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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 is the word for an unmarried female?
The word is "spinster", but it has completely different connotations. "Bachelor" often implies "young, free and single" whereas "spinster" often is more "lonely, old, left-on-the-shelf".
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Word for when a country has a huge rich/poor divide, so people are deprived despite the pros...
What about capitalist? Generally not the political elite controlling wealth but the wealthy businessmen controlling the government.
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What is it called when something is described by what it isn't?
I think what you are looking for is "negative definition". It is often used where it is much easier to contrast something with what it isn't than define exactly what it is.
This gives an example (rat …
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What is the word for the kind of thing that legal laws can apply to?
I would generally call this the "laws of the land" but this is not a formal term.
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Is there a term which covers ATM cards, credit cards, and debit cards?
Here (UK) it would be common to just use card, e.g. "Can I pay by card?".
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Referring to people from different parts of United Kingdom
Northern Irish is a legitimate term that gets some usage. However, in my experience, people from Northern Ireland typically describe themselves as British or Irish depending on their political persua …
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