"Temper" is both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to a person's mood or emotional state, often how calm or angry they ...

A Word, Please: Of adjectives and noun phrases. By June Casagrande . May 17, 2013 7:47 PM PT . Share; Share via Close extra sharing options. Facebook; X; Email; Copy Link URL Copied! Print; ...

To form the possessive of a noun that ends in S, AP style has separate rules for proper names and generic nouns. For proper names like James, AP says, add an apostrophe only: He borrowed James’ car.

"Fiddle" is both a verb and a noun. As a noun, it's another name for a violin. As a verb, it means to touch, move, or handle something in a restless or careless way, sometimes also meaning to cheat or ...

Words like "bat," "desert," "wind," and "clip" all have multiple meanings but are confusingly spelled the same way. ... The word even has a noun form, which is an object that helps attach two things.

GlenH7 has a word problem. His team is using a word—"charge"—that can be either a verb or a noun. "And in some cases when we're discussing the application, it will be used both ways in the ...

Eight words were put forward by Oxford language experts as contenders for the 2023 Word of the Year. The words reflected "the mood, ethos, or preoccupations of the year," according to the release.