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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.
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A word for first name and middle name/s, but not last name
In my lifetime, the two most common words used to describe names other than the family name are given names and Christian names. The latter has been steadily falling out of favor. Indeed, a google ngr …
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A word for someone who notices things very keenly
I would use either very observant, or very aware, or possibly hyperaware. Each of these choices could fit in your sentence, with some minor modifications to the sentence appropriate to the usage. Here …
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Word or phrase for tasking an expert with jobs that a novice could do
If one were telling a story, and had set up the assignee character as a known talented quantity, then several of the answers could work. As I read the question, though, the problem is to use one word …
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Single word for "led my team to victory"
I am not sure whether you want to minimize WORD count - or CHARACTER count. You state WORD count - but that is unusual - so I'm thinking CHARACTER count is more likely. Regardless, precise English is …
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What does a predator feel when spotting its prey?
Based on my observations of working herding dogs, I would have to say "happiness", "joy", or "joyful focus". My herding dogs do the work they do out of a human-modified behavior pattern (instinct). Wh …
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What's the term for not just being wrong, but the exact opposite of right?
For purposes of a short subject line in a bug report, I'd like to say that "permission changes are presented wrongly", but rather than wrongly, I'd like to use for emphasis a word that has addition …
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