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A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused
a pun
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a pun
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused
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a status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
a tenure
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a tenure
a status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
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To hide or store away for later use.
to stash
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to stash
To hide or store away for later use.
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To mix irregularly something with something else.
intersperse
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intersperse
To mix irregularly something with something else.
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a geological occurrence where subterranean bitumen leaks to the surface, creating a large puddle, pit, or lake of asphalt. In Computer Science it refers to "Turing tarpit" a general term for one of the various esoteric programming languages designed to be Turing-complete while in some sense simplifying to the greatest extent possible both the syntax and the semantics of the language (cf Wikipedia).
a tar pit
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a tar pit
a geological occurrence where subterranean bitumen leaks to the surface, creating a large puddle, pit, or lake of asphalt. In Computer Science it refers to "Turing tarpit" a general term for one of the various esoteric programming languages designed to be Turing-complete while in some sense simplifying to the greatest extent possible both the syntax and the semantics of the language (cf Wikipedia).
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(by extension) Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
anemic
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anemic
(by extension) Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
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to seize something and hold it firmly (transitive)
to grapple
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to grapple
to seize something and hold it firmly (transitive)
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High-pitched and piercing (adjective)
shrill
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shrill
High-pitched and piercing (adjective)
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Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding (literally)
strident
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strident
Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding (literally)
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market research action describing an undercover buys of a product or service to produce competitive analysis
mystery shopping
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mystery shopping
market research action describing an undercover buys of a product or service to produce competitive analysis
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a strong tendency towards a specific action or behaviour
proclivities
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proclivities
a strong tendency towards a specific action or behaviour
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a precursor; one that presages what is to come
harbinger
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harbinger
a precursor; one that presages what is to come
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prominent, worthy of note; pertinent or relevant (adjective)
salient
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salient
prominent, worthy of note; pertinent or relevant (adjective)
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Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
stringent
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stringent
Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
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hydroponic
method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions instead of soil
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method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions instead of soil
hydroponic
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To hang outwards / To press against
to lean
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to lean
To hang outwards / To press against
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"Keeping up with the Joneses"
was a popular expression in the beginning of the XXth century referring to the desire to be seen as being as good as one's neighbors or contemporaries using the comparative benchmarks of social caste or the accumulation of material goods.
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was a popular expression in the beginning of the XXth century referring to the desire to be seen as being as good as one's neighbors or contemporaries using the comparative benchmarks of social caste or the accumulation of material goods.
"Keeping up with the Joneses"
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A period of time spent doing or being something. A spell.
a stint
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a stint
A period of time spent doing or being something. A spell.
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synonym for a photography
a cable
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a cable
synonym for a photography
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a cloak
A long outer garment worn over the shoulders, a cape, often with a hood.
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A long outer garment worn over the shoulders, a cape, often with a hood.
a cloak
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To cut free.
to sever
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to sever
To cut free.
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steel
metal alloy of mostly iron plus carbon, harder than pure iron but malleable when hot.
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metal alloy of mostly iron plus carbon, harder than pure iron but malleable when hot.
steel
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approximately, about, abbreviated as "ca".
circa
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circa
approximately, about, abbreviated as "ca".
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cognitive dissonance
an uncomfortable feeling or stress caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously.
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an uncomfortable feeling or stress caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously.
cognitive dissonance
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(historical) A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".
a cabinet
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a cabinet
(historical) A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".
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(metaphor) to stand-out, to appear distinctly
to pop-out
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to pop-out
(metaphor) to stand-out, to appear distinctly
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Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
groundbreaking
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groundbreaking
Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
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the vice of eating to excess.
gluttony
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gluttony
the vice of eating to excess.
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a source of comfort or consolation.
a solace
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a solace
a source of comfort or consolation.
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To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
to reel
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to reel
To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
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(of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat
searing
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searing
(of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat
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(transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.
symbolic cleansing
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symbolic cleansing
(transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.
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(transitive) To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
to pester
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to pester
(transitive) To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
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(military) airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement
foothold
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foothold
(military) airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement