Definition of ‘miss out on’ from Merriam-Webster: to miss the opportunity or obligation Here’s my problem: I have used ‘missed out on’ in my context as a way to refer to an experience that someone didn’t get to have. This person didn’t ‘miss out on’ having the experience by their own choice, but because of … Read more
I’ve been wracking my brain for the term for this all week. I’m almost certain there is a single word for the quantity that you make in an experiment, where you can’t (easily) measure what you really want. For example: When measuring the specific heat of an object using a calorimeter, we are taking temperature … Read more
i asking on behalf of someone. What is a single word that could mean “hair clog” and is used ubiquitously. Hair clog that accumulates in pipes (eventually you need plumber) Thank you. Answer A more general term for a sewer blockage is a fatberg about which Wikipedia says a congealed mass in a sewer system … Read more
I am working on profiling a graphical PC application. In this context, profiling is the act of taking measurements, mostly time based (like “time elapsed while rendering x”), but also some simple values (like “the number of x used” where x is not a unit of time). Multiple of “the same” measurements are taken by … Read more
I am looking for a word for “bringing someone over to your side of the argument”? By doing so Enoch ____ [the audience] What I want transmitted: By doing so Enoch makes his audience believe him … Edit: I should note that the reader has no opinion yet… Based on responses this is what I … Read more
I am trying to write a paragraph and I need to describe the sound that a wolf’s paws/footsteps will make whilst running. Can anyone recommend me a word? Answer I suggest “padding” on the sand, on the gravel, or “thudding”. pad – (verb) to walk so that one’s footsteps make a dull, muffled sound. I … Read more
I was watching a video of Richard Feynman, the physicist, and an interviewer asked him to explain magnetic repulsion. (The video can be seen here.) In the video, Feynman explains that he cannot actually answer the question because it keeps unraveling into further deeper questions. Essentially, that in order to answer the question, there is … Read more
I’m looking for a word to refer to the act of trying to embarrass someone to the point that they do something they don’t want to do. Example: Let’s say all of your friends are jumping off of a cliff into a lake, but you don’t want to, for whatever reason. One friend remains at … Read more
Been racking my brain for days on this and can’t seem to come up with the right word (or two words) to fully encapsulates describe this type of person… Someone who leads people en masse to transform their lives by educating them, guiding and mentoring them, but through the lens of “on a mass scale” … Read more
I first encountered the term “agenda-driven” in description of cat breed’s temperaments. While I sense the meaning, being non-native speaker makes it hard to understand term “agenda-driven” in various contexts. I see this term used more and more often. No dictionaries are defining it. I mentioned the cat’s context only to show how widespread and … Read more
