The ABC game

[carolj100]

W: whimsical

[Sue90]

X-Xerox

should I post it twice too :lmbo:

[Amie]

Y - yogibogeybox ..... yes, it is a real word :D

[carolj100]

Z: zymometer

[thelindaj]

A - Addition

[Sue90]

B-Banish

[thelindaj]

C-Canal

[L e s]

D = damnation

[thelindaj]

E - Evenly

[Amie]

F- fandango

[thelindaj]

G - Gravity

[L e s]

H = hermetically

[carolj100]

I: inaccessible

[thelindaj]

J - Juxtaposition

[carolj100]

K: kinesis

[L e s]

L = licentious

[Amie]

L - ludicrous

[carolj100]

M: martyrdom

[thelindaj]

N - Notorious

[carolj100]

O: obstreperous (that doesn't look right, but the dictionary says it is)

[L e s]

P = precocious

[thelindaj]

Q - Quintessential

[Amie]

R - ramifications

[thelindaj]

S - Seasonal

[carolj100]

T: trash

[thelindaj]

U - Ulnar

[Amie]

V - Verification

[L e s]

W = weiner

[thelindaj]

X - Xenophobia

[L e s]

Y = yokels

[carolj100]

Z: zoo




:cjlol: :neener:

[thelindaj]

A - Abalones

[Amie]

B - bravura

[James]

C- crapulous (and often too :wacko: )

[thelindaj]

D - Diverticulitis

[James]

E - eschatological

[thelindaj]

F - Fibromyalgia

[L e s]

G = gorgeous

[thelindaj]

H - Hydrochloride

[carolj100]

I: ignoramus

[L e s]

J = juxtaposition

[carolj100]

K: kilogram

[thelindaj]

L - Linda

[1charlie55]

M= Malfeasance... wrong doing or severe misconduct :got it: :thLt:

[L e s]

N = naughtiness

[thelindaj]

O - Obsolescence

[James]

P - Preterism

[Amie]

Q - quinquefarious........ arranged in five rows

[James]

R - resolute

(quinquefarious.....lovely word Amie, thanks for adding that)

[L e s]

S = saccade (sharp lateral movement of the eye as it changes fixation)

[thelindaj]

T - Tumultuously

[1charlie55]

U= Unilateral

[L e s]

V = vallation (ridge or bank of earth used as fortification)

[carolj100]

W: walloon

[thelindaj]

X - Xanthones

[L e s]

Y = yoda

[Amie]

Z - zenzizenzizenzic.......eighth power of a number

[carolj100]

A: adipose

[thelindaj]

B - Boustrophedon

[Amie]

C - caprifoliaceous....... of or pertaining to the honeysuckle plant

[carolj100]

D: dubbin

[L e s]

E = ebriection (mental breakdown from too much drinking)

[carolj100]

F: famulus

[Amie]

G - gadzookery.........the use of archaisms in literature

[carolj100]

H: hygroscopic (attracting or absorbing moisture from the air)

[L e s]

I = ideopraxist (one who is impelled to carry out an idea)

[carolj100]

J: jubilate (to shout for joy)

[Amie]

K - kermesse..........cycle race held in an urban area

[carolj100]

J: juvenescent (to become young)

[Amie]

Do you just like the letter J Carol or is it a secret aversion to the letter L :D

[carolj100]

:cjlol: :lmbo: I guess I like it!! Sorry, I'm just a bit mixed up this morning, I guess. How about:


L: loggia (an arcaded or roofed gallery built into or projecting from the side of a building)

[1charlie55]

Machinist

[carolj100]

Hi, Charlie! http://www.globalarray.net/user/carolj100/smilies/wave1.gif

N: Nuance

[Amie]

O - obganiate......to irritate someone by constantly repeating oneself
to irritate someone by constantly repeating oneself...to irritate someone by constantly repeating oneself...to irritate someone by constantly repeating oneself :D

[carolj100]

P: peregrine

[rjb2]

Q Quiet

[Angel]

R: reciprocating

[carolj100]

S: sensitive

[rjb2]

t titilating

[Amie]

U - undulating

[carolj100]

V: vacuous

[Amie]

W - wakerife..........wakeful; indisposed to sleep

[L e s]

X = xenolith fragment of extraneous rock embedded in magma or another rock

[Suze]

Y= YOUTH is for the YOUNG :lmbo:

[Amie]

Z - zoodikers..........an exclamation

[L e s]

A = ablactation weaning of a child from its mother’s milk

[carolj100]

B: bacchant (a drunken carouser)

[thelindaj]

C - Contiguousness

[carolj100]

D: duckpins

[thelindaj]

E - Eucharist

[L e s]

F = fatidical ......... prophetic; having the power to foretell the future

[Amie]

G - gamomania.........obsession with issuing odd marriage proposals

[carolj100]

H: hylophagous (wood-eating, as some insects)

[1charlie55]

Ignomineous

[Amie]

J - jasperated........mottled; streaked with various colours

[carolj100]

