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How do you describe, in English, a set of different ethnic groups in one word?

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answered Jul 4, 2018 at 15:23

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"Federal" is to "Federally" as "State" is to

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answered Dec 28, 2019 at 14:30

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"Subterranean", but for planets/surfaces other than Earth

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answered Dec 7, 2016 at 23:11

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Is there an idiom/phrase which contains the word "head" to mean "thinking hard to solve a problem"?

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answered Feb 20, 2017 at 3:59

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A word or phrase that implies "a struggle or hardship is about to begin"?

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answered Jan 3, 2019 at 23:28

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Word for an inaccurate work by an artist, who ineptly misrepresented their subject?

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answered May 28, 2016 at 17:12

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Single word for delaying an unpleasant task

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answered Nov 1, 2019 at 21:08

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What does "Rubber off of dust" mean?

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answered Mar 8, 2018 at 11:23

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Is there a word that means "standard of activation" or "trigger condition"?

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answered May 13, 2016 at 1:08

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What is the word for using someone's hospitality unashamedly?

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answered Dec 3, 2016 at 17:17

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What is a word that refers to the state of appearing only as a head without a body, as in the case of an apparition or God

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answered Jun 22, 2017 at 1:50

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A word/phrase for when something is very close to closed but not completely

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answered Mar 20, 2017 at 3:44

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What is it called when I poop the dog?

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answered Dec 2, 2017 at 4:26

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How is the worth of a person an amount of money?

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answered Dec 24, 2019 at 0:39

5 votes

One word for a state which is neither here nor there

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answered Aug 3, 2017 at 3:27

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Is “have went” gaining common currency in AmE and BrE?

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answered Jun 16, 2018 at 0:40

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What does "in-ordinary to the Queen" mean?

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answered Dec 9, 2018 at 0:15

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The company I work at has this thing we have to say every morning. What is it called?

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answered Dec 12, 2018 at 0:57

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Can gunshots be drawn?

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answered Dec 16, 2018 at 11:10

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Student of many disciplines without the negative connotation of "Dilettante"?

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answered Nov 12, 2016 at 22:39

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“I would like to express a big congratulations...” Why ‘a’ before the plural form?

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answered Jun 4, 2016 at 0:12

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answered Apr 7, 2016 at 22:56

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how do I interpret "for all but writing this book for me"?

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answered Jun 2, 2016 at 0:21

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Is there an English equivalent of the Hindi saying “sau chuhe maar billi haj ko chali”? (After killing/eating 100 mice, the cat goes on a pilgrimage)

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answered Aug 20, 2017 at 3:40

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Proper sentence structure and word usage when using the word, "imbue."

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answered Jan 27, 2018 at 3:22

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What is the meaning of “forty ways”?

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answered Aug 26, 2017 at 19:00

3 votes

Word for the property changed by reflection

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answered May 8, 2018 at 17:23

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A word for sling's big brother

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answered Oct 21, 2017 at 20:55

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What would the Old English Wōden look like in Modern English?

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answered Oct 11, 2016 at 23:52

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Can one abbreviate the Spanish given name José María to José Mª in English, like in Spanish?

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answered Oct 15, 2016 at 20:44

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How do you describe, in English, a set of different ethnic groups in one word?

"Federal" is to "Federally" as "State" is to

"Subterranean", but for planets/surfaces other than Earth

Is there an idiom/phrase which contains the word "head" to mean "thinking hard to solve a problem"?

A word or phrase that implies "a struggle or hardship is about to begin"?

Word for an inaccurate work by an artist, who ineptly misrepresented their subject?

Single word for delaying an unpleasant task

What does "Rubber off of dust" mean?

Is there a word that means "standard of activation" or "trigger condition"?

What is the word for using someone's hospitality unashamedly?

What is a word that refers to the state of appearing only as a head without a body, as in the case of an apparition or God

A word/phrase for when something is very close to closed but not completely

What is it called when I poop the dog?

How is the worth of a person an amount of money?

One word for a state which is neither here nor there

Is “have went” gaining common currency in AmE and BrE?

What does "in-ordinary to the Queen" mean?

The company I work at has this thing we have to say every morning. What is it called?

Can gunshots be drawn?

Student of many disciplines without the negative connotation of "Dilettante"?

“I would like to express a big congratulations...” Why ‘a’ before the plural form?

Relationship Questions

how do I interpret "for all but writing this book for me"?

Is there an English equivalent of the Hindi saying “sau chuhe maar billi haj ko chali”? (After killing/eating 100 mice, the cat goes on a pilgrimage)

Proper sentence structure and word usage when using the word, "imbue."

What is the meaning of “forty ways”?

Word for the property changed by reflection

A word for sling's big brother

What would the Old English Wōden look like in Modern English?

Can one abbreviate the Spanish given name José María to José Mª in English, like in Spanish?