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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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What kinds of words or phrases would you use to describe this situation?
I would not use "a break duty" - just "break duty". I think the reason is that it is an ongoing responsibility, not a set number to be achieved/undertaken. This may be UK/US difference though.
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Ways of expressing the lack of ability to refrain from doing something
Although Matt has the right answer with Compulsion, in informal speech, it is acceptable to say "she can't NOT sing". It is important to emphasise the "not" to clarify.
I would not use this in writte …
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What is this piece of children's playground apparatus called?
I would probably call it a "cup" or "spinning cup", and I most people would understand, if they had seen it.
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You quench your thirst. What do you do with your hunger?
The formal answer is that you satiate a hunger, and you quench a thirst - as @jwpat7. The problem is that both of these words are used for other drives or needs, and they have differing meanings for t …
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What is the equivalent word for "compile" in an interpreted language?
If it is a true interpreter, that is, it reads the code as you have written it, and runs it directly form that, then it would be appropriate to say "the Lua Interpreter runs foo.lua" - because that is …
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What word is the opposite of Luddite?
The problem is, the Luddites were named after an individual who smashed machinery, whereas their opponents were the state or at least the businessmen of the time. So the original antonym would have be …
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Idiomatic saying for "just over" and "just under"
For distances, "around" is the best choice as you have dismissed approximately.
EDIT: If you need separate phrases then just over and just under are the ones to use. I am not sure why this is a prob …
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