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What Are Some Pejorative Terms for the Words "Boat" or "Ship"? [closed]

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What Are Some Pejorative Terms for the Words "Boat" or "Ship"? [closed]

In architecture, you {cut?} the corners of a building to keep it from featuring right-angles. What's the word I'm looking for?

What were scientists called in England before the word "scientist" entered the vernacular?

What would a specialist be called whose job is to convince people?

What do you call a glade or path created artificially in order to to prevent wildfires?

Is there an idiom for making the same mistake repeatedly?

How do I insultingly describe an extremely ugly building?

What's this guy doing position-wise?

How does one pronounce Pompey?

Is there a new word that means "philistine"?

"The office of the President" or "the office of President"?

When can a celebrity be referred to by their surname only?

Shakespeare's Scansion

What verb would you use to describe the sound tires make when they roll on the asphalt?

What would you call this angle?

Is there another term, or even a single word, for "tonal recognition"?

What does Macbeth mean when he says his heart is "seated"?

What's this type of hairdo called?

What's this type of coffee maker called?

What is the term for the little viewing window with a sliding cover in a castle or convent?

What is the opposite of "parallel"? [duplicate]

"Stamp" vs "stomp": when, how, and why?

"Shuttling between the anal and genital zones of development." Huh?

What's the sailing ship equivalent for "Full speed ahead!"?

Verdaccio or Grisaille? Or?

What is Josh doing?

"He was neither seer nor prophet" How would you explain the absence of an article?

Shakespeare's Scansion: the Sequel

What exactly is being parodied here?

The Great Vowel Shift: when did it really end?