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Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Topic Options #183920 - 03/25/09 07:45 PM Re: centre of gravitas [Re: tsuwm] PastorVon member Registered: 12/30/08 Posts: 107 Loc: USA, North Carolina Originally Posted By: tsuwm mathematicaster = adder who can't sum (my others were even worse) Might it be an adder that cannot fish; or an adder that will not strike? But, then you have another portmanteau -- is that right? Can a portmanteau be a word with two utterly different meanings? Edited by PastorVon (03/25/09 07:46 PM) Edit Reason: word left out Top #183924 - 03/25/09 10:47 PM Re: centre of gravitas [Re: PastorVon] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10462 Loc: this too shall pass >Might it be an adder that cannot fish; or an adder that will not strike? but those wouldn't qualify, now would they. (15-letter def'ns for 15-letter words) Top Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users

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