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Word for 'eroded' with a positive connotation
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Can "stagnate" be used as a transitive verb?
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Another idiom for 'jumping the shark'
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Are there any adverbs ending in -ly without an adjectival counterpart?
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Word for "temporarily fix an issue with makeshift equipment waiting for a permanent solution" (Italian: tamponare)
Awarded Dec 16, 2022 at 16:50
Is there a word meaning "not popular enough"?
Awarded Apr 18, 2022 at 18:02
What is the origin/meaning of the term "color" in corporate earnings calls?
Awarded Apr 15, 2022 at 23:57
Does anyone know the expression "Aye Gannies" (or perhaps the spelling is "I gonees")
Awarded Apr 5, 2022 at 17:10
Word to describe something only interesting to you
Awarded Mar 29, 2022 at 11:56
Transformation Of The Meaning Of the Word "Idiot"
Awarded Jan 24, 2022 at 19:41
Meaning of "tapped on the shoulder"
Awarded Jan 18, 2022 at 0:49
What is a word for overconsumption with the goal of getting your money's worth?
Awarded Jan 10, 2022 at 9:10
Origin of “on tilt”
Awarded Jan 3, 2022 at 10:34
What does 'good room' mean in Irish English?
Awarded Jan 2, 2022 at 12:30
What is the origin of the phrase "circular firing squad"?
Awarded Jan 2, 2022 at 8:50
Is there a term for the "social immobility" the Ellis Island immigrants escaped?
Awarded Dec 30, 2021 at 19:16
Word(s) to describe persons that leave a company and have a lot of information in their heads that is lost
Awarded Dec 26, 2021 at 20:46
What word describes someone I know exists but have never met?
Awarded Dec 25, 2021 at 13:26
Idiom or better yet a word for loss of fidelity by copying
Awarded Dec 11, 2021 at 20:46
Why do we use two different verb forms for sentences like “that person is broke” versus “that person is broken”?
Awarded Dec 10, 2021 at 17:05
Word for a plan that has not been performed because of some issues
Awarded Nov 22, 2021 at 16:32
A non-negative synonym for "unused" or "untouched" that doesn't have the sexual implications of "virginal"
Awarded Oct 25, 2021 at 0:41
Single Word for a Person starting a process or activity
Awarded Oct 20, 2021 at 11:56
"Paint yourself blue”
Awarded Oct 8, 2021 at 17:26
Plural form of country names
Awarded Oct 4, 2021 at 7:08
Can the word "rook" be used as a verb in chess?
Awarded Sep 22, 2021 at 16:18
What does "Hamlet stool" mean?
Awarded Sep 19, 2021 at 3:10
A word that means "based on sound and not-arbitrary principles"
Awarded Sep 10, 2021 at 14:28
What's an alternative term for "age groups"?
Awarded Sep 8, 2021 at 20:27
Name for gap in a line caused by everyone stopping, and then having the front of the line start moving again?
Awarded Sep 4, 2021 at 23:31
How to positively describe somebody who misled you by accident
Awarded Sep 1, 2021 at 13:26
What's a phrase for a compromise in which both sides are unhappy?
Awarded Aug 26, 2021 at 20:41
English equivalent of מסגרת, used to describe a person who gets along in a routine with a rigid routine, responsibilities, etc
Awarded Aug 25, 2021 at 11:12
What is it called when two words are combined by overlapping each other?
Awarded Aug 16, 2021 at 16:35
Word for "someone with no responsibilities assigned to them"?
Awarded Aug 15, 2021 at 16:07

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