caramelaphobia

(alternative forrms: karamelaphobia, sitophobia)

(plural: caramelaphobias)

The phobia of candy.

"Caramelaphobia is a pretty uncommon phobia."

by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023

Turkmenistan

A country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the country's capital and also its largest city. The population is about 6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics, and Turkmenistan is one of the most sparsely populated nations in Asia. It's also one of the least explored countries in the world. It declared its independence on the 27th of October, 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

"Turkmenistan recently delayed the start of China's exports of natural gas to date."

by CToad7 ALT March 15, 2023

ne'er-do-weel

(plural: ne'er-do-weels)

Alternative form of ne'er-do-well.

"She was abandoned by her ne'er-do-weel father."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

civic-minded

(alternative form: civicminded)

Tending to do things that help your city or town and the people who live there.

"Town officials are hoping that some civic-minded person will volunteer to organize the parade."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

civicminded

Alternative form of civic-minded.

"Their city, known as the Athens of the Midwest, was civicminded, proud, and increasingly prosperous."

by CToad7 ALT March 13, 2023

subarachnoid

Of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.

"In patients without subarachnoid hemorrhage from a separate aneurysm, larger aneurysms also were more likely to rupture."

by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023

quasi-contract

(plural: quasi-contracts)

Another name for a contract implied in law, which acts as a remedy for a dispute between two parties that don't have a contract. A quasi-contract is a legal obligation—not a traditional contract—which is decided by a judge for one party to compensate the other. Thus, a quasi-contract is a retroactive judgment to correct a circumstance in which one party acquires something at the expense of the other.

"It is not always simple to know if there is a contract, a quasi-contract or a damage award."

by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023