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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 meaning "assigning appropriate jobs to people" in an organization?
I'm wondering whether there's a word that basically means "finding out what people are good at and assigning them appropriate roles in an organization". So determining that one person's a natural lea …
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A word which comes with meaning like "something that works in parallel"
'Something which is synchronous'?
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What is the name for someone who gives his subordinates a morale boost?
In terms of giving a morale boost, one could refer to an inspirational or totemic leader. As a noun, a leader could simply be described as an inspiration, although this is a broad term that can refer …
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What is the word to describe that something is overly hyped?
At the risk of sounding a bit too obvious, I would be OK with the verb 'overhype', which I think is pretty standard in contemporary English and which Wiktionary, at least, lists as a word. You could …
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What to call the lump on skin from mosquito bite?
A rather general way to describe any such skin protrusion is a swelling.
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Word for teaching moral lessons annoyingly
If somebody is teaching moral lessons to you patronizingly, they may be on their high horse.
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Word meaning "ad hoc unofficial police force"?
I've completely forgotten the word I'm looking for, but it basically means an "ad hoc unofficial police force" that is formed by citizens to enforce the law when the state can't or won't. Closest word …
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Word meaning "ad hoc unofficial police force"?
Seems like "vigilante" was what I was looking for.
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An adjective meaning something that is firmly held aloft
I've been racking my brain and I can't seem to think of an adjective that means "firmly held aloft". For example, a weathercock may be firmly held aloft at the top of a pole. A sign may be firmly he …
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Alternative for "pedantic"
If someone is highly concerned about the details of something they could be desribed as being very particular.
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Word to describe "beautiful but worthless"
If you mean something that you couldn't sell for much money but is nevertheless worth a lot to you, I'd say it had purely sentimental value.
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Word meaning "compellingness"? [closed]
I just came across a situation where a word meaning "having the quality of being compelling" would have been useful. The sentence was along the lines of:
He argued his case passionately. I think …
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Antonym of "superlative"
The dictionary definition of the noun 'superlative', in the context in which you're using it, is "the superlative form of an adjective". The superlative form of an adjective is basically the 'most po …
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Term for insulting words which sound grand?
I'd say 'ostentatious' sounds quite grand, but is generally a bit of an insult.
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Is there a generic word in English that means "through time"?
There's a veritable smorgasbord of words in English describing something that spans a lot of time. Amongst them are: lengthy, long-lasting, drawn-out, long-winded, overlong, and enduring.
If you wan …
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