23 Feb 08
Originally posted by AThousandYounglytta n. a rodlike mass of cartilage beneath the tongue in the dog and other carnivores. (C17: New Latin, from Greek lussa madness; in dogs, it was believed to be a cause of rabies)
I was intending elements; yttrium, xenon and some other one. What's a lytta?
Collins English Dictionary
23 Feb 08
Originally posted by Green PaladinBuzzword is one word, according to Webster's Third. (There was a time when buzzword itself was a buzzword.)
Ah, my dictionary has buzz word but dictionary.com has it as one word. Is this medication a proprietary name?
The medication (XYZ) is not a proprietary name.
24 Feb 08
Originally posted by bjpcomet... I suppose you think a word game thread is supposed to be serious?? Grow up!
Kyrgyzstan Is in fact a country, located in THIS world...
It is in asia near all the other -stan countrys (pakistan, tajikistan, Uzbekistan, they're all countries)
and I don't apreciate the sarcasm...
27 Feb 08
Got a bunch, may be repeated elsewhere in the thread, some have multiple answers:
NTR, NTI, ETR, STL, RPL, RLP, ICL, ETB, SSE, RRU, RPO, CKB, OKK, SSL, IRW, HYT, EWP, LYS, UTC, MPT, IGA, NIO, FTW, TGU, EGU and EMM.
From a game between me and my friend. All have at least one answer, some have many. Enjoy.
27 Feb 08
Originally posted by sb3700NTR: entree, NTI: entire, ETR: metropolis, STL: apostle, RPL: purple, ICL: icicle, ETB: setback, SSE: mousse, RRU: stirrup, RPO: carpool, CKB: backbone?, OKK: bookkeeper, SSL: passline?, IRW: fairweather, HYT: phyton, EWP: dewpoint, LYS: catalyst, UTC: butcher, MPT: empty, IGA: cigar, NIO: onion, FTW: leftward?, TGU: catgut, EGU: segue, EMM: lemma
Got a bunch, may be repeated elsewhere in the thread, some have multiple answers:
NTR, NTI, ETR, STL, RPL, RLP, ICL, ETB, SSE, RRU, RPO, CKB, OKK, SSL, IRW, HYT, EWP, LYS, UTC, MPT, IGA, NIO, FTW, TGU, EGU and EMM.
From a game between me and my friend. All have at least one answer, some have many. Enjoy.
28 Feb 08
Originally posted by AetheraelNice.
NTR: entree, NTI: entire, ETR: metropolis, STL: apostle, RPL: purple, ICL: icicle, ETB: setback, SSE: mousse, RRU: stirrup, RPO: carpool, CKB: backbone?, OKK: bookkeeper, SSL: passline?, IRW: fairweather, HYT: phyton, EWP: dewpoint, LYS: catalyst, UTC: butcher, MPT: empty, IGA: cigar, NIO: onion, FTW: leftward?, TGU: catgut, EGU: segue, EMM: lemma
Is passsline a word? I got tassle/hassle.
For IRW, airwaves.
EWP - viewpoint
FTW - software
TGU - shotgun (catgut?)
Backbone is good, I used backboard.
01 Mar 08
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Originally posted by sb3700software and shotgun are much better... catgut is made of animal intestines, used to make string/cord for musical instruments and tennis rackets, and passline (according to dictionary.com) is officially NOT a word haha. i didn't know if the term from craps was a single word, or two separate ones. also i didn't think leftward was a word, but i just verified from dictionary.com that it's fine.
Nice.
Is passsline a word? I got tassle/hassle.
For IRW, airwaves.
EWP - viewpoint
FTW - software
TGU - shotgun (catgut?)
Backbone is good, I used backboard.
still, software and shotgun are great 🙂