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Q: Is there a verb form of the word "agenda", as in, to create a political agenda for or against something?

It doesn't have to contain the root word, but I would like at least a synonym.

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2:09 AM

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Q: Single word for " adding too many things and caused confusion"

Let's imaging this scenario: I added some texts to a document and deteriorated its cohesion and caused some confusion. Can I say? I messed up the document

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SmokeDetector

7:38 AM

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer: Is there a slang word for "electronic cigarettes" (e-cigarettes)? by funnywhite on english.SE

Jasper Loy

11:17 AM

@Tonepoet Did the asker mention that context in the comments?

@Tonepoet Did the asker mention the sentence in the comments?

tchrist

11:57 AM

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Q: Origin of 'wee hours'

What is the origin of the term wee hours? (Also small hours) Wee hours the early hours of the morning after midnight. (Oxford Dictionary of English) I also looked at Merriam, the Free Dictionary and Wiktionary. None offer a etymology of the phrase. The Times of India claim to, but don't : ...

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Pretty sure that's right after the pub closes and drinkers line up in the alleyways.

Jasper Loy

Wee hours is when these drinkers come out to pee after drinking.

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Q: What are words called when they can be made from the sounds of letter names?

For example: Icy --> IC Easy --> EZ Excel --> XL

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Q: A word for a weather that is not suitable for travel?

Sometimes weather is not good for hitting the road. Is there a word for such kind of weather? Example: Susan: I am about to hit the road? Jack: But I just checked and the weather is ... I am looking for a word to put in the blank above.

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tchrist

12:15 PM

@JasperLoy And the sign said the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls.

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12:34 PM

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Q: Is there a word in english that decribes a relief and rupture at the same time?

In Persian language we have a word (گشایش)(goshayesh) that means both a rupture and a relief. we use it when we want to say that from breach in something , a new thing emerged , that is better than the first situation . clearly speaking , some intellectuals use this word to describe a revolut...

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Tonepoet

2:01 PM

@JasperLoy Yes Jasper, but the sentence seemed like it wanted a different word from the question, and it was one of those brief S.W.Rs. It's so much better if you can at least write a proper paragraph or two.

Just because a question meets the requisites doesn't mean it's good. As a matter of fact, I think some of the requirements we have for Single Word Requests are counterproductive.

For example I know people hate it when English Language & Usage is used as a thesaurus, but since the rule rightfully grants people who do not propose any considerations impunity from the research requirement, because it's not entirely clear that those questions can be answered by a gen. ref. resource, what ends up happening is that we favor questions that have been given less consideration and effort into describing the desired concept, over those which have been given more consideration.

We need to figure out some other method of determining if an S.W.R. is too simple or not. Personally, I prefer checking the Oxford 3000, or some other similar "most frequently used words" list. The reason I suggest this is that it prevents answers which are quite likely to come up off the top of the head, and should be relatively well known to all of us.

Now, checking the Oxford 3,000 is also highly problematic in some ways, but what I prefer about it is that you do not need to know of a synonym to find entries.

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3:01 PM

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Q: Term for 'Action' that evokes idea of robots

I'm looking for a word for action that would be associated with a robot. For example in context: The robot should perform a(n) _________ if circumstances allow. This word will be used alone, out of context of robotics and hopefully will remind the reader of robots. I am willing to accept there is...

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MetaEd

3:37 PM

Remarkable. I just upvoted an SWR.

Cerberus

Who are you?

MetaEd

@Cerberus That's what I'm wondering too.

No, seriously though, I've said numerous times that SWRs are not inherently bad questions, it's just that in practice most of them turn out to be.

So much so that the good SWRs are remarkable.

Cerberus

4:00 PM

@MetaEd Perhaps a journey to some holy tree in India is in order.

MetaEd

@Cerberus Budu saranai.

Cerberus

Quite so.

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4:22 PM

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Q: Term for an event where you present on a topic/research for general knowledge sharing

My synapses are failing to fire, but I need help finding a word for an event/gathering where a topic or research is presented, usually to peers for general knowledge sharing and/or discussion. We used to do them in college, for example about interesting ways to use analytical geometry in everyd...

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