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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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English term for switching phonemes between words?
How about parapraxis
Check out:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/parapraxis
"a minor error in action, such as slips of the tongue, supposedly the result of repressed impulses "
http://dictionary.re …
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What do we call people who go to the gym?
From my humble non native speaker point of view, most of the expressions suggested above (gym-nerd, gym dandy, gym rat, ...) sound pretty negative, if not insulting.
If one used one of these with me, …
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Need a word for having rewritten something after translation
This guy (see link) seems to make a substantial difference between proofreading and editing. So you are probably an "editor" (or one who provided editing services) in this sense :-) http://www.mcrobe …
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What do you call someone who gives a bare minimum answer which is often misleading?
In the case of your example, the guy seems to be elusive, in the sense that he essentially is trying to avoid the answer. But I get that has not much to do with a "bare minimum answer". Maybe, elusive …
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What one word means “unable to decide which one is correct”?
undecided, unresolved, floating, uncertain ?
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Is there a word for an inferior substitute?
Surrogate.
Something less negatively sounding might perhaps be just substitute.
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One word for someone who doesn't care about anything
How about the adjective related to the word:
Acedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acedia
Does such an adjective exist in English by the way ??
acedious, adj.
http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/rec …
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What is a word for someone who intentionally ignores other people a lot?
presumptuous fits the scenario were one thinks so highly of himself that other people opinions or existence are irrelevant.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumptuous
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What's the word for someone who always likes being different?
What do you think of
eccentric
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eccentric
"deviating from an established or usual pattern or style"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/eccentric
"departing fro …
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Antonym for "resurrect"
It's hard to make a suggestion as the question itself does not clarify context.
Maybe bury can work in some contexts (but probably not really an antonym).
bury/resurrect
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A word which means "military-like" or "authoritative looking"
How about masquerading
Example:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=539655
"NOVEMBER 11--Just in time for Veteran's Day, a California bank employee is facing federal charges for al …
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An expression meaning the feeling you get seeing something so beautiful it hurts
"Stunning" may come more or less close. But does not seem to "hurt", it rather "confuses".
Also, I am not sure why "hurt" is associated with something beautiful. Unless, you want to mean hurt by some …
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Hypernym for "trimester" and "quarter"
timespans ? periods ?
(warning: I am non native speaker and too low rep to comment)
PS if you downvote, please explain why, so I can learn. Thank you Shyam and all!
btw the title and body of the q …
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Is there a word that means "both micro and macro"
How about: "A general phenomenon" ? Is it too generic ?
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