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What is “a place with a lot of wind“ called in English?

answered Aug 2, 2020 at 19:49

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Adjective for questions that demonstrate good understanding

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What does the social idiom "not received" mean in 19th century America?

answered Aug 12, 2022 at 0:58

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What is a good proverb in response to "two wrongs don't make a right"?

answered Sep 9, 2020 at 16:12

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Single word for one who enjoys something?

answered Nov 24, 2021 at 23:18

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Why is it called hypochondria instead of hyperchondria?

answered Aug 18, 2020 at 0:52

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What is the verb to say "negatively affect" in terms of temporary impairment done to intelligence or ability?

answered Jun 18, 2021 at 1:45

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Why isn't the word "Which" one of the 5 Wh-question words?

answered Dec 13, 2020 at 21:07

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What's the meaning of "thin blood" in this context?

answered Dec 27, 2020 at 18:06

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Is there a word meaning "not popular enough"?

answered Apr 18, 2022 at 0:46

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What's a phrase that describes a person who keeps making attempts doomed to fail because they don't want their previous work to have been for nothing?

answered May 21 at 1:32

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What is the object in the sentence "my sister and her work together"

answered Jun 20, 2023 at 0:18

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What is "troll food", and what is the etymology of this phrase?

answered Jun 29, 2023 at 0:46

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What is the word used when you are aware of a wrong doing or crime, after the event but do nothing about it

answered Apr 29, 2022 at 0:27

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Why is “disabled“ preferred over “handicapped”?

answered Apr 25, 2021 at 20:00

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What is the meaning of "all in the matter"?

answered Mar 8, 2021 at 1:37

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Is there a term for people on the same line of the family tree?

answered Sep 10, 2021 at 1:43

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Grant insight into

answered Oct 29, 2021 at 0:30

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Idiom or phrase to indicate that mere sympathy does not help

answered Dec 6, 2020 at 0:18

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What's the proper form of "As a judge of your parents actions"?

answered Nov 7, 2020 at 0:19

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traumatic arithmetic

answered Aug 15, 2020 at 14:27

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"At the beginning" or "during the beginning"?

answered Sep 18, 2020 at 0:56

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To use a participle or an infinitive? That's the question

answered May 12, 2020 at 0:46

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What is this type of idiomatic way to talk, or does it have a different name?

answered Nov 10, 2022 at 1:40

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Is "delightfully shambolic" an oxymoron or not?

answered Jan 30, 2022 at 2:16

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Is there a difference between talk someone around, bring someone around and talk someone into?

answered Jun 19 at 2:44

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How is the word thresholding formed?

answered Jun 15, 2023 at 3:29

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A word for a tendency to overreact

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The meaning of "caper"

answered May 17, 2020 at 3:58

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In England and other 24-hour-clock places, is it valid/common to say "sixteen o'clock" etc.?

answered May 17, 2020 at 4:02

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What is “a place with a lot of wind“ called in English?

Adjective for questions that demonstrate good understanding

What does the social idiom "not received" mean in 19th century America?

What is a good proverb in response to "two wrongs don't make a right"?

Single word for one who enjoys something?

Why is it called hypochondria instead of hyperchondria?

What is the verb to say "negatively affect" in terms of temporary impairment done to intelligence or ability?

Why isn't the word "Which" one of the 5 Wh-question words?

What's the meaning of "thin blood" in this context?

Is there a word meaning "not popular enough"?

What's a phrase that describes a person who keeps making attempts doomed to fail because they don't want their previous work to have been for nothing?

What is the object in the sentence "my sister and her work together"

What is "troll food", and what is the etymology of this phrase?

What is the word used when you are aware of a wrong doing or crime, after the event but do nothing about it

Why is “disabled“ preferred over “handicapped”?

What is the meaning of "all in the matter"?

Is there a term for people on the same line of the family tree?

Grant insight into

Idiom or phrase to indicate that mere sympathy does not help

What's the proper form of "As a judge of your parents actions"?

traumatic arithmetic

"At the beginning" or "during the beginning"?

To use a participle or an infinitive? That's the question

What is this type of idiomatic way to talk, or does it have a different name?

Is "delightfully shambolic" an oxymoron or not?

Is there a difference between talk someone around, bring someone around and talk someone into?

How is the word thresholding formed?

A word for a tendency to overreact

The meaning of "caper"

In England and other 24-hour-clock places, is it valid/common to say "sixteen o'clock" etc.?