Jan 15, 2020 · Cog traditionally referred to the individual teeth on the cogwheel. Here is the first definition in "cog, n. 2" in the Oxford English Dictionary: One of a series of teeth or similar projections …

Jan 4, 2015 · The expression is most likely a variation of the idiom to put/throw a spanner in the works It describes the act of sabotaging or hindering a plan or project. The origin is rather obvious in this …

Jul 28, 2015 · Staffs, when you're talking about the staff of Office A and the staff of Office B. If you are talking about the kind of staff that Gandalf carries, the plural is staves, which is a word I've always liked.

Nov 16, 2021 · What is the difference between PT (Pacific Time), PDT (Pacific Daylight Time), and PST (Pacific Standard Time)? Also, is the time format "2:00pm PT" unambiguous?

Sep 2, 2014 · The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name). Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little". It is often spelled with an …

Jul 11, 2011 · Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition Flat: noun. [ countable ] ( BrE ) a set of rooms for living in, including a kitchen, usually on one floor of a building. Apartment： noun. (

Nov 23, 2021 · I am trying to find an answer as to how to use the compound word "cross-functional" correctly to describe working with a team from different departments. I collaborated …

Sep 23, 2014 · 1 is the closest to being correct here. It's an East End London idiom. It is used when someone is very angry & arguing, & sticking their face right into the person that they are angry …

Jan 7, 2015 · It is a good question. Perhaps because the hand symbolises the joining together - hand in hand - the attaching of the ring, the tying of the knot etc.

Oct 22, 2014 · Is worser correct grammatically? I know it seems incorrect, but I stumbled upon the word when reading Hamlet: Oh, throw away the worser part of it, And live the purer with the other half. Li...