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Tiny little change wofahulicodoc 03/08/2026 4:28 AM
RUMINATE

R—>I

MINUTIAE
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I'll chew it over A C Bowden 03/08/2026 2:12 AM
MINARETS

S > U

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PROF UNION - University teachers' collective-baraining unit wofahulicodoc 03/07/2026 12:46 AM
PROFUSION

PRONUNCIATION: (pruh-FYOO-zhuhn)

MEANING: noun:
1. Extravagance.
2. A large quantity or abundance.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin profundere (to pour forth), from pro- (forth) + fundere (to pour). Earliest documented use: 1545.
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PROFUSION - in favor of using the reaction Deuterium-->Helium as a source of clean energy

PROFUSICON - a 3-D printer which simplifies the rapid production of religious symbols

OROFUSION - the ultimate surgical treatment for morbid obesity: sewing the lips together
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PERFUMION - a place to buy incense wofahulicodoc 03/07/2026 12:27 AM
PERFUSION

PRONUNCIATION: (puhr-FYOO-zhuhn)

MEANING: noun:
1. The spreading of a liquid, color, light, aroma, etc.
2. The passage of a fluid through an organ or tissue, for example, to supply nutrients or oxygen.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin perfundere (to drench), from per- (through) + fundere (to pour). Earliest documented use: 1574.
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PERIFUSION - Iolanthe and Tinkerbell merge

PEARFUSION - grafting a pear-tree bole onto apple-tree stock

PERUSION - reading
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call to prayer wofahulicodoc 03/07/2026 12:07 AM
MARTIANS

A-->E

MINARETS
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Foreign creatures A C Bowden 03/06/2026 11:35 PM
ALARMIST

L > N

MARTIANS
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Peeving the people A C Bowden 03/06/2026 1:10 AM
Though President Trump likes to pose
As a scourge of America's foes,
Most voters abhor
Perpetual war,
So popular discontent grows.

SAGACIOUS – SALVO
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P.O. DOSE - when you take your medicine by mouth wofahulicodoc 03/04/2026 9:17 PM
POROSE

PRONUNCIATION: (por-OHS)

MEANING: adjective: Having pores.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin porosus, from Latin porus (pore). Earliest documented use: 1400.
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SPOROSE - reproducing like ferns or mushrooms

PRO ROSE - 1. the boxer was knocked down but he got up again; 2. the professional riveter

PYROSE - fiery
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Wolf! Wolf! wofahulicodoc 03/04/2026 8:42 PM
MISTRAL

add A

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Cold wind A C Bowden 03/03/2026 5:00 PM
TAILORS

O > M

MISTRAL
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TOROSE - doughnut-shaped wofahulicodoc 03/03/2026 3:42 PM
MOROSE: (muh-ROHS)

MEANING: adjective: Gloomy, sullen, or sour-tempered.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin morosus (peevish), from mos (manner, will). Earliest documented use: 1565.
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MOR USE - repair/recycle rather than replace

MOROUSE - Now get up, and stay up!

MONOSE - singular
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INCU-BUS - a traveling nursery wofahulicodoc 03/02/2026 9:00 PM
INCUBOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (IN-kyuh-buhs)

MEANING: adjective: Arranged so that each part overlaps the one above it (the reverse of how roof shingles are laid).

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin incubare (to lie upon), from in- (upon) + cubare (to lie). Earliest documented use: 1857.
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ZINCUBOUS - pertaining to Element No. 30

INOCUBOUS - inoculating an ox against anthrax or other diseases

IN-CURB-OUS - how to describe something inside a hollowed-out curbstone
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Sam, you made the pants too long wofahulicodoc 03/02/2026 4:36 PM
FLORIST

F-->A

TAILORS
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Flowery occupation A C Bowden 03/02/2026 5:44 AM
FLIRTS

+ O

FLORIST
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