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  1. "Situated" vs. "located" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Situated can refer to an object's orientation in addition to its location: His hat is situated at a 45 degree angle. This is mostly useful in sentences such as: The car is precariously situated on the cliff. This …

  2. Is the sentence "X is located in Y" active or passive voice?

    Jan 15, 2012 · 0 Most of the dictionaries have entry located as adjective with the meaning situated. In your example, there is adverbial complement in Y as in The restaurant is located near the cathedral. …

  3. conjunctions - "One another" or "one and other" - English Language ...

    Oct 19, 2012 · Is using the phrase "one another" considered equivalent to the phrase "one and other"? Is one of the two considered right and the other wrong? To give an example: The two computers …

  4. What are the differences between "inverse", "reverse", and "converse"?

    Apr 26, 2011 · transverse: situated across from something obverse: the opposite or counterpart of something (particularly a truth) in biology - narrower at the base or point of attachment than at the …

  5. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 4, 2014 · 2 Consider outbuilding, dependency, annex, and lodge. outbuilding, (chiefly BrE) outhouse: a detached building subordinate to a main building dependency: outbuilding; annex annex: …

  6. Distal to, Proximal to ,Cranial to: What is the meaning of "to"?

    Sep 13, 2017 · distal - "situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point especially of the body." "proximal" and "distal" are anatomical terms that describe location in relation to an …

  7. Single word for being half in this world, half in some other spooky ...

    Nov 12, 2019 · liminal is the exact word for this context. Adjective: of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold : barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response Adjective: of, relating to, or being an …

  8. grammar - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 28, 2018 · This building is situated on the corner but aligned along Cameron Street; I would describe as being on Cameron Street at North Lee Street or on Cameron Street at the corner with …

  9. Difference between "town", "city" and "metropolis"?

    Mar 27, 2011 · Here's the order as described by the New Oxford American Dictionary: hamlet: a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village village: a group of houses and associated buildings, …

  10. single word requests - The quality of being at a specific one of two ...

    Feb 13, 2025 · the furthest point, end or limit of something (The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range. We travelled the whole distance between the two extremities of the island.)