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  1. What is the difference between "filtrated" and "filtered"?

    The word "filtered" seems to be much more common than "filtrated". I know that these words derive from "to filter" and "to filtrate". What is the difference in meaning between these two verbs? The

  2. single word requests - English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日 ...

    Jun 27, 2014 · Is there an English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日), which means the sunshine filtering through the leaves of a tree (or trees)? It is made up of three kanji and the hiragana particle れ. The …

  3. "Filter by" or "filter according to"? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Feb 20, 2018 · trier has another translation of "to sort" in which case "sort by" is much more common than "sort according to". The verb "to filter" has a more passive meaning in which the filtration …

  4. Filter by or with? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 4, 2017 · Use by. With suggests the agent by which you will filter (or alternatively, the type of list you want to filter), rather than the criterion.

  5. Is there a word for the selective removal of items from a list (other ...

    Jun 21, 2020 · Is the filtered-list "the 'new' list of what was filtered out" or "the 'old' list that remains after all the filter-removals"?

  6. What's a word for the shape of the space among the trees in a forest?

    Jan 18, 2017 · 47 The word "interstice" comes to mind. I'm a biology graduate and we referred to the space between the body's tissues as the interstitial space. Interstice — ODO (noun) usually …

  7. Can 'filtered' be ambiguous? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Thanks for the suggestions. Indeed "filtered in" seems quite strange, perhaps "filtered through" at best, but avoiding "filtered" at all seems to be a more reasonable solution.

  8. word choice - Verbs to describe how light moves - English Language ...

    Mar 22, 2014 · Morning light filtered earns a respectable 13,200 results, whereas morning light slipped gains only 264 results. If the OP is looking for an expression which is not clichéd, slipped is a worthy …

  9. meaning - Why are two Past Participles used together? - English ...

    The pair were pictured locked in an embrace in an empty Luzhniki Stadium after proud Three Lions supporters filtered out of the ground. Homes are seen caught in the deluge of flooding east of Fall ...

  10. Historical change in the use of "dude" in 60's US

    Jul 17, 2020 · He thinks it's unlikely that it could have ever filtered from white California surf culture to African-American NYC culture. It seems like both hypotheses are sketchy.