K: knar (a knot in wood)

[rjb2]

l light bulb illuminater

[Amie]

M - mellisonant.........sweet-sounding

[L e s]

N = nebulaphobia ..... fear of fog

[carolj100]

O: Oviposit (to lay eggs)

[1charlie55]

Prerequisite

[thelindaj]

Q - Quintillionths

[Amie]

R - recherché.......carefully chosen, rare or exotic

[L e s]

S = saggar . .clay box in which pottery is packed for baking

[carolj100]

T: tesselate ( to lay out, inlay, or pave in a mosaic pattern)

[Amie]

U - ucalegon..........neighbour whose house is on fire..now who would have thought there was a specific word for this. :wacko:

[carolj100]

V: varicose

[rjb2]

W waterloo

[carolj100]

X: xanthein (the water-soluble part of the yellow pigment of yellow flowers)

[Amie]

Y - yapok.........an amphibious opossum of South America

[rjb2]

Z zebra.......Da


Are you calling possum names?

[Amie]

A - acatalepsy.....the unknowableness of all things to a certainty :wacko:

Are you calling possum names?

Would I do that. :D

[L e s]

B = baisemain. . kiss on the hand

[carolj100]

C: caisson

[beaper]

D-Dauntless

[carolj100]

E: effluent

[thelindaj]

F - fatuousnesses :wacko:

[carolj100]

G: gormless

[thelindaj]

H - Heliozoan

[Eve]

I: injudicious

[Amie]

J - jellygraph........old device for copying that used a plate of jelly :wacko:

[Eve]

K: kimberlite...........A rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia

[rjb2]

ludicrous..... absurd

[carolj100]

M: meson (an unstable particle, first observed in cosmic rays)

[Amie]

N - neoterism.....introduction of new things, especially words

[carolj100]

O: ortolan (an Old World bunting, prized as a table delicacy)

[beaper]

P: Per - an aged source of flatulence :lmbo:

[carolj100]

Q: quinquevalent (having 5 valances)

[Amie]

R - reptation....act of squirming along a smooth-walled narrow passage (I do this every day) :D

[Eve]

Saleratus........(baking powder!)

[carolj100]

T: testudo (a land tortoise; a Roman protective shelter)

[1charlie55]

Uncompahgre - A Mountain Peak in the San Juan Mountains in Southwest Colorado.

[Eve]

viverrine- small cat like mammal

[carolj100]

W: wamble (to turn, twist, writhe, roll, or wiggle about)

[beaper]

Main Entry: xy·lo·phone
Pronunciation: 'zI-l&-"fOn also 'zi-
Function: noun
Date: 1866
: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers
B)

[carolj100]

Z: zooid

[Amie]

Originally posted by carolj100@Dec 1 2003, 04:25 AM
W: wamble (to turn, twist, writhe, roll, or wiggle about)
Ooh I love that word and will be using it on a regular basis :D

A - aprique.....sunny

[rjb2]

Originally posted by Amie+Dec 1 2003, 09:16 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Amie @ Dec 1 2003, 09:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-carolj100@Dec 1 2003, 04:25 AM
W: wamble (to turn, twist, writhe, roll, or wiggle about)
Ooh I love that word and will be using it on a regular basis :D

A - aprique.....sunny [/b][/quote]
Now how would you use that in a sentence? :rolleyes:

bodacious

[1charlie55]

Carnal = Relating to the Physical and especially...well we know what it means right? :jig: :laugh: :cjlol:

[Amie]

D - delicious........ Charlie :blush:

[1charlie55]

Embrocate = The act or process of moistening and rubbing the body with lotion or ointment.

[carolj100]

F: flageolet (a small wind instrument of the flute family, similar to a recorder)

[Amie]

G - gallimaufry.....a mixture of different things; hodge-podge

[carolj100]

H: hippophagous (eating horseflesh)

[Eve]

I: isarithm (A line drawn on a map)

[L e s]

J = jougs iron collar attached to post and put around neck as punishment

[carolj100]

K: kobold (a helpful or mischievous sprite)

[Amie]

L - lollop.....to bound about wildly

[Eve]

M - mutchkin - A Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint

[carolj100]

N: narghile (an Oriental pipe, aka a hookah)

[Eve]

O - okapi
(Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs)

[Amie]

P - palpebration.....winking

[carolj100]

Q: quiddity (the essential quality of a thing)

[Eve]

R - rewa-rewa (Slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber)

[carolj100]

S: stearoptene (the oxygenated, chiefly solid part of an essential fat)

[Eve]

T: terbium -- A metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers

[Amie]

U - ubiety......location; state of being in a definite place

[carolj100]

V: vitaceous (of the grape family)

[Eve]

W: whatchamacallit (Miscellaneous unspecified artifacts)

[Amie]

X - xenoglossia.....person’s knowledge of a language never studied

[carolj100]

Y: yttria (Yttrium oxide, a heavy white powder)

[ashes@work]

z- zonks :)

[webfish]

A=ashes, my number one sweetie!

