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Word for someone who speaks on behalf of a deity

answered Jul 10, 2022 at 11:24

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What is a common idiom meaning, 'that a recovering patient's medical situation is likely to change all of a sudden without notice or reason'?

answered Apr 20, 2021 at 10:13

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Is the meaning of "Either latitude or longitude needs to be provided!" exclusive or inclusive?

answered Mar 27 at 3:36

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Word for a really evil troublemaker

answered Apr 6 at 14:01

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What does "get on" mean in this sentence from Walden?

answered Apr 3 at 10:38

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Does the book title "The Art of XYZ" imply doing XYZ is an art, requiring creative skill?

answered Jul 11, 2022 at 11:55

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What is the meaning of the phrase "don't let the garden bugs bite"?

answered Feb 10 at 6:22

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Word for someone who looks for problems and raises the alarm about them

answered Nov 21, 2022 at 14:22

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Interpreting "Begin at the beginning, the King said, very gravely, and go on till you come to the end: then stop."

answered Aug 16, 2022 at 5:43

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Name of a specific visual effect

answered Mar 31, 2021 at 9:03

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American English idiom meaning "painful to resist the gods"

answered Jan 4 at 11:29

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What is the meaning of "someone needs more training in table manners" in this text?

answered Mar 8 at 12:07

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Love is knowing we can be?

answered Mar 25 at 12:18

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What does "The by-gone-day proclaym'd" mean in scene ii, act I of The Winter's Tale?

answered Apr 23 at 10:18

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What terms describe humorous acceptance of a compliment?

answered Apr 24 at 7:38

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Is there a word in English to describe "the pain of watching somebody else perform an action incorrectly"?

answered May 11 at 10:57

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What does 'made' mean in "In his case there is no idle eloquence, no made,[...]"?

answered Apr 15 at 9:48

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Established onomatopoeic word for sound of rolling chairs?

answered Mar 25 at 12:05

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Choosing between oblivion, forgetfulness, and forgetting

answered Apr 5, 2022 at 18:03

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Word to describe a general "area of effect" or a combination of authority, influence and effect over/on something

answered Nov 19, 2022 at 13:41

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What is the appropriate (postpositive) adjective for this?

answered May 24, 2021 at 13:50

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Words that have same spelling, different meaning, and different number of syllables?

answered Nov 22, 2019 at 2:02

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Adjective meaning "outside the Novel"?

answered Mar 24, 2020 at 19:42

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A complicated sentence occurring in Tolkien's "Silmarillion"

answered Mar 11, 2021 at 9:32

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Missing "the" - on the official page without any reason

answered Nov 2, 2019 at 12:31

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Should I use "indicates" or "is indicative of"?

answered Nov 7, 2019 at 16:10

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Simple term for someone undergoing rehabilitation

answered Jan 27, 2020 at 11:33

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What would be the adjectival form of the word "sonata"?

answered Mar 8, 2020 at 17:47

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opposite sex or opposite gender?

answered Mar 20, 2020 at 12:34

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"recognised by _ as _" or "recognised as _ by _"

answered Nov 7, 2019 at 16:14

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Word for someone who speaks on behalf of a deity

What is a common idiom meaning, 'that a recovering patient's medical situation is likely to change all of a sudden without notice or reason'?

Is the meaning of "Either latitude or longitude needs to be provided!" exclusive or inclusive?

Word for a really evil troublemaker

What does "get on" mean in this sentence from Walden?

Does the book title "The Art of XYZ" imply doing XYZ is an art, requiring creative skill?

What is the meaning of the phrase "don't let the garden bugs bite"?

Word for someone who looks for problems and raises the alarm about them

Interpreting "Begin at the beginning, the King said, very gravely, and go on till you come to the end: then stop."

Name of a specific visual effect

American English idiom meaning "painful to resist the gods"

What is the meaning of "someone needs more training in table manners" in this text?

Love is knowing we can be?

What does "The by-gone-day proclaym'd" mean in scene ii, act I of The Winter's Tale?

What terms describe humorous acceptance of a compliment?

Is there a word in English to describe "the pain of watching somebody else perform an action incorrectly"?

What does 'made' mean in "In his case there is no idle eloquence, no made,[...]"?

Established onomatopoeic word for sound of rolling chairs?

Choosing between oblivion, forgetfulness, and forgetting

Word to describe a general "area of effect" or a combination of authority, influence and effect over/on something

What is the appropriate (postpositive) adjective for this?

Words that have same spelling, different meaning, and different number of syllables?

Adjective meaning "outside the Novel"?

A complicated sentence occurring in Tolkien's "Silmarillion"

Missing "the" - on the official page without any reason

Should I use "indicates" or "is indicative of"?

Simple term for someone undergoing rehabilitation

What would be the adjectival form of the word "sonata"?

opposite sex or opposite gender?

"recognised by _ as _" or "recognised as _ by _"