Jul 18, 2017 · perceptive? intuitive? But a noun. Specifically referring to the psychology of those around her. She knows of others' intentions from paying attention, listening and she has an excellent gauge …

I'm interested as to where the word heyday comes from, and how has it come to mean what it does. The definition is: hey·day 1 [hey-dey] noun the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, s...

Nov 1, 2018 · Meaning 2 in the Wiktionary entry for observe is the one you want: (transitive) To follow or obey the custom, practice, or rules (especially of a religion). The first example is: Please observe all …

Jun 29, 2017 · I used "big whoop" today and realized that while I know how to use it, I have no idea what it literally means. Looking into it, it is very related to the sarcastic phrase "big deal&q...

woo-. This isn’t a useful class of words to memorize, but they’re interesting in terms of etymology. The sequence wu is uncommon in English spelling (the letter w, as its name implies, used to be written …

Dec 23, 2015 · From another scene I heard some person said (I don't know where that person was from) "would you" like "woo'zhu". So, how to pronounce these phrases ? Should I put sound "ch" (like from …

Someone turned down my invitation for visit to our university for some private reasons. I am not sure what he meant by that. The situation is like he used to work for a company and there might be a

Aug 3, 2012 · Woman used to be wifman, a combination of wif, meaning "woman" (whence wife), and man in the meaning "human being". Female, on the other hand, comes from Latin femella (compare …

Jun 8, 2011 · I heard this phrase in the GTA San Andreas game. Sounds pretty offensive, nonetheless I don't really get what he meant to say. The context was something like: "Hey do you wanna make …

Oct 1, 2011 · What is the difference between coquette and flirt? They seem to mean the exact same thing; is it only their historical or etymological baggage that determines different usage?