Description : What do you think of the word-of-the-day today, thanks to our intrepid Auggie?
Last Answer : A great word for this place, where all chime in on everything regardless of expertise!
Description : A hollow circular pipe with non-reflective inner surface is cut into 5 pieces and arranged as shown in the figure below. If it is illuminated from below using a torch as shown in the figure, what would be the profile of the light falling on the sheet kept above?
Last Answer : A
Description : Do speakers of other languages play with their words the way English speakers do?
Last Answer : I know the Japanese enjoy puns and double-entendre jokes in their own language as much as we do in ours. Does that count?
Description : Do you know any words that have no equivalent in English?
Last Answer : Deja Vu. And this webpage details more: http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/
Description : Can you think of any perfectly recognisible & understandable words in the English language, that have each of the vowels in reverse alphabetical order (UOIEA)?
Last Answer : duopixelar (I think I made that up)
Description : If you speak a language besides English does it have different words for different types of love?
Last Answer : Yes, I am vietnamese there are 2 types of love. Thuong – is more of a family/close friends love Yeu – is more of a relationship love And i think its better if there are 2 types in the language so we can distinguish it better haha
Description : What is a good online source for legal scrabble words?
Last Answer : answer:Here you go: http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/en_US/search.cfm Can’t get much closer that the game maker.
Description : What's the appropriate term for words, made up of a mix between two or more words?
Last Answer : Neologism?
Description : What is the time required by moonlight to reach the earth? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : How does the sun affect moonlight?
Last Answer : Moonlight is nothing more than a reflection of the Sun'slight.
Description : What does Juana do in the moonlight In the pearl?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What was the first recorded word ever to be written in letters of the English language?
Last Answer : Almost all English words are in some way derived from other languages, and the transition was very gradual. There was no ‘first word’.
Description : What do you think is the most beautiful word in the English language?
Last Answer : LOVE
Description : How many other words can you make from the word ”Fluther”?
Last Answer : I cheated.
Description : Dutch words [#1]: What do you think is the meaning of this Dutch word: Ammehoela?
Last Answer : It means, “I’m drunk and I’m getting home late and my wife is going to tell me to pound salt!”
Description : How many words can you make out of the word "hypocritical"?
Last Answer : http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=hypocritical&t=1000&a=n
Description : How do these word parts fit into certain words, based on their definitions? (details inside)
Last Answer : Here is the thing .. although some of the words have their roots in other languages ie Latin. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the root always functions the way it should.
Description : Which type of optical source usually lacks reflective facets and in some cases are designed to suppress reflections back into the active region?
Last Answer : LED.
Description : What is a word to describe actions such as war, anger?
Last Answer : What’s wrong with “aggression” or “aggressiveness”?
Description : Will you accept thanks from this grateful stranger?
Last Answer : answer:Awwww! That kind of made my day! Now that you’re out of the shadows, go ask some questions
Description : What's your favorite non-existent word?
Last Answer : .
Description : What's your life story in 6 words or less?
Last Answer : A hopeful journey, not yet over.
Description : What's the weirdest/funniest Google search suggestion you can find by only starting out with two words?
Last Answer : Where can… I find Chuck Norris
Description : What happenens if waves strike a reflective surface at an angle other than 90 degrees?
Description : A coupler which consists of a series of lenses and a partly reflective surface ∙ a. Beam-splitting coupler ∙ b. Reflective star coupler ∙ c. Fused coupler ∙ d. None of these
Last Answer : ∙ a. Beam-splitting coupler
Description : Is the word non-sequitur in your paper dictionary, if so in what section?
Last Answer : I don't have a paper dictionary handy anymore. I gave that up about 15 years ago. But I looked in the 1913 Webster's at Project Gutenberg. Non sequitur is listed as a normal word between nonsensitive ... [L., it does not follow.] (Logic) Defn: An inference which does not follow from the premises.
Description : When did English speakers start using "baby" as a form of endearment?
Last Answer : answer:“Chou” means “cabbage.” Affectionate diminutives can be almost anything. My first husband called me “petunia pea pod.” We split after 9 years. Here’s the Wikipedia article on the history of english Terms of Endearment.
Description : Can you put these words in order?
Last Answer : Create Fortune Classics Wonder Tutor Intent Benign
Description : What words can you think of that can use any of the five vowels, in turn?
Last Answer : tat Tet tit tot tut bat bet bit bot but fan fen fin fon fun
Description : Readers of Japanese: what do these words say? (please see inside)
Last Answer : I cannot read the Japanese. It’s too advanced for me. I can tell you what it is, though. It’s a very hard, thick paper square used to write stylized Kanji on and display. It could also be used for painting sumi-e or ink paintings.
