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Edmund the Just
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:26 pm |
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Dictionary Game
In this game someone picks a word from a dictionary and posts the definition and how many letters are in it (without using the word picked, and the origin of the word is optional). And from that definition the other players must try and guess what the word picked is, they may ask questions about the word. The person with the word can give hints (such as what letter the word begins or ends with, how recently it is used or if one did not post the origin, one could do that) or more than one definition through out the game. The first person to get the correct word wins.
So I will go first, I will start with a easier one, here is the definition,
/adj[OF
estraneus
, fr. L
estrange,
fr.
extra
outside]
1: of external origin, kind or character.
There are seven letters in the word.
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ladygreensleeves
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:14 pm |
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Does it start with an E?
Is that a fair question? I swear I don't mean to ask each letter... 
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Solosimpe
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:59 pm |
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Strange?
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:48 am |
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Solo has a Masters in Weirdness, which required a great deal of study in Strangeness as well. 
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Solosimpe
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:15 am |
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Hehe, it did! I even had to get an extension for that paper remember? Thanks again Willar for the support, and for being the dean of weirdness too. I couldn't have done it without you.
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:19 pm |
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I've always been a good judge of weirdness, what can I say?
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Edmund the Just
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:18 pm |
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Solo! You did it. Good job, your turn 
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Solosimpe
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:38 pm |
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OK, this word has five letters, and the first definition is:
"Of, in, or relating to the nose."
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:41 pm |
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Nasal!
Five letters
1. the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
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Edmund the Just
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:34 pm |
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Apple!!! Am I correct?
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:13 pm |
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Yes.
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prmiller
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:22 pm |
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Six letters
It is... 1) a hard, acidic, pear-shaped fruit used in preserves or as flavoring.
or...2) the shrub or small tree that bears this fruit, native to western Asia. ? Cydonia oblonga, family Rosaceae. ? another term for japonica .
...and it really does make excellent jelly~! For hot toast...with lots of butter
...and tea!
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Edmund the Just
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:25 pm |
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Strawberry?
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:03 pm |
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Strawberry is not six letters.
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Solosimpe
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:04 pm |
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Is it Quince?
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Edmund the Just
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:47 am |
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Oopsie! 
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:50 am |
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Solo, yes it is, so post the next definition!!!!
Tomorrow, since you won't be here today. 
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Solosimpe
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:40 pm |
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OK, this one is five letters long. 'Tis a noun.
1. A tag or sheath, as of plastic, on the end of a lace, cord, or ribbon to facilitate its passing through eyelet holes.
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:31 pm |
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Aglet
The new word is five letters
A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth 1/12 of a shilling or 1/240 of a pound.
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Aravis_of_Calormen
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:21 am |
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A crown?
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:18 am |
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Nope, a crown is worth more than a shilling. 
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Aravis_of_Calormen
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:50 am |
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Ah well...it's the only British coin I could think of that's five letters.
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Solosimpe
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:57 pm |
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It's not a pence is it? 
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:21 pm |
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Nope, the word is singular, and pence is plural.
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Solosimpe
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:05 pm |
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Oh well. Really, I think maybe I shouldn't try to win this one.
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Aravis_of_Calormen
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:41 pm |
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Okay, I'm trying again.
A penny? 
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:18 am |
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Penny is correct!
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Aravis_of_Calormen
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:53 pm |
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No way!
Alright...let me come up with something good and hard.
Edit: Okie doke!
Incomprehensible or pretentious language, especially bureaucratic jargon.
(9 letters)
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:12 am |
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Yeah, I'd say it's good and hard. I don't think anyone's going to get it . . .and since son one has tried in a week, I'm going to guess.
Bafflegab.
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Edmund the Just
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:47 pm |
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Gibberish?
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Aravis_of_Calormen
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:35 pm |
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Whoops! 
Willow's got it.
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Edmund the Just
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:56 am |
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Er, Willow?
.............................................
Willoooooooooooow?
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:32 pm |
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I really did mean to get a definition for this.
Four letter word:
"A person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, esp. in a self-righteous or irritating manner."
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:12 pm |
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Bumping this game because I learned a new word today.
The answer to the previous question is "Prig."
The new clue is:
Five letter word. An adjective for "curving or bulging outward"
If people guess and don't get it, I'll post further clues.
Edit: 150 posts till 5,000!!!! 
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samhobbit
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:09 pm |
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concave?
Sammy
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:12 pm |
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Nope. Concave actually means the opposite. (I always remember it by remembering con
cave
is like a cave.) Convex is close, but it's not five letters.
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Archenland_Knight
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:10 pm |
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Can we do research to answer these?
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:15 pm |
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Hmm . . . Well, EJ didn't say. I'm going to say that you can use a traditional dictionary and/or thesaurus, but not an internet search, cause we don't want it to be too easy . . . but I will say that I should have given an additional hint to go with Sammy's incorrect guess, so I will say that the word is used in relationship to furniture.
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:32 pm |
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I'm stumped. My guess would have been Sammy's.
How about warped?
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:38 pm |
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Warped is also not five letters.
New hint:
An alternate definition is: A dessert consisting of two or more layers of variously flavored ice cream frozen in a round or melon-shaped mold.
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Edmund the Just
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:47 pm |
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Typically for this game, you don't research at all, but as an online game, I say that it is fine to research however you want (since our members are so clever to think of such difficult puzzles for us)
Unless of course the person with the answer specifically asks you not to
*joins the I.A.S club (I am stumped)*
Ooh! Should I start a thread?
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samhobbit
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:15 pm |
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Is using dictionary .com allowed?
Sammy
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:34 am |
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Well, EJ started the game, so her rules go, and she said you can research however you want.
And because I have had two people say they're stumped, I shall add the clue that the word is of French origin.
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samhobbit
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:22 am |
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Is it bombe?
Sammy
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:27 pm |
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It is.
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samhobbit
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:18 pm |
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Ok, next answer.
Ten letters
-existing or being everywhere especially at the same time.
I think that is all I need to have at this time.
Sammy
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ladygreensleeves
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:19 pm |
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Omnipresent?
That's all I can think of...
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samhobbit
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:28 pm |
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That is close, Lady G, but omnipresent is actually in another definition of this word.
Sammy 
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Tefftmeister
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:06 am |
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If you'll allow a newbie to guess; I believe the word you're looking for is . . . ubiquitous.
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Spirit of the Willow
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:20 pm |
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Newbies are more than welcome to guess. Welcome to TST Tefftmeister! Can we call you just Tefft? Or just Teff?
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