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Q&A Meretricious - A bit too fancy?

I have a character that I want to sound very intelligent, well educated, someone who always uses the correct words with no unnecessary filler. I have found the word 'meretricious' which has the pe...

3 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by RichK‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Finding words through meanings

Is there a place or a type of dictionary or even a good method, that instead of searching for a word, I can search for a meaning and get more words that have similar idea or meaning? For example, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by xenon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Word for a Female Teenager? [closed]

I am writing a book about a teenage girl. In one line, I am saying that she saw another female. When I say... she saw another girl I think saying girl will make her sound like a child rather ...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by DoctorKelly‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A A thesaurus that detects rhyming

I have been looking for a word that rhymes with post with similar meaning to a school. But I go to thesaurus.com, sounding the words on my head for results under "school" and none rhyme. I then tr...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Jossie Calderon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What linguistic tools do you use?

I've got a Flip Dictionary, a Thesaurus, my trusty Strunk&White, and I use the almighty GOOG(le) should I ever be unsure of the definition of a word. What does everyone else use? Is there some ...

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Satanicpuppy‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