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What do you call the place that terminates a water channel?
What do you call the place that terminates a water channel, as in the image below?
The channel terminates at the concrete wall. What is the name of that? Channel terminator? Channel barrier?
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Looking for a slang term to describe the act of picking valuable minerals from mining tailings
Someone once saw me picking out cashews from a bowl of mixed nuts and said I was [forgotten slang verb here]. I asked what that verb meant and she explained that it was a slang term that miners used ...
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Word for when someone intentionally ignores someone's valid excuse from a punishment and then enforces that punishment anyway?
Is there a word (or legal term) for when someone (usually an authority figure) intentionally does not acknowledge a person's justification from an adverse action, then enforces that adverse action ...
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"Agriculture" including only plants and excluding animals
In English, "agriculture" includes the cultivation of both plants and animals for food. In some languages, a cognate such as "agricultura" (in Spanish) may contemplate only plants ...
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What is the word for words that are 'two sides of the same coin'?
What is the word for words that are 'two sides of the same coin' as they are not always opposites... such as heads and tails.
Complement?
An example would be ball and strike in baseball. They are the ...
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A word for the experience and vernacular of a group of people - Discord? Is this correct?
In college, I took a class called technical writing. It has been a while, but this is my recollection. Discord is defined as the collection of vernacular and experiences of a group of people. For ...
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English equivalent for the german term "Bestellrunde"
The German term "Bestellrunde" literally translates as "order round/turn" or "a round/turn of orders".
It implies a request to consumers/customers to place their order ...
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In the medical field what terminology do they use in describe cures and treatments
When doctors diagnose a poison what are the treatments cures called to stop the poison? What other names to the cures and treatment are there?
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What do you call the frequent conjunction {juxtaposition} of two words?
The statement that I want to make is:
"Impostor syndrome" ... why does this (conjunction of words) sneak into every text I read these days?
What is the right or best expression for "conjunction of ...
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Is there a technical or semi-technical expression for occasionally misreading words?
I occasionally misread words. I estimate the error rate is roughly one in 25,000 to 50,000 words (roughly 100 pages), or a misread word several times a week.
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undeserved: should be ...
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What is the word or term used to describe when a simple job is made unnecessarily difficult?
As when someone at work makes the job more difficult than it needs to be just because of the way they are and their attitude towards the work, and not just for them but for others too.
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What to call an "online illustrator"? [closed]
Is there a term to refer to an illustrator who mainly posts his or her works online? I mean, a lot of illustrators started out this way, so I am curious if there's a term that we can use to refer to ...
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Another word/way to describe "Core Self"
I'm looking for another word/description that describes the part of yourself that feels like the core to your soul. The part of yourself that speaks your sincere truth. Other examples (or similar to) ...
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Looking for a specific word for anger caused by someone's selfish action
I am looking for a word that encompasses the anger felt towards a selfish action, such as suicide. Anyone have something a little direct and powerful?
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Someone Selective About Sharing Information / Knowledge for Exclusive Use
What do you call a person who is selective about sharing information/knowledge with others because he/she wants the exclusive/private use of that information/knowledge to his/her own benefit/credit.
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