Is there a single word that means both logging in and logging out? I have a single file which I currently have named as Login. But it does more than logging in, it also logs out. I’m looking for a word that encompasses both login and logout. Answer Logging in is authenticating and logging out … Read more
In my language I have a phrase/wordplay about a guy surrounded by cats: “I see just a bunch of _____” I need a hypernym that is a word for the cute cats and the cute guy, in a playful way. In my language it’s just a diminutive of a word for cat. Answer pussycat humorous: … Read more
Is there a term (compound word or phrase would be acceptable) one could use to refer to either the Moon or the Sun depending on the time of day? Other than the big shiny thing in the sky. I’d use it in a sentence like: “The Sun/Moon is green because…” The Sun is a star … Read more
If a value (e.g. in mathematics or information science) can either decrease or increase let’s say by one, does there exist a neutral expression based on increment and decrement which covers both cases? Here’s an example: The number of players may only increase or decrease exactly by one. Here’s my phantasy English sentence: The negative … Read more
In economics there are things such as “fixed” and “variable” costs. In math there are “fixed” and “variable” slopes. Is there a single word that’s best to describe both of the terms at once? I’ve come up with measurability, gradient, and quantifiability, but I don’t feel super comfortable with any of them. An example in … Read more
Alcohol, weed, poppers, … etc. All those different substances produce feelings of pleasure and happiness. Do they share a hypernym in English? Answer “Intoxicant” covers all of your examples. It has a root in “toxic”, poisonous. Intoxicant is commonly used in legal parlance. “Drug” is commonly used for all of your examples except alcohol, although … Read more
Is there a collective term to describe bees, wasps, hornets, and the like? I’m looking for a term that refers to insects that look like bees, wasps and hornets that could also sting. I’m trying to translate a Japanese word (that can mean all these without being specific) into English. Below are two of the … Read more
What is a hypernym for the adjectives which describe various body parts or systems? For example: eyes : ocular lungs : pulmonary ears : aural How would I best phrase asking for such words, for example, if I wanted to know the equivalent word for the skin? (just an example, please don’t respond with “cutaneous”). … Read more
In Chinese and Vietnamese sometimes a word is made up by listing its examples. For example, “table-chair” means furniture, “month-year” means time, “land-water” means country, “spring-summer-fall-winter” means the cycle of time, “birth-old-sickness-death” means the cycle of life. Of course words for “furniture” or “time” exist, but by using “table-chair” or “month-year”, the alluded concepts are … Read more
Writing a concept description for a product, I’m trying to describe the possible modes of operation tersely. One of those modes of operation is “Walking on even ground”, another is “Ascending or descending stairs, holding hand rail”. I was wondering, is there a hypernym I could use instead of “ascending or descending stairs” that describes … Read more
