Oct 28, 2014 · In the following usage, which is the correct form for the superlative of the adjective "rare"? "the rarest on Earth" or "the most rare on Earth"?

Hindus believe that if they die here, there is an automatic upgrade to heaven, no matter what the sin committed on earth. It is amazing how god provides this wild-card entry at death. I …

Jul 10, 2023 · She’s found: an antique piece of serving ware–I think it was a pie slicer or cheese knife that was the rarest part of a set, rare pyrex dishes, an original Holly Hobbie doll, a jar of …

Jan 22, 2015 · It's common knowledge that the (Greek) gods drank nectar and ate ambrosia, but I've never heard that their ichor had a noteworthy odor—or that the gods exuded it on any but …

Jun 14, 2016 · Lexico says that 'misconstrue' is rare. Collins shows a frequency-of-usage graph indicating the same, and puts it in the 'rarest' of its categories.

Feb 16, 2025 · Indeed the earliest-occurring term, amnios, the OED assigns to its frequency band 2, its second to rarest classification. That means it remains extremely rare. The OED …

Oct 23, 2015 · Safe as Houses : John Hotten argued in his Slang Dictionary of 1859 that safe as houses may have arisen when the intense speculation on railways in Britain — the railway …

Sep 14, 2015 · Is there a specific term for words that can be used in the form of a verb and also a noun but pronounced differently? Example: Content, Record..

Oct 25, 2016 · I'm looking for a word to describe food that is very tasty and unhealthy/fattening, probably served in oversize portions. For example: a mountain of pancakes with lots of butter, …

Sep 22, 2024 · One source refers to this volume as "baseball's rarest book"; and as its title suggests, before fans came into popular usage, the slang term for baseball enthusiasts—at …