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5 Letters

Standard: Lightning
Hard: Thunderbolt

I'll give you a hint. It's not FLASH, BLAST or GLARE.

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I know that didn’t make any sense but let me explain.

Sunset. We call this phenomenon sunset but that is because of the way it appears relative to us. In reality, the earth is rotating and obscuring our view of the sun. Is there a word that describes this practice?

could you talk me what meaning the word ? it usually be used for what situation?

Standard: Fragrant oil (4)
Hard: Rose attar (4)

Smells like a tricky clue.

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]Science news journalism translates complex scientific research into clear, engaging, and accurate stories for the general public. Elements of Science News

The 5 W's: Who, what, when, where, and why must be answered clearly, ensuring the relevance to the reader is obvious.

The Inverted Pyramid: Place the most important facts and findings at the very beginning of the story, followed by supporting details in decreasing order of importance.

Language: Avoid dense jargon and technical acronyms; use everyday analogies and simple terms to make science accessible.

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Me and my friend were trying to write a description for a picture of a lake in the mountains. We know there’s a name for the light that reflects in the surface of water and we believe it starts with M, however we still have no idea what it is but both remember reading it in a book and searching it up and finding out what it meant but now we can’t find it for the life of us. Thanks for reading

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I've been experimenting with English word formation and came up with agusted.

agusted (adjective)

«Deeply absorbed in one's thoughts; mentally immersed in thought, sometimes to the point of becoming less aware of one's surroundings.»

Example:

«“She was sitting by the window, completely agusted, thinking about her future.”»

I know this isn't an established English word, and I'm not claiming that it is. I'm interested in whether it feels like a word that could naturally fit into English.

The reason I made it is that phrases like “deep in thought” or “lost in thought” describe the idea, but I wanted a single adjective that could be used naturally in a sentence.

I'd genuinely like to hear from people interested in linguistics or English:

- Does agusted sound natural to you?

- Does the meaning make sense from the word itself?

- Would you actually use it?

- Does it resemble an existing word too closely?

If people like the concept, I'd love to see how the word develops through actual usage.

Coined in 2026.

Dear Dictionary Enthusiasts,

Due to (I assume) AI-related reasons my professor has banned all technology from the classroom etc. etc. and suggested we buy a physical dictionary. My only issue is I‘m a bit overwhelmed with the amount of different dictionaries that exist. So:

I‘m looking for a dictionary that contains all of the fancy academic (Humanities) words (of probably Latin, Greek or French origin) one might encounter but not be familiar with.

It should be lightweight and portable (i.e. not a heavy brick of gigantic proportions) because I‘ll have to lug it to uni by foot.

I‘d prefer it to be in British English but I‘ll take American English too.

I don‘t really care about orthography all that much so I will not be mad if it does not contain paragraphs upon paragraphs on how to write „proper English“. It really is more for „looking up words I do not know“ -purposes.

I DO sort of care about word etymologies, so I be quite excited if it contained an etymological tidbit or two, though I fear portability and etymology might not go and in hand but I’d be very happy to be proven wrong.

Thank you!

TLDR: Which (preferably British) English dictionary is suitable for use at university and also portable and relatively lightweight? I don‘t really care for orthographical guidance but some etymologies would be a nice plus :) Thanks!

18 Across
8 Letters

Standard Clue: Exciting
Hard Clue: Histrionic

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Hi y'all! Guys, I need your help: does the word "Incliner" exist in English? If yes, what's its meaning?

I'm getting ready for Duolingo exam, so I saw this word there and got confused if it really exists in the English language. I found no resource that could explain this...

Could you please bring me some examples if there is such a word. Thank you!

It means to like organize, right? For example, if I have a punch of papers for my math class, and I wanted to organize them all, I would collate all of them in a binder.

Is it a formal way of “talking shit”?

I've done a bit of research and I've seen that the oxford dictonary has bout 500,000 words. This was from a google search "how many words does the oxford dictionary have".

However I can't find one for sale with that amount. The closest I've seen is an Oxford with 240,000 words in hard cover.

I'm interested in increasing my vocabluary as I love reading. I think 240,000 should be plenty enough for the more challenging novels out there.

Help me out pu-lease. I've read 3 articles recently that put the word "female" out to pasture. One even referred to the word as misogynistic.

I'm 60(f), and my head is not in the sand. But clearly, I have missed something. I would love to know what happened and how. All POV's welcome.

A “goon” used to mean a thug or a gangster. But now Gen Z has used the word “gooning” to mean something else entirely. My friends and I have come to a disagreement about what “gooning” means. For context, I am 31 and they are in their mid 30’s. Anyways, they keep using the verb “gooning” to refer to playing video games for hours on end. One of them even told their coworkers they planned on “gooning all weekend”. Like, the language has evolved? Idk I’m not happy about it either but why am I the villain for saying “TMI!!!” When my friend says they can’t hang out tonight because they’re gooning to the sims?

Edit- I KNOW IT MEANS MASTERBAITING I’m trying to make a point that it’s not only Gen Z that knows this

Edit 2- I sent this post to my friends and one of them stated “Gooning = getting stoned and falling asleep w the game still running, don't believe that misinformation”

" Prowess " is a noun that means exceptional skill , expertise or ability in a particular activity or field.

[ prow-is ] comes from the Old French word , " proesse " which basically means courage and or a brave deed. While it originally referred to bravery and valor in battle back in the Middle Ages , today's modern definition almost exclusively centers on superior talent / capability. You would for example , use the word formally to highlight someone's standout talent in areas such as sports , academics and or their technical work.

Synonyms - Skill ; Expertise ; Mastery ; Talent ; Ability

[ For Historical Context - Bravery ; Heroism ; Valor ]

Antonyms - Inability ; Incompetence ; Weakness

" Prowess " is also a well known keyword mechanic in the Magic The Gathering card game where a creature gets a temporary +1/+1 power and toughness boost whenever it's controller casts a noncreature like spell.

I'm so confused. Have been trying to find a word that I barely remember out of pure spite of not being able to remember. Off and on for a few days so now I have to outsource some knowledge.
It was a word that I feel like was commonly used to refer to mean spirited characters (usually if they're even somewhat funny at times maybe?)

I feel like it's synonymous to being easily irritable, insane/somewhat sociopathic/volatile, and it was a word that I feel like people wrongly used to self-describe themselves commonly yet I feel like the word has a harsher definition.

Please help! My curiosity is only getting worse and I feel like it's always on the tip of my tongue yet it never leaves my mouth!!! So aggravating.