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Plural form of country names

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Idiom or better yet a word for loss of fidelity by copying

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answered Dec 11, 2021 at 10:08

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Word for a plan that has not been performed because of some issues

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answered Nov 22, 2021 at 0:15

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What is it called when two words are combined by overlapping each other?

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answered Aug 16, 2021 at 0:50

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A word that means "based on sound and not-arbitrary principles"

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answered Sep 9, 2021 at 20:21

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Is there a word meaning "not popular enough"?

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answered Apr 18 at 1:20

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Single Word for a Person starting a process or activity

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answered Oct 19, 2021 at 17:58

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What does "Hamlet stool" mean?

meaning books

answered Sep 18, 2021 at 14:00

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What does 'good room' mean in Irish English?

meaning hiberno-english

answered Jan 1 at 11:27

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What's an alternative term for "age groups"?

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answered Sep 8, 2021 at 10:30

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How to positively describe somebody who misled you by accident

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answered Aug 31, 2021 at 16:38

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What's a phrase for a compromise in which both sides are unhappy?

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answered Aug 26, 2021 at 0:28

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Meaning of "tapped on the shoulder"

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answered Jan 16 at 19:55

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What word describes someone I know exists but have never met?

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answered Dec 23, 2021 at 18:08

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Can the word "rook" be used as a verb in chess?

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answered Sep 22, 2021 at 2:42

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Origin of “on tilt”

etymology

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Word for "someone with no responsibilities assigned to them"?

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answered Aug 13, 2021 at 18:35

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Word(s) to describe persons that leave a company and have a lot of information in their heads that is lost

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answered Dec 25, 2021 at 21:17

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Is there a term for the "social immobility" the Ellis Island immigrants escaped?

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answered Dec 29, 2021 at 19:00

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Does anyone know the expression "Aye Gannies" (or perhaps the spelling is "I gonees")

etymology expressions idioms slang colloquialisms

answered Apr 5 at 10:00

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Name for gap in a line caused by everyone stopping, and then having the front of the line start moving again?

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answered Sep 2, 2021 at 23:20

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"Paint yourself blue”

meaning idioms colors malapropisms

answered Oct 7, 2021 at 14:00

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A non-negative synonym for "unused" or "untouched" that doesn't have the sexual implications of "virginal"

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answered Oct 21, 2021 at 17:51

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English equivalent of מסגרת, used to describe a person who gets along in a routine with a rigid routine, responsibilities, etc

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answered Aug 24, 2021 at 16:30

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Word to describe something only interesting to you

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answered Mar 29 at 0:08

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What is the origin/meaning of the term "color" in corporate earnings calls?

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answered Dec 30, 2021 at 18:56

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What is the origin of the phrase "circular firing squad"?

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answered Dec 31, 2021 at 17:52

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What is a word for overconsumption with the goal of getting your money's worth?

single-word-requests

answered Jan 8 at 16:48

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Transformation Of The Meaning Of the Word "Idiot"

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answered Jan 23 at 21:53

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Why do we use two different verb forms for sentences like “that person is broke” versus “that person is broken”?

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answered Dec 4, 2021 at 23:03

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Plural form of country names

Idiom or better yet a word for loss of fidelity by copying

Word for a plan that has not been performed because of some issues

What is it called when two words are combined by overlapping each other?

A word that means "based on sound and not-arbitrary principles"

Is there a word meaning "not popular enough"?

Single Word for a Person starting a process or activity

What does "Hamlet stool" mean?

What does 'good room' mean in Irish English?

What's an alternative term for "age groups"?

How to positively describe somebody who misled you by accident

What's a phrase for a compromise in which both sides are unhappy?

Meaning of "tapped on the shoulder"

What word describes someone I know exists but have never met?

Can the word "rook" be used as a verb in chess?

Origin of “on tilt”

Word for "someone with no responsibilities assigned to them"?

Word(s) to describe persons that leave a company and have a lot of information in their heads that is lost

Is there a term for the "social immobility" the Ellis Island immigrants escaped?

Does anyone know the expression "Aye Gannies" (or perhaps the spelling is "I gonees")

Name for gap in a line caused by everyone stopping, and then having the front of the line start moving again?

"Paint yourself blue”

A non-negative synonym for "unused" or "untouched" that doesn't have the sexual implications of "virginal"

English equivalent of מסגרת, used to describe a person who gets along in a routine with a rigid routine, responsibilities, etc

Word to describe something only interesting to you

What is the origin/meaning of the term "color" in corporate earnings calls?

What is the origin of the phrase "circular firing squad"?

What is a word for overconsumption with the goal of getting your money's worth?

Transformation Of The Meaning Of the Word "Idiot"

Why do we use two different verb forms for sentences like “that person is broke” versus “that person is broken”?