Would you kindly teach me a word for the meaning below?
I am planning to replace a system consist of some computers and electrical devices connected by wires.
As some of the components are not so old, so we do not change those components.
Do you recomend me what to say to keep a part of th...
My parent was previously married and during that marriage had two step-children. Has since divorced that person, but we refer to those "ex" step-children as my step-brothers since we do still see them. Inaccurate? Better phrasing?
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While this is great for main sites, on meta it's a bit trickier.
We know that on meta we:
discuss various topics
propose various features
ask for su...
Having multiple theories is not necessarily a good state of the world.
(naively, one might have thought that abundance of theories is good; but in reality, multiple theories means it is not clear which one is appropriate to apply in case of need)
Is there a single word or phrase that coul...
In Russian, there is the term сгруппироваться ("to group yourself together"), which means "fold your body, bend your legs and arms". This action is believed to be helpful when falling, since it helps one minimize injury.
I looked up translations for сгруппироваться in Multitran and found these:...
I'm looking for a verb whose meaning is approximately "use as a starting point for, opportunistically" or "use as a pretext for". For example,
She's using her safety presentation to [ ] her campaign to increase employee wages.
Meaning: She's exploiting her presentation to launch...
@FaheemMitha I kept thinking why you don't use things like "mobile network coverage" but I just refrained from changing your words. Just the grammar.
@MetaEd who knew vampires didn't look like gentlemen?
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Is there a better way of describing a ingrained distrust of authority figures (preferably a single word ending in -phobia)?
IN A SENTENCE: "You have ___________."
It appears the term cislunar specifically refers to the space between Earth and the Moon's orbit.
Is there a generic term to describe the space between any planet and the orbits of its natural satellites, or between any body and its satellites? For example, one that could equally describe the sp...
By 'Mr International' I am referring to a successful businessman/businesswomen who has travelled around the globe (or several countries for that matter) for their business ventures.
My personal thinking (and that of another person I asked) is that 'Mr International' is one of those titles which ...