Questions tagged [meaning]
This tag is for questions about the meaning of a word, which a dictionary cannot answer. If the question is about the meaning of a word that can't be understood outside its phrase or sentence, the "meaning-in-context" tag should be also used; for the meaning of a phrase, use the "phrase-meaning" tag instead. Your question should normally include the dictionary definition of the word, and explain how the dictionary does not answer your question.
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using ignorant as a positive word
"ignorant" simply means "unaware"
Like when I say he is ignorant of the facts, it means that he is not aware of the facts. But in general, the word ignorant has taken up "...
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The right word for ___
I'm looking for the right word for the sides of a water body like a pond, tank, and river and NOT sea, where usually the creepers and aquatic plants, reeds and others grow thick.
I want a generic ...
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Does causality mean consequence or cause? [closed]
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/causality defines causality as:
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: a causal quality or agency
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: the relation between a cause and its effect or between regularly correlated events or ...
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"Brass neck of her. Spoilt rotten, her."
On TV, a woman who doesn't like another woman's behaviour, talks behind her when she goes away . She says:
- Brass neck of her.
- Spoilt rotten, her. Coronation Street (see: 1:48-1:55)
As far as I ...
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"So, why would we possibly want to go there?" VS "So, why on earth would we want to go there?"
A person is telling about their visit to one of the the hottest place (the Death Valley) on Earth to experience how it is like there. So, before leaving for there, he is telling about how dangerous, ...
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What is the meaning of " one two many"
What is the meaning of one two many in this sentence, " Even if one person is hurt that is one two many".
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since she lived in Glasgow
a. Jane has been getting headaches since she lived in Glasgow.
b. Jane has been getting headaches since she has lived in Glasgow.
Do these imply that she is still in Glasgow?
Do they imply that she is ...
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"I would say" VS "I would have said" (in the context of giving one's opinion about something)
On TV, a woman who has spent years to make herself look like a Barbie doll is telling about her story, how and why she has been doing it. It turns out that she actually had painful days years ago, ...
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What does "steal so much as a single glance" mean?
I found this text in the book I was reading namely, "And the mountain echoed":
They said its eyes shone red. No one knew for sure, you understand, at least no one living: The div ate on the ...
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Nursery Rhymes message : [closed]
Jack and Jill went up the hill.
A rhyme that kindergarten kids are taught ends like this:
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
A friend believes that every renowned ...
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What does this quote mean in context?
At the dining table scene in Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023), Aunt Annie, with Uncle Jim beside her, points out the
difference in skin color between the two children, remarking that one is
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Is the word "her " needed?
In Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023), Ernest moved to town along with his wife Mollie and meets
Bryon:
Ernest: Well, you know Mollie. She likes her nice things, so...
Bryon: Not as much as you do.
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What does "the other way" mean?
In Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023), right after Ernest asked Tom White to convey a message to Mollie,
who is sick, that Ernest wants to send her a letter, Agent Tom White
apprehended Ernest Burkhart ...
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What does "That's it, Pitts" mean?
In Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023), Ernest and John Ramsey crossing the street through a
parading local KKK group with Pitts Beaty proudly leading in
black gown and hood:
Ernest: Knights come ...
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not crazy to take this risk
a. I am not crazy to take this risk.
b. I am not a madman to take this risk.
Do these mean
I am taking this risk and it is not crazy of me to do so
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Only someone crazy would take this risk and I ...
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