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What is this method of joking about a morbid situation called?

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What do you call a person who keeps talking about art; studies art, criticizes art, and thinks he'd be amazing with it. But he doesn't practice it

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Washing the skin of a dead rat

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What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?

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What do you call it when your unit does physical exercise as punishment because one soldier did something wrong?

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An adjective for "censorship" when it is really strong

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Treacle is viscous; alcohol is ____?

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answered Dec 30, 2014 at 15:01

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Word for "Significant enough to make a difference"

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answered Jan 1, 2019 at 20:56

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Phrase for a situation where a problem disappears when you are about to fix it, but reappears later

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When is the phrase, “Are you sitting down?” used, and what does it exactly mean?

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Is there a common saying in English that means "It's just business, I don't feel any shame"

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Chasing something that doesn't exist

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answered May 24, 2016 at 0:05

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The term for the negative equivalent of a peak point on a graph

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What do we call a doctor's prediction

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Stronger word for "selfish"

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Is there an English idiom that means "you can always find a law to convict anyone"?

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answered Mar 27, 2015 at 16:20

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Is there a word for "to be physically removed from" a public place, involuntarily?

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Term for "professional" who doesn't make their living from that kind of work

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"Country" is to "national" as "city" is to…

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What do you call something that makes you feel empty?

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Word for that certain fear, worrying you might involuntarily jump from a cliff?

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Is there an English word for a woman who has recently given birth?

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answered Dec 2, 2014 at 21:22

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What is a word that means unforgettable but with a negative connotation?

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Opposite of "trendy" without a negative meaning

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What's the sound of wolf's footsteps called?

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answered Jan 4, 2017 at 23:33

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Is there a phrase for the re-establishment of friendship with someone?

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What is a word which encapsulates the meaning of both the words 'widow' and 'female divorcee' in one?

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What are "desires of the flesh"?

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Word for a person who freely shares others' secrets

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What is this method of joking about a morbid situation called?

What do you call a person who keeps talking about art; studies art, criticizes art, and thinks he'd be amazing with it. But he doesn't practice it

Washing the skin of a dead rat

What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?

What do you call it when your unit does physical exercise as punishment because one soldier did something wrong?

An adjective for "censorship" when it is really strong

Treacle is viscous; alcohol is ____?

Word for "Significant enough to make a difference"

Phrase for a situation where a problem disappears when you are about to fix it, but reappears later

When is the phrase, “Are you sitting down?” used, and what does it exactly mean?

Is there a common saying in English that means "It's just business, I don't feel any shame"

Chasing something that doesn't exist

The term for the negative equivalent of a peak point on a graph

What do we call a doctor's prediction

Stronger word for "selfish"

Is there an English idiom that means "you can always find a law to convict anyone"?

Is there a word for "to be physically removed from" a public place, involuntarily?

Term for "professional" who doesn't make their living from that kind of work

"Country" is to "national" as "city" is to…

What do you call something that makes you feel empty?

Word for that certain fear, worrying you might involuntarily jump from a cliff?

Is there an English word for a woman who has recently given birth?

What is a word that means unforgettable but with a negative connotation?

Opposite of "trendy" without a negative meaning

What's the sound of wolf's footsteps called?

I'm looking for a word meaning "hard to pronounce"

Is there a phrase for the re-establishment of friendship with someone?

What is a word which encapsulates the meaning of both the words 'widow' and 'female divorcee' in one?

What are "desires of the flesh"?

Word for a person who freely shares others' secrets