Questions tagged [word-request]
This tag is for questions seeking a word that fits a meaning. Please demonstrate why you expect the word to exist in English. For example you could tell us a word that means the same in another language. Please use a bilingual dictionary and include the result of your research. Please include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used. If you actually seek a phrase, or don't care, see the "phrase-request" tag.
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what is the difference between "ship", "deliver" and "send", e.g. "we will ship/deliver/send the item to your house"?
According to my study, it seems "to ship" means to take an item to a carrier who will "deliver" it to your house.
If a shop said "we will ship the item to you/ your house&...
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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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Word/phrase to describe this "circular" logic?
Let's say I am unintentionally competing with my friend in a game, and we both are arguing.
I say I am not competing with you. (I say it defensively)
My friend says you couldn't if you were trying ...
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Is this called a math problem or a math question or a math exercise?
This text from a first-grade textbook
"Tom had 20 eggs and his friends gave him 30 eggs. How many eggs did
Tom have?"
Is that text called a math problem or a math question or a math ...
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Requesting explanation on the meaning of the word 'Passerby'?
Merriam-Webster defines it as:
"One who passes by"
Similarly, Cambridge defines it as:
"someone who is going past a particular place"
Now, in a particular situation, where a person,...
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What do you call a page or list where one mentions all their preferences?
The list includes items like
What I love in a person
People I adore
One thing I am afraid of
My strength
etc
These used to be published in magazines where celebrities would mention all their ...
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Is there any word better than "English name"?
Metro 2033's writer is a russian Дми́трий Алексе́евич Глухо́вский, and this person's "English name" is Dmitry Glukhovsky. The Wither's writer is a Polish Andrzej Sapkowski, and his name ...
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What word would you call something sticking out from a surface? (see photos inside)
What word would you call something sticking out as in the pictures below?
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I found some words in dictionaries: "projection", "ledge". But I don't know which one ...
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Is it correct to say "he gave me a bookshelf" or "he gave me bookshelves"?
The dictionary says a bookshelf is a shelf that you keep books on
My dad gave me this one which has 5 shelves:
What is this whole thing called? a bookshelf or bookshelves
Is it correct to say "...
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What do you call a person who always try to put obstacles to prevent you from reaching success? [closed]
What do you call a person who always try to put obstacles in your way and prevent you from reaching success?
Obstacle? Hinder? Hamper? Annoying?
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How to designate abbreviations that are neither acronyms nor initialisms?
Acronyms and initialisms are special kinds of abbreviations.
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How to designate abbreviations that are neither acronyms nor initialisms?
Examples:
Dr.: doctor
lb.: pound (from the ...
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Can we say "she was sleepwalking" when she is not walking but sitting up?
The definition of sleepwalk is "to walk around while you are asleep".
Say a girl was asleep when she sat up and started talking gibberish with her eyes wide open.
Can we say "she was ...
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How to designate the study of the origin of an acronym?
Etymology is
the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
How to designate the study of the origin of an acronym?
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can we say "the fan turned off by itself"?
Britannica says
2 turn off (something) or turn (something) off : to stop the
operation or flow of (something) by pressing a button, moving a
switch, etc.
She turned off the alarm/heat/lights/water.
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What do you call a big piece of paper with a list of plays for the month?
On the wall near the entrance to the theater hangs a big sheet of paper (approximately 600×800 mm in size) with a list of current performances. Should it be called a playbill, an events poster, a ...
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