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January 02, 2006, 10:02
Kalleh
Kangaroo Words
My theme on Wordcraftjr this week is kangaroo words, which is a word that carries its own baby word with the same meaning within it. An example that I posted for today's word is recline. Can you come up with others without Googling?
June 10, 2006, 05:28
Leenol
Would Befold work, as it has Old in it.
June 10, 2006, 08:04
<Asa Lovejoy>
I prefer opossum words myself. Big Grin How about decimate? Or Decimate?
June 10, 2006, 09:11
Seanahan
Well, there is fatigable.
June 10, 2006, 17:05
haberdasher
...but kangaroo-words are supposed to define themselves, with the same meaning for both the big and the little word. Like CARPENTER.

Games Magazine had a whole page of these several months ago.
June 11, 2006, 04:31
Caterwauller
Yikes - these are hard! I am clueless! Other than Games Mag, is there a good source for this sort of word?


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June 11, 2006, 09:20
haberdasher
Four-million-plus hits on Google, and Richard Lederer has a column on the subject, for after you have tried and found how difficult they are to find/consruct, and maybe given up...
June 20, 2006, 15:37
Hic et ubique
masculine
June 20, 2006, 18:24
haberdasher
disparagement

also contains "rag"
June 20, 2006, 20:35
Kalleh
Baby

A baby comes from the uterus which is in the abdomen??? Nah!
June 20, 2006, 20:42
<Asa Lovejoy>
Infant
June 21, 2006, 16:48
haberdasher
irritated

afterthought: Does "seeing irritated" count, too?
June 21, 2006, 20:58
Kalleh
Oh, that's a good one...a double kangaroo! I imagine there aren't many of those.
June 22, 2006, 17:23
shufitz
feasible and capable

reclines
June 27, 2006, 19:34
haberdasher
observe