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November 20, 2006, 06:17
arnieJumbo V
KIDS READThere are lots of two-word combinations, but my guess is that you were thinking of
DARK SIDE.
Failed to take off?
NOT AIRSPEED
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 20, 2006, 12:24
haberdasher NOT AIRSPEEDdesperation
PETITIONER (O, trite pine)
November 21, 2006, 02:40
arnie PETITIONER repetition
Bathroom accident?
MELTED BASIN
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 21, 2006, 19:06
haberdasher"Disablement" ?
November 21, 2006, 20:22
KHCI can only figure
disablement also... or...
The sheep wearing Levis
bleats denim.
November 22, 2006, 02:36
arnieDisablement it is. Why the uncertainty?
Next anagram please!
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 22, 2006, 18:57
haberdasherFrom this side of the pond "disablement" looks like an artificial construction rather than a obvious word. "Disability" would be the more commonplace noun.
In any case --
TRUE "D" AND "N"
UNDER_TAND?November 22, 2006, 19:53
KHCHab, I understand completely.
TRUE D AND Nredundant
Sail the sloop into the large
PEAHEN INLET...
November 23, 2006, 07:50
haberdasher PEAHN INLETCeleste says it's ELEPHANTINE !
LONG POSYNovember 23, 2006, 20:26
KHC LONG POSYpolygons
Excuse the language, but no peppers for me, I don't like that
SPICY SHIT.
November 24, 2006, 12:22
haberdasher SPICY SHITPhysicist
TRIAL GOAL - Justice
November 25, 2006, 19:34
KHC TRIAL GOALalligatorFor my birthday, I had a
TWO JELLY CAKE! ... two words
November 26, 2006, 13:34
haberdasherI think of
yellowjacket as a stinging one-word insect...
Speaking of jelly cakes, the cafeteria says they
NEED TRAYSNovember 26, 2006, 19:25
KHCOur Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and our real stinging pests use two words...
The real ones are vicious!
They
NEED TRAYSBecause they are
sedentary.
November 26, 2006, 19:26
KHCThat's a
DREAMY Hot
ROD!
November 27, 2006, 02:35
arnie DREAMY RODdromedary
I can use ITALICS, YET!
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 27, 2006, 05:45
haberdasher ITALICS, YETYou may be stretching a point if you want to make that into ELASTICITY...
...or maybe you're trying to make an
ITAL PUN ?
November 27, 2006, 20:51
KHC ITAL PUNNuptial! We always marry Q and U in kindergarten..
For
MY ENCORE, I will sing "Dearly Beloved"...
November 28, 2006, 17:59
haberdasher MY ENCORE = ceremony
and if you see a bunch of graduate students living under one roof, do you call that a
MANY-A.B. LOFT ?
November 29, 2006, 20:39
KHC MANY AB LOFTflamboyant
The cow gave birth in Alaska:
NOME - CALFNovember 30, 2006, 14:36
haberdasher NOME - CALF = Flamenco
Ole la guitarra!
LUCY, MAN - maybe even in the sky, with diamonds...
November 30, 2006, 20:13
KHC LUCY, MANcalumny
Remember that limp cup of English breakfast?
NON RIGID TEADecember 02, 2006, 20:27
haberdasherWell, for starters, it's ORIGINATED + N
December 02, 2006, 20:31
haberdasherIt's also DERATIONING - is that what they did after the war?
December 02, 2006, 20:38
haberdasher...but I suspect the word you had in mind is
DENIGRATION.
If you want to make a lot of chicken soup, just
let the whole
COOP SIMMERDecember 02, 2006, 21:04
KHC COOP SIMMERcompromise
A chicken in every pot...
ICES FEARS.
December 03, 2006, 02:44
arnie ICES FEARSfricassee
Criminal
IF UNLOOSE
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
December 03, 2006, 06:58
haberdasher IF UNLOOSE - felonious
And as long as you're making little plans...How about a
GRIM TUNA ?
December 03, 2006, 19:05
KHC GRIM TUNAA
maturing fish gets eaten.
When the cameras arrive,
CELEBS SIT UP...
December 04, 2006, 08:26
haberdasher CELEBS SIT UP =
SUSCEPTIBLEminus U plus I it's also PLEBISCITES
Overtired bratty toddler? Try a
MAGIC NAP and see how fast the disposition improves!
December 05, 2006, 19:59
KHC MAGIC NAPI try for one every afternoon after school...
I will always
campaign for naps!
Even the magician was astounded when his
TABLES LIFTED.
December 09, 2006, 06:56
haberdasher TABLES LIFTED - battlefields
ASPIRIN PATTERNDecember 09, 2006, 20:07
KHC ASPIRIN PATTERNI was sweating that one out!
antiperspirantWhen in Brazil, ride the
LATINO BUS.
December 10, 2006, 00:06
arnie LATINO BUSablutions
A fishing boat with an
APRICOT SAIL
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
December 10, 2006, 20:37
KHC APRICOT SAILpiscatorial... smelled fishy to me!
Babies and old folks enjoy a:
SOCIAL NAPPIE in church.
December 11, 2006, 16:37
haberdasher SOCIAL NAPPIE - Episcopalian
Of course you know that old standby
BEST IN PRAYERS(disclaimer: I didn't make up that one)
December 11, 2006, 19:54
KHC BEST IN PRAYERSOur friends, the
Presbyterians.
Why did you put up the
ROOF MINARET?
December 11, 2006, 20:13
jo ROOF MINARET =
REFORMATION!
speaking of which
ARMLET HIT URN (2 words)
December 12, 2006, 06:54
haberdasher ARMLET HIT URN = Martin Luther
(not sure this is fair, but let's try)
SEVENTEEN? IT FISHY! - hyphenated, two words
December 15, 2006, 12:04
haberdashersmall hint:
Context, context...
December 15, 2006, 21:01
KHCI know, I know... but so far, all I have is
SENSITIVE TEENFHY... and that doesn't make sense.
context... !!
December 16, 2006, 07:03
haberdasherThe context is "Martin Luther."
If you google Martin Luther and click on "Feeling Lucky" it'll be in the first sentence.
With that additional info you may not need to do it !
December 16, 2006, 20:01
KHCIf you google Martin Luther and feeling lucky, you get the Wikipedia version of his life. I had to google "Martin Luther" to get this answer.. totally without brain power... Oh, well.. I know more now than I ever need to know.
ninety-five thesesWhew!
December 16, 2006, 20:08
KHCOn holiday, I always stay at
KERN CAFE INNSDecember 17, 2006, 09:48
haberdasherApparently the feeling-lucky Google site is variable.
NOT TIME ! - Capitalized
(When you've seen one made-for-TV Christmas opera, you've seen 'em all!)
December 17, 2006, 18:56
KHC NOT TIMEMenotti - Amahl and the Night Visitors
Will someone please solve
KERN CAFE INNS? Thanks
December 18, 2006, 05:31
haberdasherOop! It was FRANKINCENSE.
And you're up, after Menotti. (If you've seen one Menotti opera, you've seen Amahl)
December 18, 2006, 20:48
KHCDo you want to be in the Big City, or in the darkness of southern beaches?
PALMETTO NOIRDecember 19, 2006, 17:46
haberdasherBouncing on Jupiter's moon:
Io Trampoline!
December 20, 2006, 17:38
haberdasherPROTEMPLATION - when the Vice-President tries to lead the Senate without thinking ?
(No, darn it; one P too many.)