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's a word for feeling or being invisible (maybe in person or socially) but obviously or physically there
I'm not good at describing stuff, so I'm sorry. But is there a word that means something like feeling socially invisible yet you're not really? Like being invisible to other people despite being ...
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Can I use "prone" in (1), if can't, why? [closed]
I'm wondering if I could use the word "prone" in this sentence. If not, is there any reasoning to back it up?
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Is there a word to describe words that sound similar. but which are to0 distinct to be homonyms?
Is there a word, phrase, or other descriptor, that describes two or more words that have a similar - but very specifically not identical - sound to each other, but which have different meanings?
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What is the associated verb for a civil partnership?
“My friends are getting married [at their wedding].”
“My friends are getting _________ [at their civil partnership].”
What is the correct verb? United? Partnered? Unionised?
There doesn’t seem to be ...
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What is the word for (style of) answering a question/problem with a question to "deflect" answering the original question back?
See also: Is there a word for answering a question with a question?
Looking specifically for the type of question, style or technique that shifts the responsibility for finding the solution for the ...
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what is a general region in the ocean called?
Is there a general term for a region in the ocean like the Bermuda Triangle? Like, on land, we call a stretch of land or strip of land. Is a stretch of water correct?
Edit: Just to clarify: I am ...
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Is there an adjective that describes something that is characterized by being made of points? [closed]
I want to describe a simple diagram which is characterized by having nine points. I want to compare it with a more artistic representation of the same idea.
Is there a word in English that describes ...
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What is the word for when somebody does not stop somebody else from doing something? [duplicate]
The action that the person is doing can be illegal. I was thinking of using the word "perpetrator" but I'm not sure as the definitions that i have seen online only use it as the act of doing ...
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What is this grid with diagonal lines called besides a "rule", "grid", "squares with 4 lines of symmetry"? [closed]
What is this grid with diagonal lines called? And not just 'rule', 'grid', or 'squares with 4 lines of symmetry'.
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What is the word for something being called something incorrectly, based on its appearance?
My example is a plate of food that looks like cookies, but are actually savory and tomato-basil flavored. Supposing that it's agreed that calling them "cookies" is incorrect (maybe debatable ...
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Is there a word or phrase for an 'unwanted favor'? [duplicate]
When I give advice to someone and s/he does not need it, is there a word to describe the advice? More generally, is there a word that refers to an act that is meant as a favor but is not received as ...
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Ways to Say "Forcibly Inducted"
As a combatant, your family's safety is threatened by your captors. "Return to your platoon as a spy for us, and your family's lives will be spared." You accept the terms with steadfast ...
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What's A Pejorative Term For A Man Whose Mother Was In A Harem? [closed]
It's for a fictional novel, but in modern reality. Like, "damn your parents didn't see each other equals?" But that intent for any existing word on the topic with a different etymology could ...
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Is there a generic term like people that would be inclusive of alien races without sounding exclusive to humans?
I am a science fiction writer and am working on a novel that contains both humans and aliens. I am finding it difficult to verbalize a container for a group that includes both aliens and humans, ...
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The word for text appearing word by word
What's the word to describe the fact that some text starts appearing gradually word by word e.g. in the response given by ChatGPT?
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