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A category of word which typically denotes an entity of some kind.

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Is there a name for the type of word that the word, “scarecrow,” is? (a transitive verb conj...

A comment to Anu Garg's A-Word-A-Day suggested that these might be known as 'tosspot' words, which has become a recurring theme on AWAD. The term is slowly spreading to blogs, but I don't know if it's …
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