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Horizontal analog of a meridian?
The lines going from pole to pole of the earth are meridians.
I know that the horizontal lines of latitude can be called "parallels." Is there another word for these?
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Equivalent for "personify" that's not human-specific
I'm looking for a word that is similar to personify, but that would imply it has life-like qualities, rather than human-like.
For example, I am discussing the fact that a self-driving car, if ...
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Words for the "essential character" of each sense organ?
Looking at the definition for flavor and timbre, both are used to describe the "essential character" of a particular sense.
If flavor is the essential character of our taste sense, and timbre is the ...
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The objects in an analogy
Consider this sentence:
This situation is analogous to the classic problem of cracking a
hashed and salted password: We see the X as a password and Y as a salt.
What are the other ways to refer ...
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What is the feminine noun for 'benedict'?
I came across the word 'benedict' recently:
Benedict: A name for a newly married man, esp if formerly a confirmed bachelor
Is there an equivalent feminine noun for a newly married woman? 'Bride' ...
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"Droll" is to "amusing" as "sardonic" is to what?
Could someone solve this analogy?
droll : amusing :: sardonic : ________
P.S. the answer does not have to be a specific length.
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