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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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What English word can be used to describe someone indirectly helping you?
A good word for the random event (the party) leading to a positive outcome (she was there and said yes) is serendipity, though that doesn't describe your mutual friend, it describes the role he played …
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Word used to describe the act of dominating a conversation?
garrulous
adj.
Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative.
Wordy and rambling: a garrulous speech.
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Word used to describe the act of dominating a conversation?
motormouth
Noun
someone who talks incessantly; "I wish that motormouth would shut up"
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Word for politicians and judges
The most specific term I can think of that encompasses both is official, but it may not be narrow enough for your purpose.
official
noun: official; plural noun: officials
a person hol …
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Looking for a word with a more positive connotation than "infectious"
You could say someone has a catchy smile, like this cheerleader:
catchy smile
I shot some Cheerleaders for a fashion Catalog.....she is such a beauty, isn't she?
Or, this baby
I've be …
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Words associated with throwing things, specifically the action of throwing a paper airplane
throw is the verb used in the rules for the Longest paper aircraft flight in the Guinness Book of World Records.
You must throw your aircraft from a stationary position on a flat
surface at the …
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Is the phrase "...could only know by then" correct?
An equivalent phrase that is more idiomatic (Google says about 14,000,000 results) is "won't know until then", for example:
So Help Me God By Larry D. Thompson
She hasn't regained consciousness. …
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What do you call it when you refuse to give up on a particular task
Eat, Sleep and Breathe (Something)
“He eats, sleeps and breathes poker, playing it for over nine
hours each day.”
Definition: If you eat, sleep and breathe something, then that means
yo …
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Succinct Synonym for "Multi-use" or "Reusable"
wipeable
Adjective
able to be wiped
Collins English Dictionary
The term is used to describe whiteboards, where the ink from the dry erase markers can be wiped, leaving the whiteboard …
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Alternative to "daydream" without the pleasant connotation
contemplate
[TRANSITIVE] to consider doing something in the future
a. to consider the possibility of something happening
We’re not even contemplating defeat.
The alternative i …
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Word for the feeling of dread/complacency that comes when starting something new
torpor
noun
a : a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
b : a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, …
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A suitable word for seizing a property
When a court orders for taking control of a property or real estate by
the government in exchange of money, what is the best word for the
court action?
I'm assuming you are looking for the te …
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Is there a word or an idiom for barging in a room with anger?
Charged into the room
charge
intransitive verb
: to rush forward in or as if in assault : attack; also : to charge
an opponent in sports
Merriam Webster
A couple of examples
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Is there a better term than "technology"?
advance
noun
an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge,
technology, or skill
Synonyms advancement, breakthrough, enhancement, improvement,
refinement
The Internet, planes, cars …
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What is the hand gesture called when you knock down your opponent in a fight?
brush your hands
According to local lore, when God was satisfied with Creation, and brushed his hands together, the crumbs that fell unnoticed from his fingers into the sea formed Cape Verde.
Go …
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