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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 for a person who brings a guest
chaperone
noun
a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
synonyms: supervisor, companion, duenna, escort, minder, den mother
"Bob chaperoned Carol to Alice's p …
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What's a word or phrase to describe literature that builds upon topics discussed earlier?
If I were teaching a class, how do I say that the topics currently being discussed build upon the topics that were discussed in earlier classes?
I'm looking for colloquialisms but if you know about a …
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Completing something just to finish it despite lack of interest - is called …?
This is not a single word but an idiom.
drag your feet/heels as in:
The government promised to provide universal health care, but now it's
dragging its feet over the issue.
We expected the …
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