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A term (or phrase) for when a person tries to represent the rarest scenario as the most common
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This term or phrase is what it's called when a person (very often used in political debates) will try to take the rarest occurrence of any particular topic and present it as if it's the ...
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Word or phrase for becoming clumsy due to being overjoyed/happy
As the title implies, I'm trying to describe a person who is extremely happy and because of that behaves clumsily since they don't have enough attention about their surroundings.
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What is the best word to describe the feeling of being nervous, intimidated, excited etc which may be felt upon meeting a person you greatly admire? [duplicate]
Every time I've had the opportunity to meet a moviestar/rockstar who I idolize and imitate in every way (and call it influence), I always flub it up. Without fail. This is because I get so nervous and ...
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A word that means "lacking meaning/context because displaced" (besides "anachronistic")
If something is out of place in time, we call it anachronistic. I want a word that means something lacks meaning or context because of geographic or conceptual displacement rather than chronological ...
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Are there words to describe depth of a solid object?
I just used the phrase "narrow wall", and it occurred to me that, even though my meaning was clear, the word "narrow" usually refers to width and not to depth. Are there words like "tall" and "short" ...
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What is another word for perspective? [closed]
In the sentence:
This experience gave me a new [perspective].
What would be an eloquent word (or short phrase) that I could use instead of "perspective"?
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Word for willingness to change your mind
Is there a word for a high willingness to change your mind/opinion/definition if proven wrong or shown a more accurate truth?
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Is there a name for this type of security window?
Armories are often depicted with a security window screened by mesh, with a cutout opening for the guard/staff to pass weapons and ammunition through.
Are there any terms for this setup more proper ...
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An adjective for a Container that can be ordered in "Empty" state
I have 2 types of containers, and I am looking for one (or ideally a pair of) adjective(s) that signify their differences; Here are their descriptions:
The first type can be ordered as an empty ...
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Word or phrase expressing [pretentiousness of intentional/efforted design]?
I am trying to find a word that expresses the pretentiousness of an obvious design, or maybe the feelings of disgust/disdain associated with such pretentiousness. Something like the feeling you might ...
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Is there a good word to describe the things that are done to make the world a better place?
Basically I'm looking for an umbrella term that would include fields of work like curing diseases, generating clean energy, getting access to clean water, etc.
For context, there will be a line in my ...
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Need softer, less potentially offensive word for "malapropism" [closed]
Background: My spouse is German, and tends to misuse some words in English, and also tends to get some idioms a bit garbled. For example, to my spouse, "school" is synonymous with "grade school," and ...
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How to describer "Checking with alliances/signed-agreements to see if something is permitted/lawful" in two or three words [closed]
If your boss asks you if we (that is, our company) can do something (like a particular import from a company in another particular country), and you say that we will have to check with the agreements ...
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What term can be used for people learning musical instruments? [closed]
What term can we use for a person who learns art, specifically musical instruments like a piano?
I know that the word "student" can be used in this situation and we can say "piano student" for ...
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Relationship Questions
What is it called when you're living with your boyfriend/girlfriend but you are not married yet?
What is it called when a couple decides they don't want to get married but plays the role of a married ...
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