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Word to describe "beautiful but worthless"

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Meaning/Origin of word "Nixie"

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Etymology of *spreadsheet* / an anachronistic use

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'Cannis' - Term used in seventeenth-century clothes manufacture

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Meaning of "cold water customer"

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Word for "picking up something quickly/abruptly?"

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What is the meaning and use of "seh" in Caribbean dialects of English?

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Word meaning "only known to experts"

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How do I refer to the unmarried mother of my grandson?

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More eloquent idiom/expression for the phrase "cut it at the roots/source to prevent the problem from growing/escalating "

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Noun to express the frustration of being behind a small group of cars that's driving more slowly than necessary

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Literary devices and sentence structure in Matthew 7:1 (KJV)

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Is there a word for the feeling of growing old?

1 vote

Term for an image that briefly appears on computer screen

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What is a good adjective that means 'Of or pertaining to a bed'?

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Two word phrase meaning simple, effective, reliable and proven technology

1 vote

A word for something between a "Job" and "Hobby"

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Defining "quain"

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Is there a word for punctuation marks favored by individuals?

12 votes

Is D-glottalization a plausible explanation of ambiguity in Donald Trump interview with WSJ?

4 votes

What is it called when we follow an acronym with a word already in the acronym?

2 votes

What is a word for extreme type of criticism?

1 vote

What word would denote a person who connects a person to another person who has the same needs, situation or struggles?

7 votes

Any idioms opposite to "what's the catch/here's the catch"?

16 votes

Short for "common wishes that everybody says she has?"

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Adjective or words to describe a family name evoking a specific origin?

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Word for "willingness to accept status quo"

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What is the source of the expression "like a paper devil"?

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Why is a large shuriken sometimes called a "glaive"?

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The one sentence paper

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