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Guerri Stevens
August 1st, 2015, 04:11 AM
Here are 17 definitions, only one of which is real. Vote for TWO
definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before
the deadline which is:

Sunday, August 2 at
5:00 p.m. EDT (USA)
2:00 p.m. PDT (USA)
10:00 p.m. London (BST)
11:00 p.m. Amsterdam (CEST)

and Monday, August 3 at 7:00 in Melbourne.


New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
at: http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules

1: a unit of sound

2: [obs.] a warning

3: turned toward a sound.

4: (Scots) wise; erudite.

5: _rare_ without (cf. _sans_)

6: Living or growing among rocks

7: [Scots] to sleep lightly, to doze.

8: ornamental holder for hot coffee cup

9: The basic currency unit of the Republic of Chad.

10: a unit of subjective loudness, equal to 40 phons.

11: an action performed in unison or in tight formation

12: a pulse of sound, used in measurement by sonar (q.v.).

13: depth measurement in seconds to return a sonar pulse from the sea-bed

14: A thin, stiff net woven in a hexagonal pattern and used in dress making.

15: an acoustic unit equal to the intensity of a sound in decibels
divided by its absolute pitch.

16: a unit of airspeed, 0.343 2 m/s; 1/1000 of the speed of sound (in
dry air of 20°C at sea level)

17: a standing wave in a river or stream caused by hydraulic flow over a
submerged rock or similar obstruction.

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Johnb - co.uk
August 1st, 2015, 04:36 AM
we are a bit fixated on sound - 7 or more out of 17 - so - despite there
being an obvious connection to the Latin, I think I shall avoid all of
them. Unexpectedly the Scots "sonsie" is not present but I shall avoid
Scottish defs too

so... #5 is cheeky and deserves a vote and #17 is inventive; so those
two for me please

*JohnnyB*

>
> 5: _rare_ without (cf. _sans_)
>
> 17: a standing wave in a river or stream caused by hydraulic flow
> over a submerged rock or similar obstruction.
>

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Paul Keating
August 1st, 2015, 04:46 AM
2 & 4

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Tim B
August 1st, 2015, 05:52 AM
15 and 17, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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endash@verizon.net
August 1st, 2015, 06:57 AM
I'll go for the sequentially numbered 9 and 10.  -- Dick Weltz




 



 





On 08/01/15, Guerri Stevens<guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com> wrote:

 



Here are 17 definitions, only one of which is real. Vote for TWO
definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before
the deadline which is:

Sunday, August 2 at
5:00 p.m. EDT (USA)
2:00 p.m. PDT (USA)
10:00 p.m. London (BST)
11:00 p.m. Amsterdam (CEST)

and Monday, August 3 at 7:00 in Melbourne.


New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
at: http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules

1: a unit of sound

2: [obs.] a warning

3: turned toward a sound.

4: (Scots) wise; erudite.

5: _rare_ without (cf. _sans_)

6: Living or growing among rocks

7: [Scots] to sleep lightly, to doze.

8: ornamental holder for hot coffee cup

9: The basic currency unit of the Republic of Chad.

10: a unit of subjective loudness, equal to 40 phons.

11: an action performed in unison or in tight formation

12: a pulse of sound, used in measurement by sonar (q.v.).

13: depth measurement in seconds to return a sonar pulse from the sea-bed

14: A thin, stiff net woven in a hexagonal pattern and used in dress making.

15: an acoustic unit equal to the intensity of a sound in decibels
divided by its absolute pitch.

16: a unit of airspeed, 0.343 2 m/s; 1/1000 of the speed of sound (in
dry air of 20°C at sea level)

17: a standing wave in a river or stream caused by hydraulic flow over a
submerged rock or similar obstruction.

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Dave Cunningham
August 1st, 2015, 08:05 AM
7 and 17 as being fundamentally unsound

Dave


On Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 5:11:40 AM UTC-4, Guerri wrote:

> Here are 17 definitions, only one of which is real. Vote for TWO
> definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before
> the deadline which is:
>
> Sunday, August 2 at
> 5:00 p.m. EDT (USA)
> 2:00 p.m. PDT (USA)
> 10:00 p.m. London (BST)
> 11:00 p.m. Amsterdam (CEST)
>
> and Monday, August 3 at 7:00 in Melbourne.
>
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
> at: http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules
>
> 1: a unit of sound
>
> 2: [obs.] a warning
>
> 3: turned toward a sound.
>
> 4: (Scots) wise; erudite.
>
> 5: _rare_ without (cf. _sans_)
>
> 6: Living or growing among rocks
>
> 7: [Scots] to sleep lightly, to doze.
>
> 8: ornamental holder for hot coffee cup
>
> 9: The basic currency unit of the Republic of Chad.
>
> 10: a unit of subjective loudness, equal to 40 phons.
>
> 11: an action performed in unison or in tight formation
>
> 12: a pulse of sound, used in measurement by sonar (q.v.).
>
> 13: depth measurement in seconds to return a sonar pulse from the sea-bed
>
> 14: A thin, stiff net woven in a hexagonal pattern and used in dress
> making.
>
> 15: an acoustic unit equal to the intensity of a sound in decibels
> divided by its absolute pitch.
>
> 16: a unit of airspeed, 0.343 2 m/s; 1/1000 of the speed of sound (in
> dry air of 20°C at sea level)
>
> 17: a standing wave in a river or stream caused by hydraulic flow over a
> submerged rock or similar obstruction.
>
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Tim Lodge
August 1st, 2015, 08:56 AM
I'll take a warning about the Chad currency, 2 and 9:

2: [obs.] a warning

9: The basic currency unit of the Republic of Chad.

