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Noun that refers to "amount of (psychological) stress a given thing causes"
Is there a noun that refers to "the amount of stress that a given thing causes" (i.e. "how stressful is this thing"), or, as a less ideal alternative, "the intensity of the ...
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What's the word (adjective) for a person who's good at lying, deception, manipulation, politics?
I can think of cunning, devious, machiavellian – but none of those is exactly what I want. I’m wondering if there’s some other word I’m failing to think of.
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Is there a collective word for describing synonyms, antonyms, etc?
I'm trying to create a phrase stating:
Homonyms are my favorite [descriptor here].
However, I'm not having any luck finding anything that collectively describes words like synonym, antonym and ...
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A better word than 'cathouse' for an outside shelter for 1 cat
Most of us who have gardens* and are fond of nature and animals have outside shelters for them...
birdhouse
dog house
green house
cat house?
'Cathouse' seems off to many Americans because of the ...
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Are there any words or terms when 'a small daughter dancing with her dad with her feet on top of his'?
I'm writing my story and I had the idea to have both the characters to dance with one of them standing on the other's feet. But whenever I tried to search the word or term nothing showed up. The only ...
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Is there an English word that describes mentioning something just for the sake of mentioning it but it's completely impractical?
Is there an English word that describes mentioning something just for the sake of mentioning it but it's completely impractical?
Like let's say I say, "we should probably take a more holistic ...
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A word for something you give and the receiver knows you will come back to get it? [closed]
What’s the word for something you give someone to ensure that you will come back to get it? For example, if you get a loan, you have to list your valuable assets so they can take those if you don’t ...
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"Correct" as an alternative to "Yes"
I'm noticing, whilst watching the George Floyd trial, that a couple of the witnesses are using the word "Correct" in response to yes/no questions, as a substitute for "Yes".
Since ...
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Is there a word to describe the portion of one's total funds that may be spent as opposed to the portion which must be held on to? [closed]
I cannot think what else I might add...
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Word for a car accessory that is standard trim, or a low-cost option
I'm looking for a word or two that covers in a vehicle all-round cameras, built-in sonar and radar, etc that may be in the base price or in a low-cost package, and all mount unobtrusively into pre-...
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Word for person attracted to shiny things
In Russian we have the word сорока (magpie) for a person that (among other negative traits) likes and is attracted to shiny things (e.g. gold), usually cheap ones like fake jewelry, or just kind of ...
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What word would you use to describe if you are fascinated but feeling inferior/doubting yourself at the same time?
I was feeling unsure if I should do this undergrad research opportunity given to me. The professor sent me some research papers to look and, I can definitely say I am interested now, but I'm also ...
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Word for money given before a job is started [closed]
Consider the scenario where a tutor is charging a student $100 for solving an assignment.
So the tutor takes $50 as a token before starting and rest $50 when it’s done.
A way to communicate this to ...
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I need a word to that means something similar to "marvel" or "savor"
For reference, here is the sentence: The world was beautiful and I was too busy running to _____ it.
For context, the character is on the run and notices the beauty but doesn't get to ____.
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Olden pejorative/word for a "fancy-pants"
What word would someone around the era of the Wild West (1850) use to describe a "posh fancy-pants"? I see that "fancy-pants" first known usage was in the twentieth century, so it'...
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