I read the expression in a scientific article which said something like ‘wrapping magnetic particles about the metal core...’. The actual meaning is supposed to be ‘wrap around’ but just curious to see if it’s possible to use ‘about’ with ‘wrap’ to represent a grander idea of ‘surrounding’?

If someone is quiet, gentle and taciturn. you could say he is ____________ (something other than innocent)

Is there actually a word for such people? I know a few friends who always dumb down complicated things for better retention and use it for explaining others. They always make their point succinctly of course, without losing out on the crux of the matter.

Example sentence: People always fill their houses with stuff. Stuff not __ enough to be useful or cheap enough to be thrown away. Is there a word that means "in good condition"? Basically, a word that means "healthy" but applied to machines/devices/tools.

Is there a single word that describes someone who was born into a lower social class family but struggled along to a higher social class with his/ her own efforts?

can I use this phrase "English language conceived" correct?

ODO defines subtitles as both A subordinate title of a published work or article giving additional information about its content. and Captions displayed at the bottom of a cinema or television screen that translate or transcribe the dialogue or narrative. The former is (I think) self-...

Here is the example sentence with the word/phrase that I am seeking to replace in brackets: "Similarly to activity recognition, object detection can be used on a video or any dynamic medium as well as [on real life objects], but the problem of object detection is easier because it looks at one o...

Is there a word for or a common expression that describes when a writer has decided to stop writing? Think of a poet or a book writer who has decided to stop writing. “The author has decided to retired from writing.” “The author has decided to stop writing again.” “The author has decided to ...

Words like kingdom, duchy, barony, empire, counties can be used to refer to land that's owned by some political entity. Is there a word that can be used to group or describe such words?