I see my game is still going!

[ashes@work]

b-buddy

i donno I just popped my head in here and started playing :)

[webfish]

LOL

C=Cooooool

[L e s]

D = dysania........ having a hard time waking up in the morning

[webfish]

E=Excalibur

[L e s]

F = farandole ....... lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands

[Eve]

G: gizmo...........A device that very useful for a particular job

[Amie]

H - habromania.....insanity featuring cheerful delusions

[carolj100]

I: iconoclasm (the breaking of images)

[Eve]

G: gob ( a lump of slimey stuff or the mouth)


Woops sorry, will have to relearn my ABC!! Perhaps I'm suffering from the last H word!

[Amie]

J- jiggumbob.....a thingamabob; a gadget; a whatsit;

Eve, I think you got a bit lost somewhere :D

[carolj100]

K: kohlrabi (a kind of cabbage that looks like a turnip :wacko: )

[webfish]

L=Lizard

[Eve]

M: madrilene (A tomato-flavored consomme)

[webfish]

N=nano technologie

[Eve]

O: opaline (Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors)

[1charlie55]

Picloram = a colorless compound used as an herbicide.

[Eve]

Q: qoph (The 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)

[Amie]

R - ragabash.....idle worthless fellow

[webfish]

S=Scoops ( Pints of beer, drinks )

[L e s]

T = tanquam....... a person fit for college education

[1charlie55]

Uvarovite=An emerald green variety of Garnet

[webfish]

U=Unconditional
no definition needed lol

[L e s]

V = vacillate..... fluctuate in opinion or resolution

[Amie]

V - vetanda.....forbidden things

This is clever we are getting 2 words for each letter now :D

[L e s]

beat ya!!!!

[carolj100]

V: vocable (a name, title, word)

[Amie]

Better and better 3 words :D

[webfish]

W=Women! :rolleyes:

[carolj100]

X: xeroderma

[L e s]

Y = yomp...... to carry heavy equipment over difficult terrain

[Amie]

Z - zizel.....chipmunk

[carolj100]

A: armament

[ashes@work]

b-bottle of corona please :)

[Eve]

C: crackbrained (Insanely irresponsible)

[Amie]

D - defenestration.....throwing a person or object out a window

[webfish]

E=Efflorescence

[L e s]

F = furnicular...... hanging from a rope or cable

[Eve]

G: gyre (A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles)

[L e s]

H = hagiology..... study of saints

[webfish]

I=Insomnia

[L e s]

J = jactitation..... a tossing, twitching or jerking of the body

[Eve]

K: kea (Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot - and its not me!)

[carolj100]

L: ludicrous

[Amie]

M - mabble.....to wrap up

[carolj100]

N: nevus ( a colored spot on the skin, usually a birthmark)

[webfish]

O=Old banger> A delapidated old car

[carolj100]

P: pedantic

[webfish]

Q=Quark

[Eve]

R: rhapsody

[Amie]

S - sesquipedalian.....tending to use long or cumbersome words :D

[L e s]

T = telamon...... a column carved in the shape of a human male

[webfish]

U=unbelievable

[ashes@work]

v-very cold :)

[webfish]

W=Women hold the key to a man's heart

[ashes@work]

x-xmen :)

just a few more games then Im outta here :) lol

[webfish]

Y=yellow submarine

[Amie]

Z - zazzy.....flashy; stylish

[webfish]

A=Albatross

[ashes@work]

b- bottle of corona :) every time :)

[carolj100]

C: catalyst

[ashes@work]

d-driving in snow just stinks :)

[webfish]

E=Evergreen tree

[ashes@work]

f-food for thought :) green eggs and ham come to mind :)

[webfish]

G=Green Eggs and ham? :cjlol:

[carolj100]

H: happiness

[Amie]

I - inaniloquent.....prone to foolish or empty babbling

[L e s]

J = jasperated........ mottled; streaked with various colours

[carolj100]

K: karroo ( a dry tableland, in South Africa)

[L e s]

L = lairwite ...... fine given to married women for adultery

[webfish]

M=Master

[carolj100]

N: neophyte

[webfish]

O=Opulant

[Eve]

P: pannikin

[webfish]

Q=Quantum Physics

[carolj100]

R: remuneration

[sixpac]

S: staccato

[carolj100]

T: tattoo


Hey, Six!! Where have I seen you before? :cjlol:

[sixpac]

U: urticaria

Do I know you ;)

sorry was helping someone

[Eve]

V: veery (Tawny brown North American thrush)

[carolj100]

W: wildebeest

[Eve]

X: Xmas

[1charlie55]

Yuletide

[Amie]

Z - zoppetto.....medieval Italian limping hop dance :P

[1charlie55]

Appendicitis :nono:

[Eve]

B: bezzant (a gold coin)

[Amie]

C - campanulate.....shaped like a bell

[carolj100]

D: debilitate