what do you mean
fraining
interrogatively
misasked
interrogation
interrogative
challenge
inquisition
that
partimen
and then some
want to know
questioningly
the devil
hedge
like
misask
interrogatory
uninversion
questionable
quizlike
erotetic
punctuative
relative clause
quizzical
unask
amphibologia
question
interrogative sentence
please explain
as I was saying
in aid of
take a hint
if
not the case
should
do
hedging
query
enquiry
disagreement
inquiry
hey
rhetorical question
so
question mark
illative
restrictive clause
eh
squawk
stink
interrogation point
A.
again
scruple
asked and answered
enquiring
postessive case
discussionlike
who
midquestion
to be precise
quiz
reflection
erotematic
quodlibetical
conversion
affirmatio
inquiringly
may
ask
scheme
quiddity
quibble
dodge
enquiringly
backword
cavil
dilemmalike
clause
dodging
huh
line of inquiry
line of questioning
juxtapositive
difference
good question
suggestion
polemic
amphiboly
question the question
misasked
interrogative
questionable
quizlike
erotetic
punctuative
quizzical
not the case
illative
A.
discussionlike
erotematic
quodlibetical
dilemmalike
juxtapositive
interrogatively
questioningly
the devil
again
inquiringly
enquiringly
fraining
interrogation
challenge
inquisition
partimen
hedge
interrogative
interrogatory
uninversion
relative clause
amphibologia
question
interrogative sentence
please explain
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query
enquiry
disagreement
inquiry
rhetorical question
question mark
restrictive clause
squawk
stink
interrogation point
enquiring
postessive case
who
midquestion
reflection
conversion
affirmatio
ask
scheme
quiddity
quibble
dodge
backword
cavil
clause
dodging
line of inquiry
line of questioning
difference
suggestion
polemic
amphiboly
want to know
misask
unask
take a hint
should
do
query
scruple
quiz
may
question the question
noun
pron
- The aforementioned quality or proposition; used to emphatically affirm or deny a previous statement or question.
- The known (thing); used to refer to something just said.
- That's my car over there.
- The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
- (plural that) Which, who; representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition.
- Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.
conj
- Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
- Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
- Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence, or effect.
- Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
adv
- To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
- To a given extent or degree.
- To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
noun
det
noun
- A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
- A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
- Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
verb
prep
- Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something
- Typical of
- Approximating
- In the manner of, similarly to
- Such as
- Similar to, reminiscent of
- As if there would be
particle
- A delayed filler.
- Likely.
- Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
- Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
conj
adj
noun
- An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
- The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
- Something that a person likes (prefers).
- Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
verb
- To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
- To be likely.
- To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
- To want, desire. See also would like.
- To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
- To accept as an input.
adv
noun
- a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
- an instance of questioning
- the subject matter at issue
- uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
- a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
- an informal reference to a marriage proposal
verb
conj
- Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs.
- Although; used to introduce a concession.
- Supposing that; given that; supposing it is the case that.
- Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive indicating that the condition is closed.
- Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition or choice.
- Even if; even in the circumstances that.
- In the event that a statement is true (a programming statement that acts in a similar manner).
- Introducing a relevance conditional.
noun
verb
- In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc.
- Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future.
- Indicates that something is expected to have happened or to be the case now.
- Used to express a conditional outcome.
- With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.
- To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality.
- Used to impart a tentative, conjectural or polite nuance.
- Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.
- Simple past tense of shall.
- Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').
- Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.
- Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc.
noun
verb
- A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
- To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.
- To suffice.
- To finish.
- To fare, perform (well or poorly).
- To have (as an effect).
- To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).
- A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.
- To take drugs.
- To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
- To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.
- To be reasonable or acceptable.
- To have sex with. (See also do it)
- To have as one's job.
- To cook.
- To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
- To punish for a misdemeanor.
- To make or provide.
- A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
- To treat in a certain way.
- To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
- A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
- Let’s do New York also.
- To kill.
- To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
- To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)
- To impersonate or depict.
- To injure (one's own body part).
- To perform; to execute.
- To cheat or swindle.
noun
- A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
- A homicide.
- A party, celebration, social function; usually of moderate size and formality.
- Something that can or should be done.
num
intj
- A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
- Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
- A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
- An expression of surprise.
- An exclamation to get attention.
- A protest or reprimand.
- An informal greeting, similar to hi.
noun
intj
- Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.
- Used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response to a question.
- Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.
conj
- Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
- Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
- With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
noun
- A type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and 10th centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.
- A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
adv
- To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
- To such an extent or degree; as.
- Very much.
- Very (negative clause).
- In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
- Very (positive clause).
- To the (implied) extent.
- In a particular manner.
adj
intj
- Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.
- An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of an individual addressed by the speaker.
- Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
- In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said; compare what, pardon.
- In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion; compare wha, huh, za.
- Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
verb
adj
noun
- A complaint or objection.
- A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
- A warning message indicating a possible error.
- An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
- The American night heron.
- A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.
verb
- To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
- To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
- To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
- To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
- To speak out; to protest.
adj
- asked
- amphibious
- avancé (fast)
- Asian
- Australian
- arterial
- alto
- auxiliary
- adjusted
- asymmetric
- accepted
- astragal
- anterior
- American
- arctic
- approved
- atomic
- Absolute
- absent
noun
- apprentice
- absorbance; absorbancy
- accusative case
- amphibian
- attack
- August
- author
- automobile
- application
- Amos, the book of
- adjutant
- accumulator
- acre; acres
- Angstrom
- ana; anna
- April
- anode
- answer
- artificer
- air branch
- atomic weight
- associate; association
- academy; academician
- age; aged
- airman
- assault, as on a badge
- air
- administration
- admiral
- alfa
- amateur
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- Artillery
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- address
- adult
- acid
- aircraft; airplane
- article
- Atlantic
- arctic
- army
- accommodation
- America; Americanization
- ambassador
- alto
adv
verb
prep
adv
- I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.
- Another time; once more.
- Over and above a factor of one.
- Back (to a former place or state).
- Moreover; besides; further.
- Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".
- Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
- Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
noun
- An implied criticism.
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The folding of a part; a fold.
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- Careful thought or consideration.
noun
- interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
- an event that results in a transformation
- a change in the units or form of an expression:
- a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
- a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
- a change of religion
- act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
- the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
verb
- Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.
- Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
- To be able to go.
- To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
- Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
- To gather may, or flowers in general.
- To celebrate May Day.
noun
noun
- An act or instance of asking.
- An asking price.
- A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.
- An eft; newt.
- A lizard.
- Something asked or asked for.
verb
- To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
- To put forward (a question) to be answered.
- To request or petition; usually with for.
- To invite.
- To take (a person's situation) as an example.
- To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
- To request permission to do something.
- To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
- To request (information, or an answer to a question).
noun
- a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
- an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
- an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
- a schematic or preliminary plan
verb
noun
- A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
- A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.
- A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
verb
intj
- Used to reinforce a question.
- Used to express doubt or confusion.
- Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
- Used to create a tag question.
- Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
- Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
noun
- A disagreement or argument.
- The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
- An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
- A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- The quality of being different.
- The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
- The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
- Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
- A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
noun
- Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
- Information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence.
- Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.
- The act of suggesting.
- The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.
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