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This tag is for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the several possibilities available for a particular meaning, and which one of them would be the most appropriate.
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Is there another word instead of 'dilute'?
When you're using a term to express reduction in strength by adding water (for favorable conditions), 'diluting' is your best bet. Furthermore, you could add 'adulterating' if the context is for an un …
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Is there a word for someone who says prayers?
If it is a person who is uttering prayers for an audience, then he is a Preacher. If a person who utters prayers for his personal reasons, he is a Worshiper
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Adjective to refer to someone who has high awareness of their environment
There's nothing wrong with it. You could use a few adjectives to "observer" to make it sound better. Maybe words like 'Keen' or 'careful' or 'sharp' or 'intense'.
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How to report the scores of a game
Ideally, scores are read out using 'to'. For example, 'team blue' has a score of 10 and 'team red' has a score of 20 :
the score is 10 to 20 to team red.
or if you want to specify the team nam …
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which verb should go before 'error' - eliminate, resolve, remove or ...?
The most commonly used word would be "Resolve". 'An error' is usually a problem, to which a solution ought to be found. Thus, 'resolve' would be the best option. There is nothing wrong in saying :
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Sorry for your loss. But why?
'Sorry' can mean any of the following :
Feeling or expressing sorrow.
Feeling or expressing sympathy or pity.
Feeling or expressing regret.
In this context, the second meaning of 'sorr …
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What are these batteries called?
They are called Button Cells or Coin Batteries. They are widely used in watches, calculators etc, as you mentioned. Quoting Wikipedia,
"A watch battery or button cell is a small single cell batter …
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What is the difference between realised and decided?
To 'realize' something is to:
Become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly
and to 'decide' something is to:
Come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consi …
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Whatever vs. However
Sometimes the answer's grammatical accuracy can be checked by reconstructing the question to which it provides an answer to.
React however you want on my photo on Facebook.
This can be assumed …
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pouring down snow sounds wrong
"It is snowing heavily""The snowfall is heavy today"As you have very well pointed out, 'snowing' doesn't have many idioms attached to it, when compared to 'raining'.
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"Judges" or "Justices"?
The plural of 'Judge' and 'Justice' are 'Judges' and 'Justices' respectively. Neither of them are incorrect. And the plural forms of those nouns are valid in countries that has English as the native …
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Technical use: "Manufacturing" vs. "Production"
Generally, 'production' is used as a synonym for 'manufacturing' in most contexts as they both involve creation of a new object. However, 'production' can be used in many contexts, within as well as o …
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Word for a person sitting next to you
This is a very uncommon word, but it is nonetheless a word in English.
By-sitter
It is a word that has minimal data on Merriam-Webster, but nonetheless, it has a place in their dictionary.
A …
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A person who comes to stay in a hotel is said to be
If it's a hotel and you have visitors who might come there and possibly stay there are called many things, out of which 'guests' is the best word. You could use a few words such as:
Customer
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He was so sure that he "has" or "had" scored a home run?
The latter is the correct sentence.
He was so sure that he had scored a home run, but he failed.
Just look at the general timeline of the event. It's in the past.
"He was so sure..."
The 'wa …
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