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What's a word for feeling or being invisible (maybe in person or socially) but obviously or physically there
I'm not good at describing stuff, so I'm sorry. But is there a word that means something like feeling socially invisible yet you're not really? Like being invisible to other people despite being ...
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A word(s) describing a person with control/power over an important aspect of others lives. They abuse that power to harm others and personal gain [duplicate]
I am in need of a word(s) or term(s)for a person who willingly, openly, and unapologetically abuses the power or influence they have over other peoples lives,more precisely; people who have control or ...
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Is there a word for fans making excuses for their favorite artist? [duplicate]
The example I'm thinking of is Bethesda and Starfield. Other than the graphics it's not a well designed game, but people keep making excuses for it, when smaller teams have done far more with far less ...
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Is there a shorter expression for 'are not commonly discussed as much as'?
I am currently doing some writing, and constantly try to create smooth transition and ease of readability and linkage between sentences. This sentence feels like it kind of halts the reader a bit.
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"Cask" as for "coffin"
I'm wondering if the word "cask" in English can be used to mean "coffin".
I know it means barrel but can it be used to mean the thing someone is buried in or you see at a funeral?
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What is the state-level / region-level equivalent for "federalize"?
Let's say some government function is currently controlled on the local level. (For example, in the USA, most K-12 schools are controlled locally.)
If a federal government were to centralize control ...
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What would a British person call the biscuits that Americans put gravy on?
What are the biscuits that Americans put gravy on called in British English? They're very different from British biscuits. I like both kinds of biscuits, but the British ones would not be good with ...
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Slang word for "police station"
For a story I'm writing, I've stumbled over a word and dictionaries aren't much help (if they turn up anything at all, they don't give me a good feel for either the exact meaning or usage).
I need a ...
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What is the word(s) to describe someone who has already been to a big city and is not going to behave like a silly country man? describe the opposite?
What are some words or phrases that describe someone who acts and behaves like a modern city person and is not going to freak out when they go to a big city like New York? How about describing the ...
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How can I call rising or falling roads?
In my language we have a word to describe that kind of roads. How can I do this in English? is there a specific word for that or I can say just 'a road that goes up'?Also in my language we can use ...
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I am happy for and slightly envious of someone who is the same place I used to be in because I was unhappy when I was there
I'm a trans woman... but I met a guy who is a lot like how I was.
This person is who I tried to be while identifying as a male. He simply is that way and perfectly happy the way he is. When I was ...
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Is there a word for a picture or a symbol that teaches a lesson?
I'm looking for a word that describes a picture or symbol that teaches a lesson or conveys an important message. For instance, the picture of Sisyphus and the rock is meant to teach the observer that ...
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The left edge of a sheet protector (punched pocket)
What is a correct word to refer to the edge of a sheet protector [US] (aka punched pocket [UK]): edge, stripe, strip, spine?
The word should be understandable to both US and UK native speakers. (I'm ...
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Word or phrase for any sort of visibility-reducing weather or condition (like blizzards, sandstorms, fog, smog)
I'm looking for a more general term to describe any sort of weather or weather-like condition which includes reducing visibility, specifically those which do so to what might be considered a dangerous ...
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British equivalent of American "condo"?
In AmE, a condominium (or condo) is an apartment that you own. In BrE, the word flat is used instead of apartment.
What is, then, the British equivalent of condo (i.e., a flat that you own)?
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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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