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Is “pass peach seeds” an idiom or just a figurative expression?

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Puzzling verbal analogy

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Hypernym for all substances that can make one high

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What is the antonym of iota?

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What does "Way beyond seeking" mean?

answered Oct 9, 2014 at 20:51

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Is there a word meaning "my child's spouse's parents"?

answered Oct 17, 2014 at 23:56

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Is “within a nose-hair of (a position / status)” a common idiom?

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How would you describe a person that has many achievements?

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Antonym of mandate

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"The only witness is a prostitute!" What do you call this type of rhetoric in English?

answered Oct 5, 2014 at 0:33

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Is the language used in patents archaic or intentionally obtuse?

answered Apr 26, 2017 at 23:52

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Can you get 'high' on alcohol or only 'drunk'?

answered May 2, 2017 at 0:59

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"its having been entrusted" -- Rather odd construction

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Attorney at law, is there any other kind?

answered Sep 30, 2014 at 21:18

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Can "what" be plural?

answered Sep 30, 2014 at 2:52

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What is the provenance of “ring the cherries”?

answered Sep 28, 2014 at 0:43

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Is "educate not exclude" grammatically correct?

answered Sep 28, 2014 at 2:06

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Is the title of a US President permanent?

answered Oct 2, 2014 at 4:27

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What is the word for a rapt state induced by a yearning for the unattainable?

answered Oct 23, 2014 at 23:13

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What term can I use for buses that corresponds to "flight" for planes?

answered Oct 11, 2014 at 19:52

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Why is there no formal version of "you"? How does one get around it?

answered Sep 3, 2018 at 0:36

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Is there a shorter/better term for disagreement in number than singular-plural mismatch?

answered Sep 2, 2018 at 4:32

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The use of "male"/"female" (instead of e.g. "man"/"woman") in everyday speech

answered Sep 1, 2018 at 4:35

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Can "shavelings" be used to refer to Asian monks? Or does it only refer to Occidental shaven-headed church men?

answered May 2, 2017 at 1:07

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Why is 'immune' used with 'to'?

answered Sep 4, 2018 at 22:10

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What is the opposite of mass-transit?

answered Oct 11, 2014 at 19:59

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Saying about good and bad

answered Oct 11, 2014 at 23:37

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"A qualified teacher" vs. "A credentialed teacher"

answered Oct 10, 2014 at 2:38

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What word to use when you don't want to eat more food?

answered Oct 11, 2014 at 2:58

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Priscilla = a girl who prefers to stay home: who might this term have been based on?

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Is “pass peach seeds” an idiom or just a figurative expression?

Puzzling verbal analogy

Hypernym for all substances that can make one high

What is the antonym of iota?

What does "Way beyond seeking" mean?

Is there a word meaning "my child's spouse's parents"?

Is “within a nose-hair of (a position / status)” a common idiom?

How would you describe a person that has many achievements?

Antonym of mandate

"The only witness is a prostitute!" What do you call this type of rhetoric in English?

Is the language used in patents archaic or intentionally obtuse?

Can you get 'high' on alcohol or only 'drunk'?

"its having been entrusted" -- Rather odd construction

Attorney at law, is there any other kind?

Can "what" be plural?

What is the provenance of “ring the cherries”?

Is "educate not exclude" grammatically correct?

Is the title of a US President permanent?

What is the word for a rapt state induced by a yearning for the unattainable?

What term can I use for buses that corresponds to "flight" for planes?

Why is there no formal version of "you"? How does one get around it?

Is there a shorter/better term for disagreement in number than singular-plural mismatch?

The use of "male"/"female" (instead of e.g. "man"/"woman") in everyday speech

Can "shavelings" be used to refer to Asian monks? Or does it only refer to Occidental shaven-headed church men?

Why is 'immune' used with 'to'?

What is the opposite of mass-transit?

Saying about good and bad

"A qualified teacher" vs. "A credentialed teacher"

What word to use when you don't want to eat more food?

Priscilla = a girl who prefers to stay home: who might this term have been based on?