at 20:42
In architecture, you {cut?} the corners of a building to keep it from featuring right-angles. What's the word I'm looking for?
Awarded Jul 28, 2017 at 8:29
A fun, catchy way to say the opposite of a 'no-brainer'?
Awarded Jul 25, 2017 at 9:06
Word to describe sitting in quiet anger
Awarded Jul 15, 2017 at 8:47
What is a long, complicated word for adding many unnecessary details to make a story seem more believable?
Awarded Jul 7, 2017 at 11:34
What's the meaning of "Wanted on Voyage"?
Awarded Jul 5, 2017 at 16:57
What Are Some Pejorative Terms for the Words "Boat" or "Ship"?
Awarded Jul 5, 2017 at 9:47
Micromanage: specifically related to parenting
Awarded Jun 28, 2017 at 5:32
Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture?
Awarded Jun 25, 2017 at 2:54
What's an eponymous adjective that is an antonym of Machiavellian?
Awarded May 30, 2017 at 13:00
Help, the "onus" is on me! What do you call whatever it is I'm supposed to do with it?
Awarded Apr 27, 2017 at 6:03
A single word for "moved around a lot"?
Awarded Apr 25, 2017 at 9:24
How to express in a diplomatic, but not too subtle, way that an old (and popular) notion should be dismissed in favor of a new (and better) one?
Awarded Apr 3, 2017 at 6:15
Can "genocide" be used for the mass murder of disabled people?
Awarded Feb 27, 2017 at 21:48
Verb meaning "To make <a race> extinct"
Awarded Feb 10, 2017 at 10:14
What is a word similar to rappel describing ascention via rope?
Awarded Feb 2, 2017 at 10:54
What is someone who is a "problem solver" called?
Awarded Jan 2, 2017 at 4:22
"Subterranean", but for planets/surfaces other than Earth
Awarded Dec 8, 2016 at 1:18
Why "silver-tongued" for someone who is convincing?
Awarded Nov 11, 2016 at 3:52
Something which is not terminal or fatal but lifelong
Awarded Sep 29, 2016 at 19:10
Rosa Parks is a [symbol?] for the civil rights movement?
Awarded Sep 29, 2016 at 1:37
More eloquent idiom/expression for the phrase "cut it at the roots/source to prevent the problem from growing/escalating "
Awarded Jul 22, 2016 at 19:46
Is there any equivalent for this Persian expression "____ is like an unopened watermelon"?
Awarded Jul 22, 2016 at 18:47
A good word for the opposite of pretentious?
Awarded Jun 9, 2016 at 18:22
Appropriate word for someone immune to embarrassment?
Awarded Jun 9, 2016 at 2:04
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Awarded May 12, 2016 at 7:50
A figure of speech to illustrate the irreversibility of an action
Awarded May 2, 2016 at 13:47
Why is it "ladies and gentlemen" instead of "gentlemen and ladies"?
Awarded Apr 27, 2016 at 19:08
What do you call a minor flaw in a work that makes you realize how perfect/flawless it is otherwise?
Awarded Apr 4, 2016 at 16:18
What is the English word that means "making something more broadly known and understood"?
Awarded Mar 13, 2016 at 23:33
Donald Trump's run-on sentences
Awarded Mar 4, 2016 at 14:14
Term for doing something little by little?
Awarded Jan 21, 2016 at 11:08
How to interpret this text from year 1847?
Awarded Dec 26, 2015 at 17:26
When somebody is watching something for so long they stop seeing details
Awarded Sep 28, 2015 at 8:26
Better word for 'believe' or 'think'
Awarded Jul 22, 2015 at 2:15

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