fresh hell
the devil
what the Devil
what in tarnation
why oh why
whatever
questionwise
quizlike
interrogative
for goodness' sakes
in aid of
should
Q
catechism
whatchoo
anyway
erotetic
in heaven's name
earthly
what about
for goodness' sake
interrogatively
imprimis
stress
enquiry
query
question
inquiry
interrogation
question word
question the question
just wondering
erotematic
what
deliberative
fraining
questionable
you
partimen
midquestion
carritches
address
in the world
questionize
FAQ
prenucleus
asking
why on Earth
exactly
why in God's name
clean language
ask the question
question stem
when
so
want to know
questioning
shall
bend
disputatious
shebang
testlet
valid
raise
conceptless
there are two sides to every story
pump
v.g.
quodlibetical
any and every
particularism
clause
enquiring
short-answer
queryingly
though
challenge
significance
rhetorical question
accent
ob-
onomasiology
quizzing
the
Socratize
speaking of
ah
questionary
befuddled
affirmatio
muddled
lot
feature
addled
unpack
germane
direct question
questionwise
quizlike
interrogative
erotetic
earthly
erotematic
questionable
questioning
disputatious
valid
conceptless
quodlibetical
questionary
befuddled
muddled
addled
germane
the devil
anyway
what about
interrogatively
imprimis
exactly
when
v.g.
queryingly
though
speaking of
fresh hell
Q
catechism
stress
enquiry
query
question
inquiry
interrogation
question word
deliberative
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partimen
midquestion
carritches
FAQ
prenucleus
asking
clean language
question stem
shebang
testlet
particularism
clause
enquiring
short-answer
challenge
significance
rhetorical question
accent
onomasiology
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lot
direct question
should
question the question
address
questionize
ask the question
want to know
shall
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unpack
pron
- What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.
- Anything; thing(s) of unspecified kind, or no matter what kind; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.
- Anything that; all that.
- Regardless of anything that.
det
- What ever; emphatic form of 'what'.
- Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.
- Any ... that; of no matter what type or kind that.
- Any; of no matter what type or kind.
adv
intj
adj
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
noun
- question or questions
- qualified
- queen
- a gadget master, gadget creator
- quarter
- quasar
- Quality factor
- American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
character
name
- the hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle, source); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)
- The pseudonym of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- Quran
- QAnon (anonymous poster on anonymous online message boards)
adv
- Used at the end of a question for emphasis, or to direct the conversation to something of more broad importance (compare with more to the point).
- Regardless; anyhow.
- Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least.
- Used to indicate a change of subject.
prep_phrase
noun
- Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
- A suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound, word or word group by means of of loudness, duration or pitch; phonological prominence.
- distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
- Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
- Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
- A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
- The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
- Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
- The suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound by means of of loudness and/or duration; phonological prominence phonetically achieved by means of dynamics as distinct from pitch.
verb
noun
- an instance of questioning
- the subject matter at issue
- a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
- 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
pron
- Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
- That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
- That; which; who.
- Anything that; all that; whatever.
particle
det
- Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
- Used to form exclamations.
- Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
- Which; the ... that.
intj
- Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
- An expression of surprise or disbelief.
- What! That’s amazing!
- What did you say? I beg your pardon?
- What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
adv
- In what way; to what extent.
- Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
noun
noun
det
- Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.
- The individual or group spoken or written to.
noun
pron
- Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
- (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
- The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
- The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
- The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
- The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
verb
verb
- address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
- speak to
- give a speech to
- put an address on (an envelope)
- direct a question at someone
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
- access or locate by address
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- speak to someone
- adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
noun
- (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
- the manner of speaking to another individual
- a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
- written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
- the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
- social skill
adv
- At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
- A circumstance or situation in which.
- The time at, on or during which.
- At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
conj
- At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
- At what time; at which time.
- During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
- Since; given the fact that; considering that.
- Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
pron
intj
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 introduce a rhetorical question.
- Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
- With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
adj
- In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
- True, accurate.
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
verb
verb
- To apply to a task or purpose.
- To stoop.
- To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- To cause to change direction.
- To change direction.
- To force to submit.
- To submit.
- To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
- To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
- To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- To become curved.
- To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
- To be inclined; to direct itself.
- To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
- To swing the body when rowing.
noun
- The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
- Hard, indurated clay; bind.
- In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
- A curve.
- The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
- Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
- One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
- A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
- A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
adj
- Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
- Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
- Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
- Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.
- Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
- Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
verb
- To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
- To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
- To cause something to come to the surface of water.
- To create, increase or develop.
- To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
- To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
- To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
- To open, initiate.
- To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
- To collect or amass.
- To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
- To promote.
- To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
- To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
- To bring up; to grow.
- To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
- To exponentiate, to involute.
- To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
- To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
- To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
- To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
- To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
- To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
noun
verb
- To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning.
- To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
- To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
- To pass gas; to fart quietly.
- Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
- To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.
- To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
- To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
- To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
- To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
- To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
- To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
- To copulate.
noun
- A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)
- A dancing shoe.
- A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
- A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
- A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
- An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
- The heart.
- A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.
- A type of shoe without a heel.
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
noun
- Emphasis or importance in general.
- A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
- Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- Expressions in general; speech.
- A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- A prime symbol.
- A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
- A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
verb
article
- Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
- Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
- Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
- Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
- Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
- When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
- Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it hints at is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already completely specified.
- Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
- Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
- Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
adv
- With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
- With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none.
prep
particle
- Used for emphasis; sometimes placed at the end of a short wh-question.
- Marks a tag question prompting the listener to clarify something.
- A filler word used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
- Emphasizes the need for the listener's absolute acknowledgment or consent.
intj
- An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.
- A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
noun
verb
noun
- Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
- That which happens without human design or forethought.
- One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
- A large quantity or number; a great deal.
- A number of people taken collectively.
- A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
- A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
- A prize in a lottery.
- Allotment; lottery.
- An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
- All members of a set; everything.
- The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
verb
- To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
- To appear, to make an appearance.
- To star, to contain.
noun
- An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- An important or main item.
- The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
verb
- To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.
- To empty containers that had been packed.
- To unzip, decompress.
- To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
- To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
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