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What do you call a person who is regionally biased?

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Is it 'what it looks like' or 'how it looks like'?

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answered Jan 23, 2012 at 11:32

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In search of an idiom expressing "To lay the grapes into somebody's mouth"

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answered Mar 9, 2018 at 11:22

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"For all it's worth" or "for all its worth"?

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answered Aug 14, 2014 at 5:27

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Difference between "uncompress" and "decompress"

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answered Jan 31, 2012 at 12:00

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Is there a phrase that means sleeping with someone without sex?

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answered Jan 28, 2014 at 5:51

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What do you call something that is not first in a sequence?

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answered Nov 4, 2012 at 7:08

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Why is “wavelength” one word when “wave height” isn't?

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answered Oct 23, 2012 at 12:10

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Verb for librarian giving book to library visitor

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answered Jan 19, 2012 at 15:03

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What is the opposite of "free" as in "free of charge"?

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answered Feb 2, 2012 at 6:35

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Expression for a choice which isn't really one

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answered Sep 7, 2012 at 6:49

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Do 'learn by heart' & 'learn by rote' mean the same?

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answered Nov 27, 2013 at 10:02

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Is a "Tale" less factual than a "Story"?

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answered Sep 22, 2014 at 5:36

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Expression for losing something that you never really had

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answered Oct 21, 2014 at 18:10

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Erroring or Erring?

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answered Oct 5, 2013 at 11:27

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What is the difference between "curd" and "yogurt"?

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answered May 11, 2012 at 12:11

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What does 'on-premises' mean?

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answered Jan 31, 2013 at 6:18

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Help + Noun + Ing-form or Infinitive

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answered Nov 5, 2012 at 4:39

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Which word best describes something opposite to "delay"?

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answered May 14, 2012 at 12:40

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When does a comma change the meaning of a sentence?

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answered Nov 30, 2011 at 12:33

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What does "at scale" mean?

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answered Jun 14, 2013 at 15:03

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How else can I express the concept of ' just to be on the safe side'

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answered Jun 19, 2014 at 15:17

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What is the term for a beginner who is already very good?

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answered Jun 14, 2018 at 13:28

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Hypernym: Word that means 'window' or 'door'

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answered Dec 21, 2011 at 11:41

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The same word used to define itself

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answered Jan 11, 2012 at 11:30

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Is "statistics" singular or plural?

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answered Mar 13, 2014 at 7:11

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A word that describes something that has been given a name

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answered Aug 9, 2013 at 6:39

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What is the best word for "brain drain" within a company?

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answered Feb 17, 2012 at 6:30

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Word meaning "nearby in time"

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answered Apr 17, 2012 at 15:41

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Why does the Sudan have a "the" in the name?

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answered Dec 15, 2013 at 6:35

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What do you call a person who is regionally biased?

Is it 'what it looks like' or 'how it looks like'?

In search of an idiom expressing "To lay the grapes into somebody's mouth"

"For all it's worth" or "for all its worth"?

Difference between "uncompress" and "decompress"

Is there a phrase that means sleeping with someone without sex?

What do you call something that is not first in a sequence?

Why is “wavelength” one word when “wave height” isn't?

Verb for librarian giving book to library visitor

What is the opposite of "free" as in "free of charge"?

Expression for a choice which isn't really one

Do 'learn by heart' & 'learn by rote' mean the same?

Is a "Tale" less factual than a "Story"?

Expression for losing something that you never really had

Erroring or Erring?

What is the difference between "curd" and "yogurt"?

What does 'on-premises' mean?

Help + Noun + Ing-form or Infinitive

Which word best describes something opposite to "delay"?

When does a comma change the meaning of a sentence?

What does "at scale" mean?

How else can I express the concept of ' just to be on the safe side'

What is the term for a beginner who is already very good?

Hypernym: Word that means 'window' or 'door'

The same word used to define itself

Is "statistics" singular or plural?

A word that describes something that has been given a name

What is the best word for "brain drain" within a company?

Word meaning "nearby in time"

Why does the Sudan have a "the" in the name?