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Word to describe sitting in quiet anger

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Is there an English transitive verb meaning "to make someone/something valuable"?

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Word for Pretentiously Academic but Useless

answered Jul 11, 2017 at 5:07

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Looking for a word (or set of words) to describe someone who moves their residence continuously over the years?

answered Apr 9, 2017 at 19:22

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English equivalent of the Persian proverb "When there's fire, wet and dry burn together"

answered Apr 12, 2017 at 2:14

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Is there such a word as "foresitter" in English? Can I use it instead of "chairman"?

answered Jul 13, 2017 at 6:53

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Is there a word for food that's gone 'bad', but is still edible?

answered May 3, 2019 at 10:52

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'Earth-based' adjective counterpart to 'Lunar' or 'Solar'

answered Jun 15, 2018 at 16:49

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Leo DiCaprio pretended he was a doctor or "he were" a doctor?

answered Apr 4, 2017 at 2:45

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I am a pansexual trans/gender-fluid person

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Is it widow or widower in a same-sex marriage?

answered Apr 14, 2017 at 18:17

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Why do we say “give me five”?

answered Aug 6, 2018 at 7:30

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English equivalent of the Persian proverb "When there's fire, wet and dry burn together"

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Usage of "if you would"

answered Jun 25, 2018 at 0:24

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Symbols for "YES" and "NO" in formal English writing

answered Jul 7, 2017 at 23:50

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How many parts of speech can a word be at the same time?

answered May 13, 2017 at 20:19

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Are you sick "at" your stomach, or sick "in" your stomach?

answered Apr 7, 2017 at 1:20

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What does “sitter” refer to in babysitter?

answered Aug 13, 2018 at 15:07

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"Whatever a Russian does, they end up making the Kalashnikov gun"? Are there any similar proverbs in English?

answered Apr 24, 2019 at 15:52

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Is there a word for returning to unpreparedness?

answered Aug 15, 2019 at 19:43

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How to express in a diplomatic, but not too subtle, way that an old (and popular) notion should be dismissed in favor of a new (and better) one?

answered Apr 2, 2017 at 17:32

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Looking for a Synonym of "Movement" For a Game Attribute System

answered Apr 9, 2017 at 18:17

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What does "business optional" mean?

answered Jun 18, 2017 at 3:20

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Replacement for "pegged" in "pegged for disposal"

answered May 4, 2017 at 4:35

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Your will be done or Your will will be done

answered Jun 18, 2018 at 1:53

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Spelling of Exemplary versus that of Example

answered Jun 4, 2018 at 4:30

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Synonym for "increase by one" for use in technical publication

answered Jul 9, 2018 at 4:51

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Opposite of "sexy clothes"

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Is there an established adjectival form of (Donald) Trump?

answered Jun 30, 2018 at 13:07

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What's the meaning of "They’ll be all the sense you got"?

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Word to describe sitting in quiet anger

Is there an English transitive verb meaning "to make someone/something valuable"?

Word for Pretentiously Academic but Useless

Looking for a word (or set of words) to describe someone who moves their residence continuously over the years?

English equivalent of the Persian proverb "When there's fire, wet and dry burn together"

Is there such a word as "foresitter" in English? Can I use it instead of "chairman"?

Is there a word for food that's gone 'bad', but is still edible?

'Earth-based' adjective counterpart to 'Lunar' or 'Solar'

Leo DiCaprio pretended he was a doctor or "he were" a doctor?

I am a pansexual trans/gender-fluid person

Is it widow or widower in a same-sex marriage?

Why do we say “give me five”?

English equivalent of the Persian proverb "When there's fire, wet and dry burn together"

Usage of "if you would"

Symbols for "YES" and "NO" in formal English writing

How many parts of speech can a word be at the same time?

Are you sick "at" your stomach, or sick "in" your stomach?

What does “sitter” refer to in babysitter?

"Whatever a Russian does, they end up making the Kalashnikov gun"? Are there any similar proverbs in English?

Is there a word for returning to unpreparedness?

How to express in a diplomatic, but not too subtle, way that an old (and popular) notion should be dismissed in favor of a new (and better) one?

Looking for a Synonym of "Movement" For a Game Attribute System

What does "business optional" mean?

Replacement for "pegged" in "pegged for disposal"

Your will be done or Your will will be done

Spelling of Exemplary versus that of Example

Synonym for "increase by one" for use in technical publication

Opposite of "sexy clothes"

Is there an established adjectival form of (Donald) Trump?

What's the meaning of "They’ll be all the sense you got"?