Has anyone heard of a term for synonyms that are hidden in a word, in order? For example: deceased has "dead" inside of it and in order. Fabrication has "fiction". I've come up with a lot of these and just wondered if there was a term for them.

Heh! That's funny! I'm amazed what people can do with language.
( My betters may have a word for it )

Hi John,
I don't know, but someone here will.
Give us a few more examples while we wait.
Welcome.

Wordsmith: with wit

but also worm and wort

precipitation-rain
salvage-save
stocking-sock
embellished-lied
gigantic-giant
purpose-use

Let me know if you come up with any.

Anu had this as a theme and I finally remembered the term: kangaroo words.

Here's the Wiki article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_word

Yes, that's it! I remember. Now we have to check the list if we think we find a new one.

In the words in the list the characters do not shift places.
John has some free ones and some strict ones.

(These are a bitty freestyle variations)

volatile-volta
tentacles-net

Don't know if these count or not, but this is fun!

bedazzle - daze
stricken - sick
ponderous - onerous
espouse - pose
supposition - posit

I wonder if there is a similar term for words that contain an antonym.

Hi! no guy Porcupine , and I ain't gonna call you Porc.
It's fun, which counts a big deal.
Only this game has a little disturbing side effect. Yesterday evening when I was reading I had to force my mind to read on without looking for possible Kangarooish Words.

We'll see if the words will be rejected-red.

I came up with some more. Some are a stretch, but oh well.

I came up with some more. Some are a stretch, but oh well.

shielded-hid
rampaged-raged
matched-mated
separate-part
alignment-aim
cloistered-closed
desalinate-desalt
menacing-mean
satisfied-sated
feasted-ate
masculine-male
revenged-evened
illuminated-lit
strained-tried
gathering-gang
regulate-rule
squeaked-eked

That is really cool, John.

Sneaking a peek from work, so I've no time to think of some off the top of my head, but I am enjoying this thread.

okay, who's going to wade through wikipedia's list of kangaroo words (see above) and determine how many have been covered here?


-joe (determined not to) friday

edit: but here is the site search for this occasional theme.

Oh! butterfly, flutter by!

Which is more like an anagram?

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See? Den Haag is but a den of harageous artists. Look closely and you might see The BranShea.

http://www.dofferhoff.com/

themilum, I took back those rash words. I should have looked up harangeous before acting.

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That is just a great compliment. Thank you.

Bing Crosby & the Andrew Sisters (being my witnesses)

The Hague: It's always been a pleasant place to live.