Description : If Trump was "fully exonerated" by the Mueller report (his words), why is he afraid to let people read the whole thing?
Last Answer : Trump is not ‘fully exonerated” by the Mueller report. The only ones saying that are Trump, Barr, and their followers. The Mueller letter to Barr demonstrates Trump was not exonerated.
Description : What are some words that you're not sure how to spell?
Last Answer : Missspelling. It’s hit or miss. Miss Spelling. Missspelling. Misspelling. Mispelling. You are welcome.
Description : Why have I been mixing up words so much lately?
Last Answer : Stress can do that to you.
Description : What are some words, that, despite being spelled identically, mean opposite things when pronounced differently, or used in a different context?
Last Answer : Two of my favorites are maroon and quiver. This is a game I used to play with my daughter, spelled the same, pronounced the same, but have no connection whatsoever.
Description : Can you think of any other words that have changed their meaning over time?
Last Answer : “Gay” used to mean joyful. “Pretty” used to mean cunning. “Cancer” used to just mean a disease that involves cells multiplying uncontrollably. Now it also means horrendous or abominable
Description : What are some ways or other words for locating something?
Last Answer : Are you referring to only people How about: “rescued” or “saved” – if they are alive. “Recovered” – if they are not.
Description : Is there any way to make the words on my Netflix bigger?
Last Answer : This doesn’t answer your specific question, but until you get an answer that helps, can you have a tablet right there with IMDb to give you some idea? Or are you already doing that?
Description : What are some words that you don't know the meaning of?
Last Answer : Shortened, summarised.
Description : Why must news articles use euphemisms when real words are available?
Last Answer : answer:That’s not gentility, that is accuracy. An expletive is not for gentle ears. Swearing may include “upon my soul you are a scoundrel.” Swearing may be much more easy on the ears than an expletive. And, it is not a euphemism. Euphemistic expression would have been, “he used harsh words.”
Description : What are some words that have unnecessary letters?
Last Answer : Just off the top of my head. 1 (K)nife 2bom(b) 3 dum(b)
Description : What words do you find people consistently mispronounce?
Last Answer : answer:Disclaimer: from a non-native English speaker. - Cupboard. I can hear some people pronounce cup and board separately. Get the picture? - INsight, not inSIGHT. - Goes. Just decause does is pronounced der-s ... same rule. - Finale. It's fer-na-li . It's not another final with an e .
Description : How many unique words do you speak in a day?
Last Answer : Hundreds. I write at work and hate using the same word more than once. I also have a fairly good vocabulary, and like the precision of using the exact right word. I used 25 different words in the first three sentences.
Description : What Are Some Beautiful Words?
Last Answer : answer:Mellifluous (it means beautiful to the ear, or pleasant to hear). Ex: Judy Collins singing voice has a uniquely mellifluous tone.
Description : What words don't exist in French, other than for "daughter" and "wife"?
Last Answer : When I googled it says French has the word la êpouse for wife/spouse.
Description : How much are you bombarded with words?
Last Answer : Really rough it up like a fuckin cannibal man, go out into the woods with nothing, and live like a savage off of roots, moss… and animals you strangle with your bare hands.
Description : Which basic concepts can't be explained using words?
Last Answer : answer:Actually, left and right can be explained with language and biology. Left is the side of the human body on which the heart is primarily located, and right is the side of the body ... that cannot be adequately explained in words: colors and music are the first two that pop into my mind.
Description : Synonyms or Explanation for the following words?
Last Answer : answer:Do you mean “paraphrase”? “The shows are booked to the hilt” means that there are no seats left. “To the hilt” is an idiom. You should be able to discover the meaning of all the other phrases or modified nouns with a few minutes’ work with your English dictionary. They are straightforward.
Description : Easy explanation or synonym for the following words:?
Last Answer : 1) explore 2) incite or urge 3) supplanted or removed 4) a rising star
Description : How can one still read words that have been crossed out with pen ink or magic marker?
Last Answer : Gosh, yes! Hold the paper up so your viewing angle is more from the side than above. Tilt back and forth until the light angle is somewhat slanted. See? When I cross something out, ... are deliberate. Crossing something out, the movements are more casual. Spotting the difference is not so difficult.
Description : Have you often hurt someone's feelings with your words(whether they deserved it or not )and then felt awful?
Last Answer : Yes I told my best friend in university to F off in a chat room and I regret that she did. I haven’t talked to her in 14 years.