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Is there a verb meaning to accompany a superior person to help him/her through out his/her travel?
I tried to find the verb for the action of a person traveling along with a superior person (in rank or age) to help throughout the journey. I couldn't find out one.
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Jack _____ his mom to ...
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What's a more formal term for "van man"?
Not sure about other countries, but in England we have the term "van man" or "man with a van", to describe someone (typically a man as you might imagine,) who is self-employed, and delivers goods in ...
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The British equivalent of a 'Home run' in terms of describing a successful outcome
I am looking for some examples of the British equivalent of the American term 'Home run', originally relating to baseball but used to describe an overall successful and highly favourable result.
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UK equivalent of "stateside"
The term stateside means "in the United States", is there an equivalent word for the UK, or any other country?
Some examples might be: "It feels weird being stateside again." or "I'll be stateside ...
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What word describes someone who would never criticize his or her country, city, community or group that he or she belongs to? [duplicate]
There are people who would never have any criticism of country/city/community or group to which they belong to.
For example: Most people living in a certain city have to use public transport which ...
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Sleepy tired vs physically tired
I'm trying to figure out if there is a better way to distinguish between being sleepy-tired, and being physically tired.
Scenario A: You didn't get much sleep last night. It's only 10am so you've not ...
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What to call a mass of meat in English? [closed]
I'm not talking about the meat itself. Could be a corpse or something lifeless.
I think I've heard of the term "lamb" (British English). Is that the case though? (as lamb is sheep's meat).
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word similar to obfuscation, used for comedy
there is a word, or perhaps a type of comedy, where simple things are described using terms that are correct but needlessly complicated or absurd for various effects. I am reminded by comics from ...
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Phrases vs sentences [closed]
Why do some well known sentences or sayings like 'The customer is always right' fall into the category of phrase or catchphrase?
What is the distinction between a sentence that we call a phrase, as ...
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What do you call a person who take down notes using their gadgets like laptops or Smart phones?
Curiosity question though my friends called me "nerd Gadgets" because i always take down notes in class using my phone rather than the traditional pen and paper, but i think there is a better word to ...
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The opposite of enabling a person to do something [closed]
The title kind of says it all.
I'm looking for the opposite of "it enables the customer to perform …".
First thought was "it disables the customer to perform … " but that just doesn't sound right.
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Single Word Describing The Concept Of Language Barrier As Applied To Language In A Non-traditional sense
A single word carrying the connotation or literal meaning of either, "real language" or "official language" that is roughly antonymous with the word vernacular.
To provide more context: I am seeking ...
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What is a word for someone who enjoys keeping fish as a hobby?
I am looking for a word for someone who enjoys keeping fish at their home. They have a pond with a large number of Koi Carp, as well as a room with fish tanks containing a variety of fish. This is for ...
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What do we call people who are into various sports?
What do we call someone who is into different sports including biking, mountaineering, tracking, and other similar sports?
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Technical term for an outrageous exaggeration [closed]
I have a mind blank for a term in English.
I wanted to describe a sentence I made. It's a technical term for when making an outrageous claim, not based in fact, but used for the purpose of impressing....
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