5 In colonial times it was thought that prostitutes spread veneral diseases through contact with their pubic area, so the women were made "bald" in that area for health reasons. However, …

Sep 14, 2015 · While reading the entry of cordon off something, I came across Cambridge Dictionary's page. It reads cordon off something: to close an area to people and vehicles I …

Usually, your local area is the area around where you currently reside since by living there you are considered a local. Your hometown is where you grew up. For some, their hometown is their …

An electorate is a defined geographic area that votes for the outcome of a single seat, or a set of seats. Electorate can also be used to refer to the collection of voters within that area. A sitting …

Mar 31, 2017 · See dead zone at Merriam Webster, defined as an area where cell phone reception is very poor or unavailable. Oxford dictionary says it more in terms we wanna hear: …

The word rarely turns up outside that context. and The word rarely turns up outside of that context. Which one is correct and why?

What @TrevorD said. If "areas" is an important word here I think it needs to be retained. That's to say if the purpose of the memory audits is to identify areas where [multiple] problems occur, I …

Dormitory landing - the area at the top of the stairs that provides access to the bedrooms, regardless of size. Hall (home) - the area between the front door of a house and the internal …

An excellent question, which I can't do justice to but will comment: an area can be any size, a zone is a 'very special' area (it's a less common word too) and a site is also a synonym of …

What does "sprawling city" mean exactly? I consulted a dictionary and it said that sprawling city - a city spreading out wide area in a way that is not carefully planned. But could you please...