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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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One word noun for "truth-teller"?
Interesting question. A person can be characterized as being a "truth teller" or an "honest broker," a "reputable source" who is "believable" and possesses "veracity." There appears to be no single no …
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Is there a term to describe something difficult to find but easy to understand?
Your solution is "a needle in a haystack."
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Word for "the process of becoming a taboo"
Probably "demonization" is the closest we've got. When Captain Cook brought the word "tabu" back from Polynesia, it caught on quickly in English because it's a darned useful term. Another term is "Bow …
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Is there a word for side-by-side translations?
Another term, polyglot edition, refers to books published in a form where the original language is printed on left-hand pages, the translated text on right-hand facing pages. You can view a sample of …
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Determining who wrote what parts of a book, e.g, the Bible
The field of study you are referring to is called "authorship attribution."
So you can work backward from that to what you need, e.g., authorial attributor," etc.
The program, part of a sub-fiel …
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Imaginary line from your finger when pointing
In a word: no. In comics you will occasionally see a dotted line indicating the item you are referencing. English does not have a term for that.
You can express the idea by saying, "the line extendin …
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Word to encompass object's location or size
Sounds like "coordinates" might be a possible - at least with respect to position as noted by X, Y, and Z axes. Those are spatial. Height and width are dimensional.
On a side note, the machine used …
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What is the verb for the action of a coward?
The coward displays cowardice. He or she commits an act of cowardice. Cowards behave in a cowardly manner. If especially egregious, the act in question is craven.
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Is there a formal term for "snail mail"?
Once "email"* entered the lexicon, we needed a term to differentiate it from what we can call regular, hand-delivered mail. One term in broad usage is "snail mail." But in a project I'm working on, we …
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Is there a word for two persons dodging each other on the street?
One term that was proposed for this is "avoidancing."
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What is a "remedy" for a "pitfall"?
Try "precautions," as it gives you both the desired sense and some snazzy alliteration.
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Is there a word for a person who gives out too many extraneous details?
I once knew a fellow who was prone to this specific fault. He wasn't a "circumlocutor," as that would mean a person who "talks around" a topic without coming to the point. Rather, this person would tr …
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Are there any archaic words in older strands of English that approximate the modern term "ba...
An obsolete term formerly used was "mucker," which died out around the 1940s. But if you want to go way back, consider Homeric epithets, e.g., "Odysseus, Master Craftsman," "Odysseus, Expert Strategis …
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Is "case-sensitively" a word?
The term I've seen most often is "case sensitivity." Ergo:
"A colleague asked me about comparing values in a case-sensitive manner."
This leads naturally to:
"A colleague asked me about compari …
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