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All the websites I use when I need names for people, kingdoms, places, etc. :)

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Thesis Statement Model #2: Thesis with Concession Notice that this model makes a concession by addressing an argument from the opposing viewpoint first, and then uses the phrase "even though" and states the writer's opinion/main idea as a rebuttal. Thesis Statement Model #3: Thesis with Reasons Thesis Statement Model #4: Thesis with Concession and Reasons. Reverse Dictionary. <div id="needs_javascript"><center><b>Note: The new Reverse Dictionary requires JavaScript.

</b><br /><img src="/img/a.gif? Q=omg_a_user_without_js"> If you have disabled JavaScript in your browser, please <a href=" it for this site</a> or use the <a href="/? W=entersearchhere&loc=revfp_legacy">old version of the reverse dictionary</a> here. </p><p></center><div> How do I use OneLook's thesaurus / reverse dictionary feature? This tool lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Why would I want to do this?

Here are some examples of how you might use this tool: Has this changed recently? Yes! How does it work? The reverse dictionary uses the Datamuse API, which in turn uses several lingustic resources described in the "Data sources" section on that page. Yikes. For some types of searches only the first result or the first few results are likely to be useful. Can I use this service from anywhere on OneLook?

Thesaurus.com | Find Synonyms and Antonyms of Words at Thesaurus.com. RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus. Synonyms | Synonym-Finder.com. Tip of My Tongue - Chirag Mehta : chir.ag. Names - Meaning of Names. Elf Name Generator. Place Name Generator. Jump down to the Generator If you have come here looking for a fictional place name, you have probably tried to come up with one and you know just how hard it is. To create a good interesting place name you will need time and a lot of investment, you probably do not want to spend hours just on a place name, you have a book to write or a game to make/play.

This generator will hopefully help you on your way to finding the perfect place name for your book, game or what ever you are playing/working on. There have been millions of place names created throughout history for cities, countries and towns, some stand the test of time and others get changed or forgotten, by using this place name generator you should be able to find a suitable name which will be interesting and memorable. Janport Place Names Generated: Favorite Names: Click on the names you like the best. Janport Copy your names before you leave. Kingdom Name Generator. Jump down to the Generator This kingdom name generator will generate quite random names, there are thousands of different kingdom names you can generate.

It is brilliant for generating medieval kingdom names for use in a book you're writing. You can also use this generator for use in a fantasy game for example, you could use it as a Kingdom Hearts name generator. So use this cool kingdom name generator to generate a lot of names quickly and easily. Why use all your brain power thinking of names when you could just use this name generator?

All the names are randomly generated so you have a very big selection of names to choose from. This random kingdom name generator has been made for ease of use, and as you will see below, you can click the button that reads "Generate Kingdom Names", after you click this button names will appear under the heading "Kingdom Names Generated:".

Kingdom Of Onaubeth Kingdom Names Generated: Favorite Names: Click on the names you like the best. Kingdom Of Onaubeth. Fantasy Name Generator. Jump down to the Generator This fantasy name generator will generate truely random fantasy names, there are millions of different combinations of names you can generate. This generator is great for generating fantasy character names for use in a book you're writing. Also other uses can be for town names, city names, kingdom names, country names or world names for use in a fantasy game. More popular uses of fantasy names include: team names, nicknames and usernames in games that are of RPG genre. The fantasy name generator on this page includes both female and male fantasy names. So whether you're a hero or heroine, you can both generate cool fantasy names. This generator is advanced, in the way you can sort your generated names, you may have noticed that there are two spaces below the fantasy name generator, one called: "Fantasy Names Generated" and the other called "Favourite Names".

Pelawyth Fantasy Names Generated: Favorite Names: Click on the names you like the best. Pelawyth. Content Idea Generator. Random Story Titles and Ideas. Book title generator. This name generator will give you 10 random book titles for one of 10 genres, you can choose the genre. The names are separated into different categories, but they're all pretty straight forward. Note that due to the randomness of this generator, quite a few of the names will have faulty grammar. This happens the most with the last 2 names. But that's just the nature of a random generator. Obviously stories will rarely fit just one genre, in fact, out of the 10 genres in this generator you could probably think of a plot that would fit in at least 5 of them.

Some of the names in this generator could occur in multiple genres for this very reason, but if you want to know what you can expect for each genre, I created them with the following in mind: Adventure - These book titles will tend to fit epic tales of grand journeys best. To start, select the book genre you want titles for and then click on the 'get names' button to generate 10 random names.

Plot Generator. Last Name Generator - The Random Surname Generator! Jump down to the Generator Thinking of surnames can be a tedious task, whether the last name is for a character in a fictional book, game or for an alias. I am guessing you are here because you are an author and have found it difficult to think of a good surname. By a good surname I mean a surname that will go with a first name you may have already thought of, so I have designed this random last name generator around the idea that you have probably already thought of a first name you would like to use.

You can add a first name which will stay constant while you iterate through the vast quantity of last names I have add to this generator. Any feedback from you is appreciated, whether it is a request to create a generator for country specific last names such as Japanese, Russian, Italian, German or French surnames or an idea for how I could make the current generators better it all helps me to create better tools for you to use for creating names.

Last Names Generated: Favorite Names: Body language and emotions. Creating a fictional character. Hemingway Editor. Writing masterpost. 60 Synonyms for “Walk” By Mark Nichol When you walk the walk, talk the talk: Replace the flat-footed verb walk with a more sprightly synonym from this list: 1. Amble: walk easily and/or aimlessly 2. Bounce: walk energetically 3. Clump: walk heavily and/or clumsily 4. Falter: walk unsteadily 5. Subscribe to Receive our Articles and Exercises via Email You will improve your English in only 5 minutes per day, guaranteed! 1 Response to “60 Synonyms for “Walk”” Allister H Synonym 61: bimble, as in walk or travel aimlessly, potter around. Names for colours. Feelings and emotions. Character Feelings You can describe your character's feelings in more exact terms than just "happy" or "sad.

" Check these lists for the exact nuance to describe your character's intensity of feelings. SF Characters | SF Items | SF Descriptors | SF Places | SF EventsSF Jobs/Occupations | Random Emotions | Emotions List | Intensity of Feelings.