How did the word "beaver" come to be associated with vagina?
5 In colonial times it was thought that prostitutes spread veneral diseases through contact with their pubic area, so the women were made "bald" in that area for health reasons. However, …
What's another way to say "problem area"? - English Language
What @TrevorD said. If "areas" is an important word here I think it needs to be retained. That's to say if the purpose of the memory audits is to identify areas where [multiple] problems occur, I …
In what contexts would I capitalize "city" and "county"?
However, in these other contexts below, I am not sure whether county and city would be considered proper nouns. Is a reference to a specific geographic area considered a proper …
What's 'my local area' mean? Can it be my hometown?
Usually, your local area is the area around where you currently reside since by living there you are considered a local. Your hometown is where you grew up. For some, their hometown is their …
What do you call the empty/arid zones on both sides of a highway?
For example: salt flats, desert, cactus patch, red rock mesas, etc. If you mean the strip of land immediately adjacent to a road, often covered in gravel, this is known as the shoulder of the …
What is the difference between “area”, “zone”, and “site”?
An excellent question, which I can't do justice to but will comment: an area can be any size, a zone is a 'very special' area (it's a less common word too) and a site is also a synonym of …
Is there a non-medical name for the curve where index finger and …
Thus, he should follow common practice in every academic paper, which is to define any new term or acronym when it is first introduced to the audience: "People often hit their purlicue (the …
What is a word that describes cities, towns, and villages?
Closed 7 years ago. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a city is "an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village"; a town is "a compactly settled …
word meaning - Is it called a residential area or residential location ...
The important word here is "living". You live in an area, whereas something exists or happens at a location. This is a nice location for a high-rise apartment building, overlooking the park, and …
What is a good word to describe a large geographical area
What is a good word (or a phrase) to describe a large, extensive geographical area, spanning several regions? I am not looking to use this in a particular context, but to help in …