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What is the adjective for something which has vertices?
I am looking for a word which describes an object which has vertices. It will be applied in the statement "Think Outside of the Eight ____ Regular Hexahedron," which is a play on words of ...
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What is a word to describe a teacher who has a habit of giving high marks to their students (even if they are not doing well)?
I was wondering if I could say "a giving teacher", but I couldn't find that word having been used in such a context. Also, I have the word "generous" in mind, but I think that word ...
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Is there a word that can describe someone who says a lot but takes no action? [duplicate]
I know that "doer" is used to describe a person who does things rather than thinking or talking about them. Is there any word opposite to "doer" that can describe someone who ...
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Is there an expression or word for emotional/spiritual arrival?
I am looking for an elegant expression, or better a word, to describe emotional arrival, to be settled down spiritually, to have come home in a sense that you know what you want, you are at peace with ...
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An expression for section of leg just above the ankle
Correct me If I'm wrong - As far as I understand, the ankle is the region where the foot and the leg meet or the bone/bump right above the heel.
Is there a single word or a simple expression for a ...
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worry vs worries
I saw them go through unemployment and worry about putting food on the table.
I saw them go through unemployment and worries of putting food on the table.
Which is grammatically correct?
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Word for someone who pities, insults or complaints about their situation or life just to make the other person flatter them [duplicate]
I want to know a word or a phrase that would describe a person who "intentionally" (because some people hate themselves even when they don't want to, or some people are insecure - making some ...
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Word or idiom for 'when someone does something according to the regulation'
What's the word or idiom or expression for when someone does an activity or job according to regulations of the institute or situation.
Example: He won the match {abiding by or according to the rules}...
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Epithet, Stylistic Device
Can you please tell me whether in the following sentence the naked light is an epithet or not, thanks in advance.
I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day.
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What’s phrase that people use to eat as much as you want? [closed]
I love expressions and phrases. But I was wondering and I could recall that when parents have their children eat, there are those who force the food down their throats and those who let them eat as ...
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Word for sensation "eyes becoming black when stand up"
There is a feeling or sensation when you stand up suddenly and you feel giddy and your eyes turn black. That's how we say in our native language. The sensation is like everything disappears and you ...
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Is there a word for somone who constantly speaks their mind? [duplicate]
In this pandemic there are a lot of people who are speaking their mind without restraint. So, I was thinking about what phrase would describe that. I felt it had to do with like “open spout" or "...
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Words that mean ''to inadvertently say something'' [duplicate]
Like when you're talking and inadvertently say something and then realize it.
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Word for "under the support/help and protection of"
"Homes of a particular community vandalized by the goons under the support and protection of police."
How can I say this in a better way? The police was with the goons. Goons got full support and ...
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Describing anxiety, another word for foreboding or dread [duplicate]
Is there a single word that describes that deep seated sense of dread and doom, the feeling that something in your personal world is not right, or is about to be absolutely ruined (other than ...
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