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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In a project, what is the relationship between dependent tasks called?
If I have two tasks, called "Design" and "Development", what are the relationships between the two called?
Clearly, this is a type of dependency, but I need to be more specific.
That is, I need to ...
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Word meaning the reverse of 'xenophobia', to indicate an irrational fear or hatred of one's own countrymen
Xenophobia refers to the irrational fear or hatred of foreigners. But recently I've seen people displaying (in newspaper articles and other places) an irrational fear or hatred of their own countrymen....
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"Visualized" equivalent adjective for audio
Are there such words as "audiolized" or "audibilized"?
EDIT: Merriam-Webster has the word Audibilized indexed with no definition! What I was trying to achieve was to say that something is an ...
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English term for a word that differs from another one by just one letter
When I was a child, pretty much every children's magazine I subscribed to used to publish those little word-chain games where you had to get from one word to another — often an antonym — by replacing ...
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Read ( Beautiful + Interesting ) stories
I'm looking for a word to express something that is beautiful and interesting at the same time, to use in this sentence:
Read [term] stories
Can you help me find one?
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What can a man that owns land for agriculture be called without using "farmer"?
Does anybody know?
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Is there a word for the single letter contractions commonly used in store names?
Is there a term for the single-letter contractions as used in the following examples?
Toys 'r' us
Stop 'n' go
(Note: Trademarks above have been corrected for proper grammar.)
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Informal terms for money amounts
What informal terms are used in English as money amounts? I know the following US terms and I'm curious about the rest:
a grand: one/a 1,000 dollars or a thousand dollars or one thousand dollars
a ...
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Term for catchy tune that stays in your head
Is there a term for a catchy tune that stays in your head after you hear it? The Germans call it an earworm.
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What is a word called that has more than one syllable?
You can say e.g.:
The word "on" is a monosyllable.
but it seems that the word "multisyllable" has been outdated since 1913.
What is the correct term for a word that has two or more syllables, e.g....
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What is a less offensive synonym for "retarded"?
I occasionally use "retarded" when chastising myself or other friends. I know it's not Politically Correct, but am I only allowed to say stupid? How long before we can't say that anymore?
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