Questions tagged [nouns]
This tag is for questions about nouns. Nouns are words that refer to an entity, quality, state, action, or concept. Add this tag to single-word-requests if you are looking for a noun. Add the tag word-usage if you are asking about the usage of the noun.
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What are "weed" (the annoying plant) and "weed" (the drug) classified as that makes them treated differently grammar-wise?
"Weed" (the annoying plant you don't want in your garden) and "weed" (the psychoactive drug) are treated differently grammatically. Just some example sentences
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What’s the word to describe someone who works somewhere, but not always?
I’ve been racking my brain about this for a solid 30 minutes and I keep drawing blanks. I know there’s a specific word for someone who works at an establishment, but doesn’t work a consistent schedule....
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A peal of bells - part of speech? [closed]
I’ve been thinking about the phrase ‘a peal of bells’. Both peal and bells are nouns, but are acting somewhat differently. In the example sentence ‘I heard a peal of bells.’, ‘peal of bells’ is the ...
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Is there a word for a person who makes wind instruments? [duplicate]
There's the word luthier for a string instrument maker, but with winds, the only option seem to be more like naming something in modern English, like "reedmaker" which would more apply to ...
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Does 'angle' as a noun necessarily receive a definite article?
Here is the sentence in dispute:
In humans, the femoral angle shows no correlation with femoral length.
The question: why would 'femoral angle' receive a definite article, but not 'femoral length'? ...
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Is catechin an ingredient, a composition, or a compound of green tea?
I have a feeling that the word "ingredient" implies that it was intended to be there by human, while catechin is not an additive, but was naturally in the tea leaves. Giving another example, ...
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“Out of” or “Outside” the box
For composition reasons and how it sound I would like to create a design called “creativity out of the box” but Im not sure if is correct or should be “outside”. Which one is correct?
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Why does 'scent' here use the singular form?
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
In the above sentence, since these are countable nouns, shouldn't it say 'scents' and 'looks' instead of 'scent' and 'look'?
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Can any noun type be used as a direct object? [closed]
Can a noun of any type be used as a direct object?
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Is there anything wrong with the sentence "Donuts are not a part of healthy eating"?
The sentence in question is:
Donuts are not a part of healthy eating.
I'm debating between the following:
Nothing wrong
Donuts are not part of healthy eating (because "donuts" is plural, ...
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Which is the more idiomatic: equivalence/equivalencies or equivalency/equivalences?
Most articles show the plural form of equivalence as equivalences. The wikipedia on logical equivalence uses this form.
However, I feel like I have seen equivalencies used in contexts like mathematics ...
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How to detach a noun modifier so it clearly stays a modifier?
A noun modifier is a noun as an attribute of an other noun, like the “edge” in “edge case”. If the modifier is an adjective, it may be detached from a main noun. If the modifier is a noun, I think ...
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We have little problem. (???)
First, could you have a look at this quote?
The instructor who is uncomfortable with discipline will have little
problem with the children in the early grades, since the children
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difference between rinse and rinse off
Is there any difference between 'rinse' and 'rinse off'? I searched many places and didn't find any obvious differences
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Co-worker and I have differing opinions. When launch is used a a noun, would it be, "at the launches conclusion," or at the launch's conclusion" [closed]
I'm losing my mind over this b/c I honestly have no clue if I am correct given that all of my coworkers are, honestly, much smarter than me. So, with that I want to change their spelling in this ...
