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This tag is for questions seeking a word that fits a meaning. Please demonstrate why you expect the word to exist in English. For example you could tell us a word that means the same in another language. Please use a bilingual dictionary and include the result of your research. Please include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used. If you actually seek a phrase, or don't care, see the "phrase-request" tag.
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Is there an attributive word for "to become a classic"?
I don't think that there is a concise adjective that would go into that blank. We sometimes call something a "classic in the making" or say that it is "on its way to becoming a classic".
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What's the verb for "color commentator"?
In the U.S., we often say that someone "provides" color commentary. There is no verb form. (I.e., you can't say that someone "color comments".)
You could also say that someone "analyzes" or "comments …
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What do you call a person who eats products to test their quality?
In the U.S., we often call such a person a "taste tester". From vocabulary.com:
someone who samples food or drink for its quality
From Wikipedia:
taste tests are sometimes used as a tool by compani …
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What do you call these supporting furniture that are used to display objects in a museum or ...
They may be called "pedestals" (as noted in a comment above) or "stands":
pedestal noun
: the base of an upright structure
// the pedestal of a statue
stand noun
: a frame on or in which something …
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What is the center part of a flower called commonly?
"Pistil" is, indeed, the most common term for that part of a flower. It is not so rare; many Anglophones (at least in the United States) know it from biology class during their school days. A related …
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A verb for "treat something as insignificant"
You may be thinking of "sneer", which is often followed by "at":
It's an opportunity/offer not to be sneered at.
From M-W:
intransitive verb
1: to smile or laugh with facial contortions that expres …
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a word for the degree of how far an artillery system can send its missiles
As noted in a comment, this is called the munition's "range". From M-W:
the horizontal distance to which a projectile can be propelled
If you think that that word might get confused with another mea …
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What do you call someone who is the "external" contact person for a department or section wi...
Such a person is often called a "point of contact". If you want to emphasize that this POC is only for external relations, then I can't think of a better way of saying that except explicitly, e.g.:
H …
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Looking for the right word for error. "Tendency"?
You could write:
The magnitude of the error is proportional to a car's distance from the origin.
Of course, "magnitude" and "distance" are normally non-negative. If you want to account for negative …
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What is the American equivalent of "catch out"?
First of all, let me say that "relevance" is very subjective. AmE is more relevant in some contexts, and BrE is more relevant in other contexts. Neither is inherently more relevant than the other.
As …
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What do you call an episode that is not closely related to the main plot?
If it doesn't fit neatly into an overall story arc, then it is often called a "standalone episode" (or a "self-contained episode"). It may also be described as "episodic".
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What are the normalized entries called on the table of contents of thefreedictionary?
I don't know of any specific term that will cover exactly what you want, but you might try "normal form" or "canonical form" (which have similar meanings in logic, computer science, etc.). I think tha …
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Are these Asian food establishments called a cafe or a restaurant or a stall?
It meets the definition of "restaurant", so you could call it that. However, it seems like a relatively small and informal restaurant, so I'd prefer to call it a "cafe":
a usually small and informal …
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a buyer and seller and straw buyer
I've never heard of the term "straw buyer", and Onelook lists only one dictionary that contains the term. That dictionary is Wiktionary, which can be edited by anyone and is somewhat notorious for ina …
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What is opposite of "inherit" verb from the point of view of parents?
You could say that a parent "passes on", "passes down", or simply "gives" a trait to his or her children. In a slightly more figurative sense you could say "bequeath".
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