Search Results
| Search type | Search syntax |
|---|---|
| Tags | [tag] |
| Exact | "words here" |
| Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
| Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
| Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
| Views | views:250 |
| Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
| Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
| URL | url:"*.example.com" |
| Saves | in:saves |
| Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
| Types |
is:question is:answer |
| Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
| For more details on advanced search visit our help page | |
Results tagged with single-word-requests
Search options not deleted
user 107561
This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
-1
votes
Word for an object that alters the course of your life?
might the word be: profound.Please see:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profound
- 3,543
4
votes
Word to express agnostic quality
It seems that in computer science agnosticy (not agnosticness/agnosticity) is a proper word because agnostic as a noun in (computing) means a software component (or other entity) that is unaware or no …
- 3,543
14
votes
Word for someone who is "quietly reliable"
an unfailing friend: not failing; not giving way; not falling short of expectation; completely dependable.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unfailing
- 3,543
0
votes
Word that means "the opposite of what you would expect"
How about the word startling? (adjective)
very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.
synonyms: surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking, stunning.
- 3,543
2
votes
Accepted
Person who believes that men and women have defined roles
How about:
a male traditionalist.
a fuddy-duddy; old-fashioned person, an outdated conservative.
- 3,543
3
votes
Word for temporary obsession
How about a flare?
a sudden burst, as of zeal or of anger
http://dictionary.reference.com/
- 3,543
-1
votes
Is there a single, opposite word to “alibi”?
Well, sir, I am afraid I could not find a single word.
However if you want to emphasize that you really were there, " for instance, I want to prove that I was "there" at a dinner party last night, no …
- 3,543
2
votes
Suitable English word for "Ghairat"
In the narrow sense “Ghairat” means 'jealousy', namely male sexual jealousy. Peter van Sommers says of 'jealousy': “envy concerns what you would like to have but don’t possess, whereas jealousy concer …
- 3,543
2
votes
Can I use one word to say- 'common human behaviour'
How about: expecting a thank you or a sorry is not a way of satisfying your ego but typically human.
- 3,543
3
votes
Word for "scary thing that's about to occur"?
Though it doesn't mean “scary thing that's about to occur” I think the word scenarios fit well in your example: the [scenarios] that haven't occurred yet are the most scary ones.
To make it refers to …
- 3,543
5
votes
Looking for a word that means provoking introspection
Might the word be evocative:
bringing thoughts, memories, or feelings into the mind;
evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response.
"settings... so evocative that they bring tears to t …
- 3,543
4
votes
Accepted
A word for a person who needs assistance?
I believe that person is help-seeker; similar to job seeker, asylum seeker, truth seeker, thrill seeker, information seeker, publicity seeker
and attention seeker.
- 3,543
0
votes
The fact that something lasts or will last a lot of time
everlasting
adjective:
1.lasting forever or for a very long time.
synonyms:eternal, endless, never-ending, perpetual, undying, abiding, enduring, infinite, boundless, timeless.
antonyms: transie …
- 3,543
1
vote
A word to discribe un/equally weighted options
alternatives: of two things, propositions, or courses or more mutually exclusive so that if one is chosen the others must be rejected.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alternative
- 3,543
1
vote
Word/phrase that means "secondary" without implying a lack of importance
accompanying:
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/accompanying
ancillary:
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/ancillary
additional:
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/additional
- 3,543