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Positive synonym for "skepticism"?
Hello to anyone who sees this!
I'm looking for a word similar to "skepticism", but more positive. (Here, I define skepticism as the belief that we can never have certain knowledge.) Sorry if this ...
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Single word to refer "Pile of dead bodies"? [closed]
I read this in Google today.
"Horrific picture shows pile of dead bodies found in migrants' boat | Metro News"
Is there a single word in English to refer to a "pile of dead bodies" .
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How do you say "tramitador" in English?
In Latin America, where for years illiteracy was the norm, and many people still do not speak Spanish as a first language, it is common for an agent to perform procedures with government offices on ...
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What is the general name for someone who does fraud [closed]
What is someone who does fraud called?
I tried to look in the dictionary with words like 'frauder' and similar things but did get any results.
I tried google with searches like 'What is someone that ...
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What is a hypernym for the ascending and descending legs of a flight?
If an airline flight is everything that happens in between your starting and ending gates. What is the generic term for each time the plane ascends or descends during an air route? In layman terms, ...
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word for a condescending, snarky, yet awkward and jealous, person
i'm looking for a word for a person who is cynical, judgmental, nitpicking, condescending but also flawed, gawky and timid (in an unfamiliar setting), and is harboring some kind of jealousy towards ...
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Is there an American English equivalent for the British "moggie" for a non-purebred cat?
I'm an American (and fond of cats). I'm familiar with the British term "moggie" for a non-purebred cat--basically the equivalent of "mutt" for a dog. I've never heard any American English equivalent ...
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What do you call one who has been challenged? [duplicate]
How should I refer to one who has been challenged?
One who offers a challenge is a "challenger," but what would be the appropriate term for the person who receives the challenge?
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What word describes a university class in both the UK and the US?
In the US words like class, subject, course are used to describe a university class, while in the UK, words like subject and course are used to describe the name of the whole university degree. ...
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Word for a person who wants to impose his rules everywhere or advise
My colleague has always something to advise, whatever you eat or play and he sometimes tries to dig out information from you and again advise on it. I just hate to get any feedback from him: if what I ...
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Is "stationery" the name of the store that sells pens, pencils, paper, school things, etc.?
In Brazil we call this store by the generic name of papelaria, something like "paper store".
What is the correct name for this? Is "Stationery" the name in any country that speaks English? I read ...
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What is the word for something that is based on a prototype?
If two objects (or "types") have the relationship where one is the prototype of the other, then the other is the __ of the prototype.
In this sentence, from the context of the prototype:
This will ...
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A soft substance that can be used to seal a seam between a bathtub and a wall [closed]
I need to go shopping for a certain thing, but do not know a proper English word for it.
It is a soft substance usually sold in a tube that can be used to seal a seam between a bathtub and a wall. It ...
