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How to refer to a person who is not from science background?
When someone has completed his/her Master of Arts. And I need to call him/her a non science guy while discussing a particular science topic (no offense).
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Rob, you are a ‘non science guy’ ...
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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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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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One word for "someone working far away" [closed]
To say that since you're working in different location which is far away you won't be able to handle this activity.
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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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Word for to organize, to make clearer the structure of
Like building a diagram, or modelling something. Putting lines together on a graph that represent something. Organizing. Working to make the structure of something more clear / evident.
Ideally, I'm ...
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What is a word or shorter phrase for "got the wind knocked out of me"?
In American English, I'm wondering if there is a shorter way to express this (literal) experience. The phrase seems so wordy to me and it's hard to believe that there isn't something more concise. As ...
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How to say "death-sick?"
I am searching for a replacement for “death-sick” (or is it “dead-sick”) from the sentence:
“A stigmatized physician falls into an organ donor scheme through which for every human organ he ...
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An alternative way to say a "bioprotective suit" [closed]
I am looking for short ways to describe special suits one uses in a case of a virus outbreak.
I have already found: chem-bio suit, bioprotective suit, bio protective suit, biohazard suit, chem-bio ...
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One word for software systems with similar domain of functionality?
Synonyms are different words with similar meaning. Does there a word exist that denotes the same essence but denotes similar domain of functionality for different software systems.
For e.g. An ...
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A better term for 'going through'
I am writing an abstract for a conference, to present a software project. I want to say I will go through all aspects of the project and would like to have better wording instead of "Going through" in ...
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Is there one word that means "does not imply" or "does not automatically mean"
I'm looking for one word that would more succinctly mean "does not mean" or "does not imply" or "does not predetermine." There are plenty of synonyms for "imply" or "predetermine," but not one word ...
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Synonym to "by default" in this context [closed]
Consider the following sentence:
Good design can make a by default cheaper car and one that can also be further configured, potentially leading to cost reductions of several orders of magnitude.
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Is there a word for degree or quality of being phallic?
How do I describe an object's potential / degree of being phallic?
Example:
This beer stein's what word here is a bit over the top.
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What is the Single Word for Burning Alive?
Is there any single word substitute for 'Burning Alive'? We've Behead for 'Cut off the head'. Similar way, What is the Single word equivalent for 'Burning Alive' If any?
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