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Page 35 of 100 < 1 2 ... 33 34 35 36 37 ... 99 100 > Go to page... Topic Options #211233 - 05/30/13 09:47 AM Re: This may be a tough one... [Re: LukeJavan8] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi hyperbolic PRONUNCIATION: (hy-puhr-BOL-ik) MEANING: adjective: 1. Of or pertaining to hyperbole. 2. Of or pertaining to hyperbola. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek hyperbole (excess), from hyperballein (to exceed), from hyper- + ballein (to throw). Earliest documented use: 1646, 1676. ______________________________ h -> t TYPERBOLIC 1. expected excessive language 2. same old hyperbola dress Top #211235 - 05/30/13 11:46 AM Re: This may be a tough one... [Re: jenny jenny] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8427 Loc: Land of the Flat Water hypercholic - one really sick baby _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #211241 - 05/30/13 10:07 PM Re: This may be a tough one... [Re: jenny jenny] wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6784 Loc: Worcester, MA HYPERBILIC -- the gall bladder is working overtime HYPERBONIC - the ultimate in bacteriologic warfare; one step more virulent than Bubonic HYPEROBOLIC - too expensive for the agora HYPERGOLIC - no, wait, that's already a word, blast it ! Top #211248 - 05/31/13 12:46 PM it's worse than debite [Re: wofahulicodoc] wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6784 Loc: Worcester, MA debark PRONUNCIATION: (dee-BARK) MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To remove the bark from a dog. 2. To remove the bark from a log. verb tr., intr.: 3. To disembark. DEBORK - to reject an undesired Supreme Court nominee REBARK - to bake casual comments when you have a stuffed nose Top #211250 - 05/31/13 12:53 PM Re: it's worse than debite [Re: wofahulicodoc] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8427 Loc: Land of the Flat Water DEPORK- to cut out the "other white meat" from the diet _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #211258 - 06/01/13 07:59 AM On Shaky ground [Re: LukeJavan8] Tromboniator old hand Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 954 Loc: Alaska debard: to remove all reference to the alleged author of Hamlet, Macbeth, etc. Top #211263 - 06/01/13 10:27 AM What floats is boat. [Re: Tromboniator] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi d -> r rebark - a remark in dog talk Top #211266 - 06/01/13 11:58 AM daily word [Re: jenny jenny] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8427 Loc: Land of the Flat Water DEBEARD a man's daily chore _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #211282 - 06/03/13 08:54 AM Word for Monday plural. [Re: LukeJavan8] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi calyculus or caliculus PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-LIK-yuh-luhs) MEANING: noun: A cup-shaped structure. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek kalyx (cup, covering). ________________________________ CalicuRus - a big box store for cups Top #211287 - 06/03/13 04:58 PM Re: Word for Monday plural. [Re: jenny jenny] wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6784 Loc: Worcester, MA CALOCULUS - The 200-inch telescope at Mount Palomar Top Page 35 of 100 < 1 2 ... 33 34 35 36 37 ... 99 100 > Go to page... 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. 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