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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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How do I say something "contains a lot of content" using a single word?
I'd tend to use "wordy", although its use is somewhat negative, implying that there are more words than necessary.
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Someone who stubbornly refuses to talk
I'd say that the child is "sulking". There's also a much more colloquial (British/Irish?) version that I'd use, where I'd say that the child is "in a strop" or "having a strop".
There's an even more …
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Word/slang for "I have just committed the source code, please update your working copy"?
Anyone who is interested in your changes will know that they have to update their working copy so you can leave out the second part of your sentence. "I've committed my code" or "I've committed my cha …
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Correct word choice for "get a new subset from set"
Maybe 'extract' captures the fact that you're processing the original data to obtain the subsets e.g. "Using random sampling, we extracted the following subsets...".
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A more formal word for "tech-savvy", relating to IT technologists in particular
You could be a bit more explicit about the context. So instead of worrying about finding an appropriate word for techies in general, the sentence may be better if you convey why some people prefer pas …
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Word for false, self-perpetuating "cure"?
It's not an exact match, but a quick fix is something that provides a temporary solution but which is acknowledged not to address the actual problem. However, if you want to explicitly imply that the …
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