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Stuck? Can't find the word on the tip of your mind?
Thread poster: Suzan Hamer
Suzan Hamer
Suzan Hamer  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 09:48
English
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Feb 27, 2013

Not only shows you the meaning of a word, but associated words in a visually interactive display.

Free, no registration required and unlimited searches.

http://www.snappywords.com/

Warning: May distract and cause you to lose your train of thought altogether... sorry.
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
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Member (2008)
Italian to English
mind? Feb 27, 2013

Tip of your *tongue*! The human mind hasn't got a tip.
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 09:48
French to English
fun Feb 27, 2013

but I don't like the way the words bump about and jostle each other. It makes reading harder. I'll probably just stick to the thesaurus, it's stood me in good stead all these years.
 
Dinny
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Greece
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Italian to Danish
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I rather liked the new version Feb 27, 2013

"Tip of your mind"

We use that much more than the tongue, when translating!
 
Andrea Teltemann
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French to German
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Great Feb 27, 2013

I'll keep this link with my favourites. Might be a useful tool when searching for synonyms. Thank you!
 
George Hopkins
George Hopkins
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Swedish to English
A tip Feb 27, 2013

The mind has two tips. One similar in use to that of the tongue and the other in which to dump things.
 
Suzan Hamer
Suzan Hamer  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 09:48
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Well said, George. Feb 27, 2013

George Hopkins wrote:

The mind has two tips. One similar in use to that of the tongue and the other in which to dump things.


The fuller the one, the harder to access the other.

[Edited at 2013-02-27 15:58 GMT]
 
Kaiya J. Diannen
Kaiya J. Diannen  Identity Verified
Australia
German to English
Only UK-based minds have two tips Feb 28, 2013

George Hopkins wrote:

The mind has two tips. One similar in use to that of the tongue and the other in which to dump things.


Before I moved to Australia, I never would have understood this...
 


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