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Are there historical examples of "unchartered territory" used correctly?
Awarded Apr 17, 2021 at 7:56
Two things "that are" or "that is" another thing
Awarded Apr 13, 2021 at 12:47
Adverbial Form of "Supplementary"
Awarded Mar 20, 2021 at 23:21
What is the origin of the phrase "eating on"?
Awarded Mar 15, 2021 at 17:35
'He went into the room, opening the door using a skeleton key.' Is the time-sequence correct? Is the ‘using’ clause showing method?
Awarded Mar 12, 2021 at 23:26
What's the word for spotting flaws in news articles you are expert in, but happily accepting reports in other fields?
Awarded Mar 9, 2021 at 21:10
Is the phrase "stone-throwing devil" actually a slur?
Awarded Mar 5, 2021 at 2:11
A term for when people insist on giving you help you didn't ask for?
Awarded Jan 25, 2021 at 23:26
What does the phrase "shake a chicken (in the middle of the room)" mean?
Awarded Jan 25, 2021 at 12:57
What is a "pony soldier"?
Awarded Jan 18, 2021 at 7:43
Is there another way to say "man-in-the-middle" attack in reference to technical security breach that is not gendered?
Awarded Dec 22, 2020 at 10:26
Synonym for a material that is resistant to fire
Awarded Dec 15, 2020 at 18:55
Is it Decryptor or Decrypter?
Awarded Dec 14, 2020 at 1:57
Why is electrocardiogram abbreviated EKG instead of ECG?
Awarded Dec 12, 2020 at 16:11
What word describes a university class in both the UK and the US?
Awarded Nov 26, 2020 at 18:26
What is the origin of extra prepositions added after verbs in Indian English?
Awarded Nov 24, 2020 at 2:41
CABBAGE: A humble vegetable; a colorful word
Awarded Nov 20, 2020 at 11:43
What's a word for "causing conflict/inciting hostility/setting people up against another/enciting violence"
Awarded Oct 23, 2020 at 16:10
What is the difference between a dieresis and an umlaut?
Awarded Oct 12, 2020 at 19:26
Is there a proverb/saying which means “good people are always treated terribly and unfairly"?
Awarded Sep 11, 2020 at 19:43
Deciphering two words from their Archaic spellings
Awarded Sep 2, 2020 at 7:35
Phrase that means "there is either a lot or a little"
Awarded Aug 20, 2020 at 15:47
Is there a better term to use in place of "gold standard"
Awarded Jul 31, 2020 at 17:17
Origin/meaning of phrase “a martini for the rent”
Awarded Jul 26, 2020 at 5:07
Are /ɑːɹ/ and /æɹ/ allophones?
Awarded Jul 19, 2020 at 7:11
What do we call the spike in the cap of an ointment/cream tube?
Awarded May 26, 2020 at 1:50
Refering to someone whose name has an aristocratic particle
Awarded May 8, 2020 at 15:13
WhAt iS tHiS kINd oF caPiTaLiSAtIOn cAlLeD? - random capitalisation or intermittent capitalisation
Awarded May 4, 2020 at 14:36
Verb of "a factory"
Awarded Apr 30, 2020 at 9:37
Is it now standard to refer to February 29th as a "bissextile day"?
Awarded Feb 26, 2020 at 21:10
Can I use “disactivate” instead of “deactivate”?
Awarded Feb 26, 2020 at 15:15
hyphen in noun-gerund compounds
Awarded Feb 18, 2020 at 8:45
What is a concise term for the idea that membership grants special knowledge or expertise?
Awarded Feb 2, 2020 at 14:35
A single word for "not allowed to be changed" or "must be this way"
Awarded Dec 5, 2019 at 6:40
Items used to cheat in exams
Awarded Dec 3, 2019 at 2:25
Meaning and origin of the phrase "slips don't count"
Awarded Nov 26, 2019 at 15:50
What do you call the person in a group who everyone agrees with? Opposite of iconoclast, maybe?
Awarded Nov 22, 2019 at 13:50
Is 'yeah-nah' a uniquely Australian idiom?
Awarded Aug 5, 2019 at 8:10
If someone with luck is lucky, someone with chutzpah is
Awarded Jul 12, 2019 at 14:05
English word for "product of tinkering"
Awarded Jun 4, 2019 at 11:50
Worshiping one God at a time?
Awarded Apr 26, 2019 at 14:55
What is the word for the corner where ceiling and wall meet in a house?
Awarded Apr 22, 2019 at 1:50
Why is "Consequences inflicted." not a sentence?
Awarded Apr 17, 2019 at 2:55
Collective term for all those involved in producing a film?
Awarded Apr 8, 2019 at 16:40
Is there a name for all numbers different than zero?
Awarded Apr 2, 2019 at 13:40
"Instructions on" vs. "instructions for"
Awarded Mar 19, 2019 at 15:20
I can't remember the word for the phrase don't -- me
Awarded Mar 6, 2019 at 3:25
I've forgotten a word: something like "Persona effect"?
Awarded Feb 23, 2019 at 2:35
Meaning and etymology of the "Rhodesia Solution"
Awarded Feb 8, 2019 at 1:45
How did the word "Soviet" end up with an -ie-?
Awarded Jan 26, 2019 at 17:00
Cipher vs. Cypher
Awarded Jan 5, 2019 at 22:15
Which word has a silent B at the start?
Awarded Dec 5, 2018 at 16:20
What do you call nested circles that are not concentric?
Awarded Nov 21, 2018 at 14:40
Word for buying custom made artwork
Awarded Nov 9, 2018 at 23:10
What's a concise word for "difficult to explain"
Awarded Oct 6, 2018 at 21:25
"Monkey up" to mean bungle or mess something up
Awarded Sep 2, 2018 at 18:25
What is a word for a solution that is sufficient but not sophisticated?
Awarded Aug 8, 2018 at 18:31
Wrot vs. Wrought?
Awarded Jul 23, 2018 at 16:30
Word for a country that has enough water for drinking, crops, forests, etc
Awarded Jul 16, 2018 at 3:41
What word describes the act of convincing someone to buy you a meal or drink?
Awarded Jul 14, 2018 at 22:11
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