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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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A philosophy where technology is forsaken and nature embraced
Luddite is the usual name for anti-techology movements.
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Term to identify siblings - one dutiful, one rebellious towards their parents
There was a continuing series in Highlights magazine (well represented in dentist offices) called "Goofus and Gallant" about the "Bad Boy" Goofus who did bad things and the contrasting good kid Gallan …
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Is there a word which describes being unable to see the stars because of the brightness of t...
When ground light drowns out the stars, it is called 'light pollution'. I don't see why the moon's light could not be described the same way.
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The thing that we use to remotely open the door in English
In my experience the entire unit is called the Intercom, while the buzzer button to buzz someone in is just a part of it.
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A one-word verb meaning to "make use of"
You can't get much more concise than "Use"
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What is the proper word/phrase for SMS style language?
If you don't want to use a pejorative term, "jargon" is a set of terms and phrases with special meanings for a closed group.
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The word for realizing that other people are people too, with stories and depth
'sympathy' fits this idea well.
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What do you call a set of elements not including their ends?
"Body" would probably be the best analogy to go with Head or Tail. You will have to decide what happens in the degenerate cases where the set is totally empty, has one, two or exactly three members, …
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Is there a single word which means "turned out to be''?
'was' fits in the sentence you give. "Turned out to be" implies a change that never actually happened.
I thought the food was real, but it was plastic.
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What is the term for taking it out on someone even though you will be harmed by this too?
"Cutting off your nose to spite your face" comes close to what you are describing.
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Single word for time and place of birth
I doubt there is any such word. Natal time and Natal place are two different elements and not often combined. Only horoscopes use both that I know of, and if they have one term it might well be consi …
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Word for taking users/consumers away from another
"win over" or "convert".
3D printing will win over consumers and put the manufacturing into individuals hands.
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A word for "someone you meet with"
The usual evasion is to just call them "my 3pm Meeting" and avoid giving out too much information.
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What is the small room most businesses have at their entrance called?
I have usually heard that room called the reception room, or reception
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