Questions tagged [single-word-requests]
This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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Word for referring to the arts of the carpenter
You can say "sartorial" to mean "of or pertaining to tailors of their trade." Is there an equivalent for carpenters?
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Infinitive of “may” and “might”?
What’s the infinitive of the verb I use when I say “I might go” or “May I come with you”?
I think in German it’s dürfen. Is there one in English? If not, why not?
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Infinitive of 'shall', 'should'?
What's the infinitive of the verb when I say "I should go," or "I shall go"? Is it a verb actually, now that I think about it? If not, what is it?
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Word for "device that provides constant doses of a liquid/dust/substance"
Think of a sugar dispenser. It provides an equal "dose" of sugar every time you push its button.
In my native language, Bulgarian, we have a specific word for this kind of object. The literal "...
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What word means "to speak something into existence"?
If someone says "the Yankees are going to lose", and everyone starts believing it, including the players, and it actually happens — what is the word for that?
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How to say "the quality of being accomplished"?
"to tire" is to become exhausted. "tired" means exhausted. "tiredness" is the state of being exhausted. Similarly, "to accomplish" means to complete a goal (let's say), "accomplished" means completed, ...
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"omni"-prefixed word for "all-hearing"
Is there an adjective that begins with the prefix omni that means all-hearing? I thought that an aural counterpart to omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient must exist, but after a few minutes of ...
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What is a good replacement for "ununderstandable"?
I want to tell a colleague of mine I'm doing something that will prevent her from getting "ununderstandable" errors. I have:
...so that you will not get unnecessary, [ununderstandable] errors.
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"-phile" word for someone who loves frogs
What would the best word be to describe a frog-lover that ends with the -phile root?
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Business model based on commission charging
I'd like to know the correct expression to point out the essence of this business model. I'm talking about web servers that gather users (offering and consuming services) and that charge them ...
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What is a single word to describe beating someone brutally?
What is a single word to describe "beating someone brutally"?
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'Eat' is to 'feed' as 'wear' is to...?
To eat is like to feed to yourself; is there a similar word for to wear? For example, I wear pants, but when I do the same activity to another person, what is the word?
Also, is there a name for such ...
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What's the word that combines inclusion/exclusion?
Like visibility combines show/hidden, what's the word that combines inclusion/exclusion?
EDIT:
The problem is inspired by the VIM reference manual:
A character motion is either inclusive or ...
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Word for when people store scarce resources to increase demand and sell at higher price
Like storing gasoline to create an artificial demand and sell it a higher price later.
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