enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword_abbreviations

    The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.

  3. Situation puzzle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_puzzle

    Usually, situation puzzles are played in a group, with one person hosting the puzzle and the others asking questions which can only be answered with a "yes" or "no" answer. Depending upon the settings and level of difficulty, other answers, hints or simple explanations of why the answer is yes or no, may be considered acceptable.

  4. Unintended consequences - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_consequences

    Errors in analysis of the problem or following habits that worked in the past but may not apply to the current situation. Immediate interests overriding long-term interests. Basic values which may require or prohibit certain actions even if the long-term result might be unfavourable (these long-term consequences may eventually cause changes in ...

  5. List of obsolete technology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_obsolete_technology

    Obsolete technology Replacement Still used for Bathing machine: No longer required due to changing social standards of morality Hourglass: Clock: Tasks where a fixed amount of time can be measured with a low-tech solution: Exposure time tracker in saunas (where electronics might be damaged by the heat or ultraviolet light); retro kitchen timers, board games, other short-term timers.

  6. Crossword - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword

    Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [28] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...

  7. 10 Weird Olympic Sports That No Longer Exist, from Tug of War ...

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/10-weird-olympic-sports-no...

    Underwood Archives/Getty Images. It's a nightmare-inducing feat for most teens in physical education (been there), but believe it or not, the activity was an official Olympic sport in 1896, 1904 ...

  8. List of superseded scientific theories - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superseded...

    These theories that are no longer considered the most complete representation of reality but remain useful in particular domains or under certain conditions. For some theories, a more complete model is known, but for practical use, the coarser approximation provides good results with much less calculation.

  9. List of obsolete occupations - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_obsolete_occupations

    The occupation of lady's companion became obsolete because upper-class women no longer primarily stayed in the home, and also because of the many other employment opportunities open to modern women. Cultur: 18: 20: Lamplighter: Lamplighters toured public streets at dusk, lighting outdoor fixtures by means of a wick on a long pole.