In the sentence: This experience gave me a new perspective. What would be an eloquent word (or short phrase) that I could use instead of "perspective"?

I'm confused about the name of one list in my to-do lists. In this list, I want to include important things that belong to quite different categories and happen irregularly or only once. For example, I may go to the supermarket this Saturday or Sunday, depending on when the rain stops. Also, I ha...

What do you call a project which is tossed up as a very plump & has potential but is just creating busywork for some people's existence. The potential project will eventually end up losing its fizz. Serious people will work on it because of inept management's push not recognizing for what it is o...

I'm looking for a word that means "becoming lost," much like how obsolescent means "becoming obsolete" or how moribund means "approaching death; dying." I want to use it in the sense that certain knowledge of the past is becoming lost. A sample sentence follows: "It is a shame that certain tr...

I am pretty sure I saw this rare definition in Wiktionary, which might not be 100% accurate with the wordings, but it goes like "put the male genital from one side to another in trousers". At the first glance, I thought it's so hilarious but the next day I totally forgot which word it was. All I ...

The definition of 'segment' from English Oxford Living Dictionaries: segment (noun) 1. each of the parts into which something is or may be divided. I hope we can say "segments of the community"; "a segment of a television program", but is it okay to say "a segment of an academic daily ...

I can't recall the name of a term used to bring all of your assets to bear against one of many foes/problems at a time, instead of all of them at once. As I recall, it was a military maneuver (could be strategic or tactical) that referred to how to deal with many enemies. Instead of attack them...

I've checked the etymology of "defer" out of curiosity and saw that it stems from Latin "de-": away from, and Latin "ferre": bring/carry. Is it possible to use defer in the sense that a message was being carried from A to B or is this grossly incorrect? I am aware that is not what the word means...

I am looking for a word which can connote the sense of solidarit ywith onesself. I've seen the awkward term "self-solidarity" come up in the literature (example linked), but it seems that there ought to be a better word.

Background The use of the word "Trinity" occurs frequently in Catholicism when referring to God's nature, 3 persons in 1 God. What words would describe a being that is 2 persons, 4 persons, 5 persons, etc.?

The title says it all: I'm looking for something like an adjective of tree. In the middle of the bridesmaids' table sat an exquisite fall floral arrangement. In the middle of the giants' table sat an exquisite fall $adjective arrangement.