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Includes the meanings and differences of words, phrases and terms; often related to dictionary entries.
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A mountain must be over 1000 feet to considered a mountain. Here's a little tip: Any landscape less than 500 feet is considered...
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swag on deck is a state of being in which one feels great about themselves. It is a state of Euphoria. A term originating in...
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Canalisation (canalization in American English) is a measure of the ability of apopulation to produce the same phenotype...
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A group of like-minded people who act is this way is usually known as a party.
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building city residences, industrial and commercial spaces within city boundaries
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Well, there was Edgar Allan Poe, Ben Franklin, Phillis Wheatley, Horace Walpole, Jonathan Swift, Samuel Johnson Thomas Gray,...
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direct memory access
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NVM stands for Nevermind. Example: NVM Loren already gave me the homework. Or Not Very Much. Ex would you like some soup? yes but...
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I may be wrong here, but I think Harmsen is a Dutch variant on the German surname Hermann. The name is also found quite...
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an appoggiatura is a musical note a scale
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as there are different religion ,language ,food habits and clothing in different parts of the world is not have similarly...
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Pop top necklaces are novelty/nostalgic pieces of jewelry created with bottle caps; hence the name "pop tops". There are several...
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Schwa
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Adopted into the English language in 1823, this is the Anglicized version of Diego, meaning "James". Originally used to describe...
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Fluid that it attracted to a nearby surface and remains attached even when the surface curves away from the initial flow...
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Often the way to differentiate between words commonly used as synonyms is to examine the root meanings. Here it is a matter of...
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They are courageous and brave. They may even be considered a hero.
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duuno.............u?
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Yes. A noun meaning one who sows or plants seeds.
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The word that is hardly ever used in the place of sensitive is FUSSY
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coincidence
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A party or something like a meeting; something that can be ruined by someone
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slippery means smooth and hard to stand on
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History, gramer ,and spelling
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Dorian Gray's portrait showed an aging, wasted lecher, his good looks ruined by a life of debauchery.
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In the English system of peerage there is no title of count due to it's unfortunate resemblance to a part of the female anatomy....
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a facade is in front of a place. like cathedrals, houses, churches, stores, malls and so on. A False front. What you see. Not...
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Mining Syndicate: An association of companies or group of investors formed to develop or operate a mine or to explore for...
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AnswerLearningHow to use COMMON SENSEI cannot improve on the need for COMMON SENSE, however a skill that can be mastered to...
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I think to answer your question it would help to understand what an unequal yoke is. II Corinthians 6:14 tells us to not be...
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The term is in latin, and today it correspond in a lesson that a cultured man do in an important occasion. forgive my English,...
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The doldrums are being sad and blue. Feeling depressed and uninspired.
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It tells the exact height of something in the map example the height of the mountain
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definition/restatement
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from Supervisor GooberPlan: It is a thematic map showing data by area. Color or shade intensities relate to the magnitudes of...
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it means your unique and you have a talent that right people dont have!
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It means that you have posture and great positions
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Well, first of all, i JUST HAVE to say, you are a genius! (Total sarcasm by the way)But a tropical climate is warm all year...
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A lad is a boy or young man. "Laddie" is a Scottish diminutive and means the same thing. It's often paired with "lassie", a...
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New jobs that are available at that moment. An opportunity for you to get a job
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Here is one: "I watched the steam shovel dig the foundation of the new house out of the dining room window." It should be: "I...
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It means if you are united you are strong
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Originally a challenge was an invitation to fight. One sometimes sees in historical dramas people slapping other people with...
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Depending on context, it could be weeks, months, or years. Also, some people will use it colloquially and not really give thought...
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Yes, nibblet is a real word. It means a tiny piece of something, most commonly used to describe corn kernels removed from the...
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Urbanization is a word that describes the transition of rural conditions (farms and small towns) to urban conditions (cities.)
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War with Great Britain, Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine, Mexican-American War.
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Do you mean reforestation? From Wikipedia: Reforestation is the restocking of existing forests and woodlands which have been...
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asap, which means (as soon as possible)
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Culture is mutable and transmitted; it adapts chiefly to changing technologies and is modified, at least to some extent, by...
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Crime and punishment..Fyordor Dostoevsky.
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A mnemonic is a memory aid. Mnemonics use short familiar ideas -- like a silly sentence, a song, or a set of short words -- to...
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Parasitism is the word given to describe the action of a parasite. A parasite is an organism that lives with another organism...
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People can tend to panic, get confused, or just run around in circles if they're not really sure what they should be doing....
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During WWII, the Nazi's tried to dominate the world.
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it doesn't mean anything. The construction comes from people seeing the word congeries and mistakenly thinking that it must be...
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'Toil' is defined as: 1) physically exhausting work in which a person performs for a long period of time 2) in plural, a trap...
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Authors viewpoint is GUS's feelings about a guy wit the last name FLORES
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It means you have been / are dating someone My grandad passed away and in the funeral they go "Shirley has been courting with...
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randy, frisky
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One dozen equals 12, with the exception of the term baker's dozen, which equals 13.
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inactive medicine, sugar pill
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An infant's blink is an automatic or non voluntary action. These types of movements happen automatically and do not require...
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Existing, living, conscious... NOTE: you can find synonyms and antonyms on thesaurus.com
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An ideal society is an Utopian society and can exist only as normative ideology where there is absolute natural equality ,...
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boyish means showing characteristics that are typically those belonging to boys,
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It means to keep quiet. "Nary" is a dialect way of saying "not a."
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It's not a word, it's a noise, captured in letters. Often used to describe the sound of someone clearing their throat.
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The dictionary defines "trivia" as: Insignificant or inessential matters; trifles. I like to call them, small facts that don't...
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To look up the spelling and meaning of words, pronunciation/audio, inflected forms of words, capitalization, etymology, word...
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an informal document is a document usually sent internally in companies to tell people what to do next or that they habve to go...
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Effrontery is essentially "barefaced" insolence, audacity, temerity, or simply "nerve." It can be an insult or mere...
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Omnivores are organisms that consume both plants and animals. Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and other animals. Like...
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something that could happen, real problems that people can have
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As the sun rises it is no longer dark.
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Hellenistic is the combination of Greek / Macedonian culture with cultures assimilated by Alexander the Great during his campaign...
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Your question is a sentence which uses the words "common law". Common law is not a single word. It is the kind of law developed...
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This is undermined by its steadfast refusal to put its money where its mouth is.
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