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"Sound" is to "mute" as "visuals" is to what verb?
Looking for a verb that would be the visual equivalent of mute as it would be used on an audio player. That is to say, the content is continuing to be played, but not being displayed on the device.
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"Majority" is to "plurality" as "minority" is to what?
This analogy may not be quite accurate but I think I can get my point across with it.
I was reviewing some obesity statistics:
Obese: 35.9%
Overweight but not obese: 33.3%
Neither overweight nor ...
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Other analogies similar to "flu and "influenza" [closed]
Medically speaking, flu is a derivative of influenza; but in common usage flu includes colds and other flu-like symptoms. Influenza is a condition caused by specific viruses. While colds are also ...
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"Nose" is to "nasal" as "throat" is to what?
We use nasal as an adjective for something related to nose.
What is the word to refer to something related to throat?
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"Visuals" are to "to show" as "sounds" are to what verb?
When taking about visuals, we can use the verb show as follows:
I want to show you something.
Can you show me?
What would be the corresponding verb to use when talking about sounds?
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Water : Aquatic :: Sand : xxx?
Just as aquatic is to water and aerial is to air, what is an equivalent word for sand (or earth, I suppose)?
For context, I’m trying to describe the locomotion of worms within desert sand (as opposed ...
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Word for a public place where people frequently come in contact with one another
Is there a word for a place where people frequently come in contact with one another? This is like an intersection but in the context of general habitable places. For example,
[...]as I was running ...
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A word that describes goofing off at work that can be used as an adjective in front of the word activity? [closed]
For example:
The unreliable employee often engaged in __ activities like smoke breaks, smalltalk with his fellows, and playing Solitaire during work hours.
On Friday afternoons, the employees ...
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How to better express the idea of "written communication"?
As compared to "verbal communication" or "visual communication", I was wondering if there was a synonym for "written communication" that is semantically similar to the first two. What throws me off ...
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If the sun rises at morning, what to say about the moon? [closed]
If the sun is said to rise at morning, should I say 'the moon rises at night'?
Or is there another expression?
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'Hark' and 'behold' call attention to what we can hear or see. Is there an equivalent for smell?
'Hark' calls attention to something that we hear - for example:
"Hark, the herald angels sing" (hymn of the same title, by Charles Wesley)
'Behold' calls attention to something that we see - for ...
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"Implied" is to "explicit" as "implication" is to what?
I am looking for an antonym of implication that is related in the same way that implied and explicit are related, where explicit means "expressed". This antonym should also fit the following analogy:
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Megafauna is to animals as what is to insects?
I'm aware of several species of "giant" insects, such as the Meganeura (giant dragonfly) and the Arthropleura (giant centipede) — but I was wondering if anyone knew of a loose term similar to ...
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Hire an employee (a consultant)?
I am trying to fill in this sentence:
“My company is looking to ___ a consultant”.
Is the correct term “hire” or is there a different word that is more fitting when talking about a consultant?
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The objects in an analogy
Consider this sentence:
This situation is analogous to the classic problem of cracking a
hashed and salted password: We see the X as a password and Y as a salt.
What are the other ways to refer ...
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