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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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Word for “awful,” in the old sense, for life-and-death power
Depending on the aspect of awe that you want to emphasize, there are several words that should do the job.
If you want to emphasize the fear-inducing, intimidating nature of an awful power, "fearsom …
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Word for "Living Below Your Means"
There are a few, but I like "thrifty" the most.
Thrifty
ADJECTIVE
(of a person or their behavior) using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.
"Jack is thrifty with the money he ma …
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What do you call it when someone reminds you of your ingratitude?
I believe that's called "guilt tripping" someone.
"Guilt trip"
VERB
make (someone) feel guilty, especially in order to induce them to do something:
Ex. "a pay increase will not …
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A word for someone who gets scared easily
Bob is timid.
Timid:
Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened
I was too timid to ask for what I wanted.
(Oxford Languages)
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Term for "the class of landlords"
As guessed by StoneyB in the comments, the word is "rentiers" - a word that English borrows from French, and which derives from the same French root word as the English verb "rent," as you correctly d …
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How to communicate the idea of a "brown-noser" without the vulgar connotations?
Apple-polisher, backscratcher, backslapper, bootlicker, doter, fawner, flatterer, flunky, bobblehead, kowtower, lackey, sycophant, minion, teacher's pet, and yes-man (or yes-person) all seem to convey …
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Is there an idiom or typical expression for an unfunny joke?
In American English, we would usually say "his joke flopped," or that "his joke was a flop." The noun "flop" is sometimes used informally to mean "a complete failure."
A phrase similar to your Japane …
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