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Plural form of country names

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A word for when you tried for so long to achieve something that by the time you get it the novelty is gone

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

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

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

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Is there a word meaning "not popular enough"?

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Word for "temporarily fix an issue with makeshift equipment waiting for a permanent solution" (Italian: tamponare)

answered Dec 15, 2022 at 18:12

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Single Word for a Person starting a process or activity

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A phrase that means you are indifferent towards the things you are familiar with?

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What does "Hamlet stool" mean?

answered Sep 18, 2021 at 14:00

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What does 'good room' mean in Irish English?

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Another idiom for 'jumping the shark'

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

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How to positively describe somebody who misled you by accident

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

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English equivalent for the idiom "mother-in-law has forgotten to wear her saree (dress)"

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Word for 'eroded' with a positive connotation

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Meaning of "tapped on the shoulder"

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

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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A word for a man of few, but well thought-out, words

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Origin of “on tilt”

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

answered Aug 13, 2021 at 18:35

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Is there a literary term for a word which looks completely 'flat' when spelled out in lowercase?

answered Mar 19 at 15:47

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Word for declining to answer

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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

answered Dec 25, 2021 at 21:17

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

answered Dec 29, 2021 at 19:00

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Can "stagnate" be used as a transitive verb?

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

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Plural form of country names

A word for when you tried for so long to achieve something that by the time you get it the novelty is gone

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"?

Word for "temporarily fix an issue with makeshift equipment waiting for a permanent solution" (Italian: tamponare)

Single Word for a Person starting a process or activity

A phrase that means you are indifferent towards the things you are familiar with?

What does "Hamlet stool" mean?

What does 'good room' mean in Irish English?

Another idiom for 'jumping the shark'

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?

English equivalent for the idiom "mother-in-law has forgotten to wear her saree (dress)"

Word for 'eroded' with a positive connotation

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?

A word for a man of few, but well thought-out, words

Origin of “on tilt”

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

Is there a literary term for a word which looks completely 'flat' when spelled out in lowercase?

Word for declining to answer

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?

Can "stagnate" be used as a transitive verb?

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