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BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of dictionary is dictionaries. dictionary: a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged ….

BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) Dice is the plural form of die. die: a small cube or other geometric shape marked on each face with ….

BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of diagnosis is diagnoses. diagnosis: the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms ….

BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of deer is deer. deer : any of various slender- legged, even-toed, ruminant mammals (family Cervidae, the deer ….

The phrase “deep-seated,” means situated far below the surface or firmly established. The incorrect spelling “deep-seeded” could seem right since one might think that when ….

This is commonly misused and a serious personal pet peeve of mine. The origin of the word decimate is, unsurprisingly, from the Latin decimatus, past ….

The adjective decent means sufficient or acceptable. The local diner you like to frequent may not serve a four-star breakfast, but it probably has decent ….

In this idiom, the appropriate definition of curb is an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter. The ….

Cue typically refers to a signal that encourages someone to take an action, while queue indicates an ordered line or file. Both cue and queue ….