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What is an "alternative fact"?

answered Jan 22, 2017 at 19:48

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Word for "music playing in a mall."

answered Apr 17, 2018 at 17:03

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A fun, catchy way to say the opposite of a 'no-brainer'?

answered Jul 25, 2017 at 16:11

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Looking for a plural noun related to ‘fulcrum’ or ‘pivot’ that denotes multiple things as crucial to success

answered Aug 28, 2019 at 8:17

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Word for someone who has been through a lot of hardship and is therefore not naïve

answered Feb 10, 2017 at 9:59

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What's an eponymous adjective that is an antonym of Machiavellian?

answered May 30, 2017 at 20:23

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Word that means married but also includes pre-marriage relationship?

answered Aug 21, 2018 at 1:54

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Does the word candidate have to refer to a person?

answered Aug 21, 2018 at 16:10

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Is there a figurative term equivalent to the German idiom "Fingerübung"?

answered Sep 29, 2020 at 8:00

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What's the word for undoing progress?

answered Feb 7, 2017 at 8:40

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Creating a situation that is too easy to cheat

answered Nov 29, 2016 at 13:20

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Why is “toast” uncountable?

answered Nov 13, 2015 at 18:32

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A word or a phrase for "completely optimised, thoroughly researched technology"

answered Nov 20, 2018 at 16:13

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Word or idiom defining something barely functional

answered Aug 9, 2019 at 13:28

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Idiomatic phrase for "review passed once you did the following"

answered Mar 20 at 20:00

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Is there a specific name for that singular exhalation laugh that happens when you read something only slightly funny?

answered Oct 23, 2023 at 9:09

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Is there an English word for "Kundenbekämpfung" (customer combatting)

answered Nov 18, 2022 at 6:21

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What is the non-funny equivalent of a spoof? Such as a dark, gritty, alternative re-telling of a story

answered May 13, 2021 at 14:40

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Idiom/phrase for achieving just the tip of the iceberg

answered Jun 15, 2021 at 10:26

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What's one word for the phrase 'the act of taking your head back on seeing something strange'?

answered Jul 19, 2021 at 9:06

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Word for an event that will likely never happen again

answered Aug 14, 2019 at 9:40

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Translate the French quote "Il n’y a pas d'amour, il n’y a que des preuves d’amour" to English?

answered Nov 19, 2019 at 13:51

4 votes

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

answered Oct 7, 2016 at 12:26

4 votes

Should instead of would

answered Feb 19, 2016 at 9:16

4 votes

What does "about" mean in this extract?

answered Dec 7, 2020 at 23:29

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Word for 'eroded' with a positive connotation

answered Oct 12, 2023 at 13:29

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Term for a single piece of jargon

answered Apr 5 at 8:27

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Is there a good term for a 'paper trail' that actually consists of e-mail communication?

answered Apr 20 at 7:42

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What is the opposite of a health benefit?

answered Mar 15, 2016 at 14:16

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Are there similar figurative expressions in English to Japanese proverb, “メッキが剥げる – the gilding peels off” to describe to show one’s true color?

answered Aug 29, 2016 at 15:48

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What is an "alternative fact"?

Word for "music playing in a mall."

A fun, catchy way to say the opposite of a 'no-brainer'?

Looking for a plural noun related to ‘fulcrum’ or ‘pivot’ that denotes multiple things as crucial to success

Word for someone who has been through a lot of hardship and is therefore not naïve

What's an eponymous adjective that is an antonym of Machiavellian?

Word that means married but also includes pre-marriage relationship?

Does the word candidate have to refer to a person?

Is there a figurative term equivalent to the German idiom "Fingerübung"?

What's the word for undoing progress?

Creating a situation that is too easy to cheat

Why is “toast” uncountable?

A word or a phrase for "completely optimised, thoroughly researched technology"

Word or idiom defining something barely functional

Idiomatic phrase for "review passed once you did the following"

Is there a specific name for that singular exhalation laugh that happens when you read something only slightly funny?

Is there an English word for "Kundenbekämpfung" (customer combatting)

What is the non-funny equivalent of a spoof? Such as a dark, gritty, alternative re-telling of a story

Idiom/phrase for achieving just the tip of the iceberg

What's one word for the phrase 'the act of taking your head back on seeing something strange'?

Word for an event that will likely never happen again

Translate the French quote "Il n’y a pas d'amour, il n’y a que des preuves d’amour" to English?

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

Should instead of would

What does "about" mean in this extract?

Word for 'eroded' with a positive connotation

Term for a single piece of jargon

Is there a good term for a 'paper trail' that actually consists of e-mail communication?

What is the opposite of a health benefit?

Are there similar figurative expressions in English to Japanese proverb, “メッキが剥げる – the gilding peels off” to describe to show one’s true color?