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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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What do you call an encircling road climbing up a hill?
I don't know that you will find a word that is commonly used for this type of road. They are very uncommon in the U.S. The only place I've ever seen anything similar is on Iron Mountain road in Sout …
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Is there a way to say 'lack of appetite' in one word?
I would say I was full. Full, however, means lack of appetite due to a particular reason. That reason being that you have already eaten.
Do you have an appetite?
No I'm full.
Full works in many …
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What's the word for asking someone to deliver their promise?
One keeps a promise. That is what you would request of a promiser. You promised you would help me move. I'm asking that you keep that promise.
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Area between a docking object and the object of docking
If you merely want to refer to it, it would be called the dock. It's really not important if it's a long tunnel, a zero-length portal, or an extension of both ships connected in the middle, "dock" wo …
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An adjective for a woman showing lots of skin?
We have no equivalent word.
Whore. You're looking for the word whore.
offensive
old term around for years (biblical)
has direct connotations to dress -- "dressed like a whore"
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What do you call someone who attends the same university as you?
Since nearly every university in the U.S. has a school nickname, it's very common and well understood to call other students by the nickname. This reference would cover students attending as well as …
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Does 'flavor' work for types of 'non-edible' things?
I would not call those flavors and if someone called them flavors while we were conversing, I would be puzzled. They are scents and should be referred to as scents.
It's true that flavor can be used …
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Term for people that insist on buying stuff from a relative/friend even if they are not sati...
There is no single such word. In AmE we have a similar phrase that indicates someone is hiring, using, supporting, or patronizing individuals or businesses, as the case may be, within their circle of …
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What's the verb for "color commentator"?
The color commentator provides commentary on the game as opposed to analysis. The CC will tell you the quarterback's wife, Melinda, just gave birth to their second set of twins. The analyst will te …
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Word for describing 'water accumulated on roads'
The roads are flooded. Very common. Very simple.
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Is there a word to describe someone who is greedy in a non-economical way?
We say, Penny wise and Pound foolish, even in the U.S. where we use Dollars ($) instead of Pounds (£). The phrase means that someone is very concerned about where to save a penny but behaves reckless …
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What do you call this nearby position?
They are orthogonally adjacent to the red square.
The green squares at the corners of the red square are diagonally adjacent.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/164704/is-there-one-word-for-b …
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What is the word used to express "investigating someone without their knowledge"?
In the U.S. they would be working undercover and you could say, The cops are engaged in undercover surveillance. Clandestine and covert also work but I think undercover is most often used to describe …
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If something is left out from the final version of a movie or anything else, how do you desc...
If it was left out and only ever appeared in the script or the outline, just say it was left out. For something to be cut, however, it must first appear somewhere where it can be cut.
If it was inclu …
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How to describe the sound of the piano when its keys are pressed randomly
[The piano roars in protest.]
[The piano groans in protest.]
[The piano cries in protest.]
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