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Abstract nouns: deceit, information, cunning, and nouns derived from adjectives, such as honesty, wisdom, intelligence, poverty, stupidity, curiosity, and words ending with "-ness", such as goodness, freshness, laziness, and nouns which are homonyms of adjectives with a similar meaning, such as good, bad (can also use goodness and badness), hot ...
(box stall) compartment in a barn where an animal can move untethered (UK: loose box) stand (v.) to be a candidate in an election *(US: run) to be vertical; to remain stationary; to buy (someone) (something) starter first course of a meal *(US usu. appetizer); more s.v. entree: one that starts (as a device to start an engine)
pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words). (a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome (i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
Lists of English words. Lists of collective nouns; Lists of English words by country or language of origin. Lists of English words of Celtic origin; Lists of English words of Scottish origin; Lists of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year; Lists of pejorative terms for people; Lists of words having different meanings in American and British English
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
Just as research has shown that corporate jargon is isolating young workers because they don’t know the meaning of phrases like “deep dive”, it won’t be long until Gen X managers feel left ...
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom; List of British words not widely used in the United States; List of South African English regionalisms; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z
Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.