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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What is a word to describe someone that always questions if something is real. Like a moment captured saying it's photoshopped [duplicate]
Is there a word for someone that is constantly trying to make it irrelevant, or to down a person's photographs, saying they aren't real or they are photoshopped? You know how they do on social media. ...
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Word for the act of liking something due to its familiarity
I was drafting an essay and going down the rabbit hole of pressing words on thesaurus.com until the right word I was looking for came up, and I came across this word and used it. Then, my computer ...
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A term for a person who sees a message then reply for some other matter instead of addressing what was needed to be addressed? [duplicate]
For a video I sent to a group.
My sister replied by tagging the video and said something about my profile picture which I found rude instead of addressing the video and saying something genuine about ...
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Correct term for the question as many possible answers
I'm trying to think of a word. So my brother does things without thinking and I try to think of everything that could happen as a result of that decision. Almost a chain effect result. But I can't ...
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"Stop __________ and hurry up!" [migrated]
I'm looking for a verb or phrasal verb to fill in the blank in the situation below:
So me and my friend have planned a trip this Saturday and we agreed I would come pick her up at 8 a.m. Saturday ...
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Idiomatic words for saying ‘yes and no’ at the same time (or best translation for ‘ní’) [duplicate]
Imagine this: You have to answer a yes/no question but it is so complex that you can't even just say ‘yes’ or ‘no’. You do know the answer (or an answer), but you know that the question is open and it'...
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What is the word for the sky opposite the sunset? [duplicate]
This question landed me here on this site. I’ve Googled, looked on Reddit, Quora, looked in Websters, Encarta, and asked people I know, but haven’t found any satisfying (to me, anyway) answers. I’ve ...
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Finding a word for a feeling
I'm trying to find a word for the feeling of holding onto anger or sadness because it seems the proper thing to do.
Examples may include having a friend that was wronged, and though your life is good, ...
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A word that means "two things in the same location at different times"
I'm writing a school report on the invention of astrology, the [blank] is where I'm looking for the word to use. A word describing two things in the same location at different times, but in context to ...
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Person who says they want to help, but doesn't want to do it when asked [duplicate]
I'm looking for a word that means a person who says that they're here to help, but when the help is asked for they don't really want to do it
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Is there a phrase like "etymologically related" but for food?
This has been bugging me for ages. Is there a convenient word or phrase to express the idea that two food items can be traced back, culturally, to a common ancestor, or that one is derived from ...
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Word for a country declaring independence from an empire
I'm looking for a single word to express that a country has declared itself independent from the empire it used to be a part of.
The author has currently used "ceded":
For this reason, [...
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A descriptive noun (slang term?) for “cordial while also inept and disagreeable”
Context: a business manager who supports their team but refuses to enable them through innovations.
I am looking for a noun that describes a particular type of person (male, female, or trans) by ...
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A Word For A Native Born Person Who Is Ethnically Foreign
I am looking for a word or phrase to describe someone who is born in a country or place, but is ethnically not a native of that place, isn't accepted as a genuine local native in society, and may not ...
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What do you call a moderate victory?
In the following bible passage, Prophet Elisha prophesies that King Joash should take his bow and arrows, and subsequently orders Joash to use his arrows to strike the ground to signify a symbolic act....
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