Comment by Jiminy Cricket. on Trying to coin a name for a structural linkage...
In developmental biology, "bud" is used for the place on an undeveloped fetus where a limb grows, the same on plants too, and one imagines on prions, albeit growth happens from the other end.
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Are you thinking of a particular field of endeavour? At present the possibilities are multiplying as soon as they are searched for, could you clarify a little?
View ArticleComment by Jiminy Cricket. on What is the best way to write a plural of a...
I see no adjectives.
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Is that glaikit pronounced "glee-kit"?
View ArticleComment by Jiminy Cricket. on Non-medical interpretation of birthmarks
Splendid Stuart. I'd be surprised if this could be topped, yet it's given me an idea for more research.
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Recurrent murotic capitopercussive syndrome.
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Thanks for answering and pointing it out. I searched for a dupe here but obviously didn't specify the correct terms to unearth this question. @FumbleFingers Closing as duplicate.
View ArticleComment by Jiminy Cricket. on Clauses that start with "with" to provide...
Just for clarity, that's prepositional phrases.
View ArticleComment by Jiminy Cricket. on Is there a literary term for a word which looks...
Even longer at 13 letters: "vancouverense" as in cirsium x vancouverense - a species of fish.
View ArticleComment by Jiminy Cricket. on What does the word "leggit" mean?
It's an AI generated subtitle. These can be very funny at times for the errors.
View ArticleComment by Jiminy Cricket. on Expression describing a scene behind an open...
Is the door closed, ajar perhaps? Obscuring/obstructing the view certainly. Could you provide a bit more context.
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for It there a way to say 'early arrival' or '...
It there a way to say early arrival or arrive earlier than expected in a single word?Prematureadjectiveoccurring, coming, or done too soonsecondarily: mature or ripe before the proper time.
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Alternative to "queer the deal"?
Alternative to “queer the deal”?I'd simply suggest "sour the deal".This is in reference to the souring of wine to vinegar in the brewing process by contamination of the brew with air.
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Is there an English word or acronym for someone...
bigotbigotnounbig·ot | ˈbi-gət : a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices ...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Antonym to "Don't Count Your Chickens Before...
Antonym to “Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch”The phrase means:[don't] plan how to utilize good results of something before those results have occurred.The implication being that there are...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Word for something happening after it is mentioned
SynchronicitySynchronicity is a concept, first introduced by analytical psychologist Carl Jung, which holds that events are "meaningful coincidences" if they occur with no causal relationship yet seem...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for What does "Step up the two of us" mean?
Step upComes from an American Baseball metaphor - to "step up to the plate", by doing so you indicate to the bowler that you are ready to take the ball that he throws at you. It means "Take your...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Is there a word or name to call someone that...
Is there a word or name to call someone that gets called a name, yet uses the same name to call others?I'm not certain there is a word to describe a person, but to describe the act:projectionmeaning...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for The process of removing a rotten fruit to save...
cut the deadwood outFigurative: to remove unproductive persons from employment. This company would be more profitable if management would cut out the deadwood. When we cut the deadwood out, all our...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for What is the word for 'Turning real events into...
Fictionalise (Am. Eng fictionalize)verbTo fictionalize an account of something that really happenedmeans to tell it as a story, with some details changed or added.
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for How to say "get performed" in another way?
Automated1 : to operate by automation2 : to convert to largely automatic operationThus:"The mechanism of warehouses can be further improved if the workload of employees is lightened by certain tasks...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for What is the word for 'Turning real events into...
allegorise (Am. Eng. allegorize)Verb, from:Noun: allegoryfigurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for A word for 'hiding strong emotions'
No single word comes to mind other than already stated, so:"His practiced facade of insouciance enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others."facadeAn artificial or deceptive...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Where does the "getting weaker" definition of...
The Online Etymology Dictionary has it that the meaning you cite derives from old Norse:is from Old Norse flaka "to flicker, flutter, hang losse," perhaps imitative of something flapping lazily in the...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for What is a term for "modern" technology that...
There may be several ways to go here:Post-nuclear but pre-fusion.Subsequent to the development or use of nuclear weaponry; specifically of or belonging to the period after a nuclear war.pre-fusion...
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Spongy green glass found on graves
In my childhood, there was a spongy (ie full of bubbles) glass of a pale-green shade which was placed covering the stone-bounded graves in more than one of the church grounds near me, is there a name...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for One word for I told you so
A word to describe the look: resignation.the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.(Oxford dictionary definition 2.)An action: perhaps a sigh or shrug.The utterance of a word: "fate" or...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Quote similar to "the pen is mightier than the...
Words cut deeper than a knife.Originally by William Chapman (Author):“Words cut deeper than knives. A knife can be pulled out, words are embedded into our souls.”Popularised recently by Sean Mendes...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for I need a sort of word to this definition; a label
Ambivalent: having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone : characterized by ambivalenceMerriam-Webster.com"She feels ambivalent about the promotion...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Word for sensation "eyes becoming black when...
Medically it's syncope (can happen after a sudden drop in blood pressure), what was during restoration times known as "a touch of the vapours" (referring to the sal volatile - ammonum salts used to...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for What is the proper prefix meaning "bone" or...
Scapulimancy/Scapulomancy/Spatulamancy: Divination by examining the cracks in the burned shoulder bones of an animal.Spatulamancy from Greek: spathe "broad flat blade".Scapulamancy from Latin: scapulae...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Looking for a word that shows connection,...
Comorbidity.In medicine, comorbidity is the presence of one or more additional conditions co-occurring with (that is, concomitant or concurrent with) a primary condition; in the countable sense of the...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for missing equivalent words
Female version of avuncular (well disposed to youth and inexperience in the manner of an uncle):materteralAdjective(comparative more materteral, superlative most materteral)Pertaining to, or in the...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Word for a parasite except that it has no...
A host/commensal relationship.Commensalism:is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are...
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Elitism.Elitism is the belief or attitude that individuals who form an elite—aselect group of people with an intrinsic quality, high intellect,wealth, special skills, or experience—are more likely to...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for What is this condition called?
Torpor.a condition of complete inactivity or laziness. Only an extremelyforceful stimulant can induce a reaction from a person in such acondition."The patient's torpor condition is to blame for his...
View ArticleNon-medical interpretation of birthmarks
A recent off-topic question on the worldbuilding stack here aroused my curiosity as to whether there might be a specific word that fits.I'm looking for a word to describe "the non-medical...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Word or expression to describe the feeling of...
Ambivalent.am·biv·a·lent | \ am-ˈbi-və-lənthaving or showing very different feelings (such as love and hate)about someone or something at the same timeMerriam Webster.I felt ambivalent about the...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Verb for refusing to share an item
Verb for refusing to share an itemmonopolize/məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/verb gerund or present participle: monopolising(of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of(a trade, commodity, or...
View ArticleAnswer by Jiminy Cricket. for Is there a term like "antonym" but for words of...
There seems to be a term related to the use of such language, familiar to all who might have heard an impassioned speech by such as a political candidate.It's used in a construction known as emotional...
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