The only meaning of segway reported by the NOAD, and the OED, is the following: Segway: [trademark] a two-wheeled motorized personal vehicle consisting of a platform for the feet mounted above an …

Conversation has the archaic sense of 'a way of life'. What the writer is saying is that 28 people have been hanged for witchcraft, 'even though' a third part were members of the Church Of England, and …

Recently I was told by a potential interviewer for a job that we would be having a "high-level conversation" soon. I assumed at the time that she just meant a conversation with a higher-up, e.g.,...

Jan 22, 2025 · I sense that segue is the word you’re reaching for . . . The conversation eventually segued to fluffy cows. Merriam-Webster says: segue verb 2 : to make a transition without interruption …

If you read the text of the question, that person is asking for a word meaning someone who is good at conversation, i.e. a conversationalist. This question is asking for someone who is participating in a …

Sep 9, 2016 · As per its definition, turnabout corresponds to the subject's initial conscious or unconscious mental act to turn the conversation in a different or opposite direction; it embodies an …

May 2, 2014 · In each case, "weighty conversation" or "the conversation was heavy going" would be clearer. As the construction is both unusual and ambiguous, if the listener can be certain that it was …

Mar 1, 2012 · Merriam-Webster argues that writers may use either dialogue or dialog when referring to conversation between two people in person or in a script or when referring to a "similar exchange …

Jul 28, 2016 · So going on tangent you are in a sense causally influenced by the conversation. Going off tangent, by mathematical analogy implies no causal relationship to the flow of the conversation, …

Apr 30, 2015 · The act of completely dominating a conversation, whether amongst a crowd or an intimate conversation. the "Bulldozer" can be anyone, inebriated or not, so long as everyone else …