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Why are matches (you know, those little sticks dipped in sulphur and stuff you light things with) called “matches”? What do they match?
Asked by canidmajor | 16 responses -
Do you define and use the words upset and sad the same way?
Asked by JLeslie from iPhone | 13 responses -
What are some words, phrases, and/or aphorisms that, over time, have drastically changed in meaning?
Asked by canidmajor | 10 responses -
Erudite Fluther vocabularians, if to ”decimate” is to reduce by one tenth, then what is the commensurate word for reducing by one quarter?
Asked by canidmajor | 28 responses -
Can you help me understand ekphrasis?
Asked by Hawaii_Jake | 7 responses -
In your opinion, what age is considered "senior citizen?"?
Asked by jca2 | 26 responses -
Can you put a positive spin on being clingy?
Asked by RedDeerGuy1 | 22 responses -
Do we need a word for a single virus cell?
Asked by LostInParadise | 5 responses -
How do you define racism and racist?
Asked by JLeslie from iPhone | 16 responses -
What is "guilt" to you? What is "shame"?
Asked by longgone | 12 responses -
Does the word "triage" have a "damage control" meaning, or is it really only about sequencing by severity?
Asked by gorillapaws | 9 responses -
Do you consider giving dictionary definitions to be lectures?
Asked by Kardamom from iPhone | 7 responses -
If you are a vegetarian, what would you think of a vegetarian restaurant that advertised serving turkey, fish and beef?
Asked by Kardamom from iPhone | 16 responses -
Does he know what "fulsome" means?
Asked by Jeruba | 13 responses -
How do you define diversity?
Asked by JLeslie from iPhone | 19 responses -
How did the word "understand" come to relate the concept of knowing?
Asked by RealEyesRealizeRealLies | 3 responses -
Is the hot dog a sandwich?
Asked by Hawaii_Jake | 167 responses -
How do you define agnosticism?
Asked by NerdyKeith | 29 responses -
What is the French word for conscience since it's conscience for awareness?
Asked by flo | 2 responses -
How would you define "populism"?
Asked by janbb | 10 responses -
How would you define language?
Asked by Sneki95 | 10 responses -
What is your definition of ”Intellectual Trolling”?
Asked by Hypocrisy_Central | 10 responses -
Have any of you had to look up any words in the dictionary recently?
Asked by Kardamom | 24 responses -
Can anyone explain what NP-hard means?
Asked by Lightlyseared | 5 responses -
Are the words racist, prejudiced, xenophobic, stereotyping, and generalizing all synonymous to you?
Asked by JLeslie from iPhone | 13 responses
