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This tag is for questions seeking a phrase or an expression that fits a meaning. If you're specifically seeking only a single word, see the "single word requests" tag too.
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How can I call a text for imitation in a Typing speed test?
I would call it the source text. There are lots of hits for this usage on Google.
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Phrase to mean "fully prepared"
You can say that someone is ready for action.
That is a pretty common idiomatic expression.
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A Word/Phrase Meaning Something Complex and almost Un-Understandable
opaque
adjective
hard to understand; not clear or lucid; obscure:
The problem remains opaque despite explanations.
[dictionary.com]
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I'm looking for a word or short phrase for putting something non-specific in your mouth (not...
I would say exogenous in-mouth substance. Exogenous meaning "originating from outside; derived externally".
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Another way to say "fulfill your dream"
Another way to say it would be "to realize your dream".
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Word for "not putting thought into something"
perfunctory
adjective
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial:
perfunctory courtesy.
lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic:
In his lectures he reveals hi …
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A word for “the shelves of candies or mints next to the checkout desk of a supermarket”
These are impulse goods or impulse items.
Impulse Goods
Retail items known for their unplanned purchases and, therefore, kept near the checkout counters, such as candy, chocolate, magazines, …
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Word for "Deconstructing Something Past Recognition"
Dissolves maybe.
If you break something down past the atomic level, it dissolves into information.
If you look at a painting up close, it dissolves into splotches.
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Problem that causes progress to come to a complete halt
A term used in the software industry is showstopper:
showstopper: n.
A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be f …
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Need an expression/idiom that's roughly equivalent to this Muhammad Ali quote
This has a somewhat overlapping meaning:
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
I've seen it rendered in more everyday language like this:
Give a man a why, and he …
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What do you call this problem in the knee area of the jeans?
I don't know if there is a standard term for that, but I would call it a bulge, or say that the jeans bulge out at the knees.
(To prevent that from happening, by the way, when you sit down you should …
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