-- Tim L

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France International/Mike Shefler
August 1st, 2015, 09:18 AM
I'll go for 5 and 7.

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Judy Madnick
August 1st, 2015, 10:00 AM
For lack of a better idea, I'll vote for 1 and 17.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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Steve Graham
August 1st, 2015, 10:41 AM
10 and 12 please. Let's hear it for the sounders

Steve Graham

10: a unit of subjective loudness, equal to 40 phons.

12: a pulse of sound, used in measurement by sonar (q.v.).


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Daniel Widdis
August 1st, 2015, 12:14 PM
I'm convinced it's sound related.

In my submarining career I don't think I ever used this word so 12 and
13 are out. (I did use a zarf, though, so 8 is out.)

1 should maybe have been combined, but whether with 10 or 15 is unclear.

Ultimately, I find 16 the most convincing, and 17 should have a word for it.


On 8/1/15 2:11 AM, Guerri Stevens wrote:
> 16: a unit of airspeed, 0.343 2 m/s; 1/1000 of the speed of sound (in
> dry air of 20°C at sea level)
>
> 17: a standing wave in a river or stream caused by hydraulic flow over
> a submerged rock or similar obstruction

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—Keith Hale—
August 1st, 2015, 02:54 PM
6 & 14 sound worthy to me.
-Keith-

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Tony Abell
August 1st, 2015, 04:28 PM
Definition 1 seems too vague to be real. In fact, all the sound-related defs are
suspect. I'll take 2 and 5:

> 2: [obs.] a warning

> 5: _rare_ without (cf. _sans_)

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Efrem Mallach
August 1st, 2015, 04:50 PM
There seem to be three groups of people: pro-sound, anti-sound and “I dunno.” I’m pro-sound. Maybe 1 or 10?

Efrem

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> On Aug 1, 2015, at 5:11 AM, Guerri Stevens <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Here are 17 definitions, only one of which is real. Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline which is:
>
> Sunday, August 2 at
> 5:00 p.m. EDT (USA)
> 2:00 p.m. PDT (USA)
> 10:00 p.m. London (BST)
> 11:00 p.m. Amsterdam (CEST)
>
> and Monday, August 3 at 7:00 in Melbourne.
>
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are at: http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules
>
> 1: a unit of sound
>
>
> 10: a unit of subjective loudness, equal to 40 phons.

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Jim Hart
August 1st, 2015, 08:00 PM
I'm in the non-sound group. Also the dunno group. I'll try the dressmaking
thing and the wave thing - 14 and 17.

Jim

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Shani Naylor
August 1st, 2015, 08:37 PM
I will also join the non-sound camp, and vote for 9 & 17.

9: The basic currency unit of the Republic of Chad.

17: a standing wave in a river or stream caused by hydraulic flow over a
submerged rock or similar obstruction.

On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 9:11 PM, Guerri Stevens <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com>
wrote:

> Here are 17 definitions, only one of which is real. Vote for TWO
> definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the
> deadline which is:
>
> Sunday, August 2 at
> 5:00 p.m. EDT (USA)
> 2:00 p.m. PDT (USA)
> 10:00 p.m. London (BST)
> 11:00 p.m. Amsterdam (CEST)
>
> and Monday, August 3 at 7:00 in Melbourne.
>
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round..
> Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are at:
> http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules
>
> 1: a unit of sound
>
> 2: [obs.] a warning
>
> 3: turned toward a sound.
>
> 4: (Scots) wise; erudite.
>
> 5: _rare_ without (cf. _sans_)
>
> 6: Living or growing among rocks
>
> 7: [Scots] to sleep lightly, to doze.
>
> 8: ornamental holder for hot coffee cup
>
> 9: The basic currency unit of the Republic of Chad.
>
> 10: a unit of subjective loudness, equal to 40 phons.
>
> 11: an action performed in unison or in tight formation
>
> 12: a pulse of sound, used in measurement by sonar (q.v.).
>
> 13: depth measurement in seconds to return a sonar pulse from the sea-bed
>
> 14: A thin, stiff net woven in a hexagonal pattern and used in dress
> making.
>
> 15: an acoustic unit equal to the intensity of a sound in decibels divided
> by its absolute pitch.
>
> 16: a unit of airspeed, 0.343 2 m/s; 1/1000 of the speed of sound (in dry
> air of 20°C at sea level)
>
> 17: a standing wave in a river or stream caused by hydraulic flow over a
> submerged rock or similar obstruction.
>
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Dodi Schultz
August 2nd, 2015, 02:19 PM
I'll try one non-sound and one sound, both among the least believable in
the list, because that's how it's been going lately:

> 5: _rare_ without (cf. _sans_)

and

> 10: a unit of subjective loudness, equal to 40 phons.

—Dodi



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Christopher Carson
August 2nd, 2015, 03:09 PM
After due consideration, I'll select box pop and a non-box pop - 17 and 13

Chris

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