Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary - Page 3

Barbaraann · 11-08-2005, 12:05 PM

Stumped again. It's not even in my dictionary that has three volumes.

Hyperbole · 11-08-2005, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barbaraann

Stumped again. It's not even in my dictionary that has three volumes.

You looked for the revised, correctly spelled version, right?

Barbaraann · 11-08-2005, 12:14 PM

onomatopoeia

the dictionary says:

formation of words in imitation of natural sounds.

Next word:

ratoon

FrumiousBoojum · 11-08-2005, 12:21 PM

As a noun or a verb?

1ra·toon
Pronunciation: ra-'tün
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish retoño, from retoñar to sprout, from re- (from Latin) + otoñar to grow in autumn, from otoño autumn, from Latin autumnus
1 : a shoot of a perennial plant (as sugarcane)
2 : a crop (as of bananas) produced on ratoons

2ratoon
Function: verb
intransitive senses : to sprout or spring up from the root
transitive senses : to grow or produce (a crop) from or on ratoons

Vulnerary

Ward · 11-09-2005, 06:53 AM

Vulnerary -

adj.
Used in the healing or treating of wounds.

n.
A remedy used in healing or treating wounds.

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Next word:

entelechy

FrumiousBoojum · 11-09-2005, 06:59 AM

en·tel·e·chy
Pronunciation: en-'te-l&-kE, in-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -chies
Etymology: Late Latin entelechia, from Greek entelecheia, from entelEs complete (from en- 2en- + telos end) + echein to have -- more at WHEEL, SCHEME
1 : the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence
2 : a hypothetical agency not demonstrable by scientific methods that in some vitalist doctrines is considered an inherent regulating and directing force in the development and functioning of an organism

Next:
Yahoo

Not the search engine... what it really means.

Makes me wonder if they'd still name it that if they used a dictionary...

Ward · 11-09-2005, 07:08 AM

yahoo - n.

A crude or brutish person.

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Next word:

cilice

ksejr1 · 11-09-2005, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ward

yahoo - n.

A crude or brutish person.

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Next word:

cilice

Cilice: a kind of haircloth undergarment.

Next Word:
Logarithm

Hyperbole · 11-09-2005, 01:54 PM

log·a·rithm

: the exponent that indicates the power to which a number is raised to produce a given number <the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2>

My word:

alliteration

CaptPhoebus · 11-09-2005, 06:34 PM

al-lit-er-a-tion
repetition of an initial sound in two or more words of a phrase

next word:
moribund

Barbaraann · 11-09-2005, 08:02 PM

moribund - the dictionary says at the point of death or dying.

The next word is

coypu

Pacha · 11-09-2005, 08:12 PM

Pronunciation: 'koi-(")pü, koi-'
Function: noun
Etymology: American Spanish coipú, from Araucanian coipu
The Coypu is a large semi-aquatic rodent which is native to South America.

Looks like a rat with beaver teeth.

Next word:

Tremolo

Hyperbole · 11-10-2005, 08:52 AM

trem·o·lo

1 a : the rapid reiteration of a musical tone or of alternating tones to produce a tremulous effect b : vocal vibrato especially when prominent or excessive
2 : a mechanical device in an organ for causing a tremulous effect

Next word:

kopje

CaptPhoebus · 11-10-2005, 07:32 PM

kopje
n : a small hill rising up from the African veld

next word:
striate(d)

Barbaraann · 11-11-2005, 07:14 AM

striate - the dictionary says to mark with furrows or stripes.

Next Word:

frustum

11-08-2005, 12:05 PM	#31
Barbaraann GivingThanksThanksGiving Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 35,430	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary Stumped again. It's not even in my dictionary that has three volumes.

11-08-2005, 12:14 PM	#33
Barbaraann GivingThanksThanksGiving Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 35,430	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary onomatopoeia the dictionary says: formation of words in imitation of natural sounds. Next word: ratoon

11-08-2005, 12:21 PM	#34
FrumiousBoojum Huh? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 7,685	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary As a noun or a verb? 1ra·toon Pronunciation: ra-'tün Function: noun Etymology: Spanish retoño, from retoñar to sprout, from re- (from Latin) + otoñar to grow in autumn, from otoño autumn, from Latin autumnus 1 : a shoot of a perennial plant (as sugarcane) 2 : a crop (as of bananas) produced on ratoons 2ratoon Function: verb intransitive senses : to sprout or spring up from the root transitive senses : to grow or produce (a crop) from or on ratoons Vulnerary __________________ -Tim

11-09-2005, 06:53 AM	#35
Ward TheWard,AndEverythingInIt Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 211 Pine Street, Mayfield Posts: 10,156	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary Vulnerary - adj. Used in the healing or treating of wounds. n. A remedy used in healing or treating wounds. ------ Next word: entelechy

11-09-2005, 06:59 AM	#36
FrumiousBoojum Huh? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 7,685	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary en·tel·e·chy Pronunciation: en-'te-l&-kE, in- Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -chies Etymology: Late Latin entelechia, from Greek entelecheia, from entelEs complete (from en- 2en- + telos end) + echein to have -- more at WHEEL, SCHEME 1 : the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence 2 : a hypothetical agency not demonstrable by scientific methods that in some vitalist doctrines is considered an inherent regulating and directing force in the development and functioning of an organism Next: Yahoo Not the search engine... what it really means. Makes me wonder if they'd still name it that if they used a dictionary... __________________ -Tim

11-09-2005, 07:08 AM	#37
Ward TheWard,AndEverythingInIt Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 211 Pine Street, Mayfield Posts: 10,156	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary yahoo - n. A crude or brutish person. ------ Next word: cilice

11-09-2005, 06:34 PM	#40
CaptPhoebus Dumptruck of Information Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 221	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary al-lit-er-a-tion repetition of an initial sound in two or more words of a phrase next word: moribund

11-09-2005, 08:02 PM	#41
Barbaraann GivingThanksThanksGiving Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 35,430	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary moribund - the dictionary says at the point of death or dying. The next word is coypu

11-09-2005, 08:12 PM	#42
Pacha Minion Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grafton, WI Posts: 2,103	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary Pronunciation: 'koi-(")pü, koi-' Function: noun Etymology: American Spanish coipú, from Araucanian coipu The Coypu is a large semi-aquatic rodent which is native to South America. Looks like a rat with beaver teeth. Next word: Tremolo

11-10-2005, 07:32 PM	#44
CaptPhoebus Dumptruck of Information Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 221	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary kopje n : a small hill rising up from the African veld next word: striate(d)

11-11-2005, 07:14 AM	#45
Barbaraann GivingThanksThanksGiving Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 35,430	Re: Let's Get Smart - Let's Use the Dictionary striate - the dictionary says to mark with furrows or stripes. Next Word: frustum

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