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bonnyjars
August 26th, 2006, 06:35 PM
Dixons

Here are 17 defs produced by inventive minds - and one which is a real one.from a dictionary.

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline which will be

16:00 28th August BST - London, Lisbon and other such places
19:00 In Moscow, Nairobi and points in between like Kuwait
13:00 Eastern Seaboard and Lima
10:00 West Coast
08:00 Hawaii

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 in the files area of the Yahoo Coryphaeus group http://tinyurl.com/br3oc or the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The
Parlor


Go to it

JohnnyB

1: a sea channel characterized by turbulent and unpredictable currents.

2: unusual regularity in the form of a flower that is normally irregular

3: having an excellent memory.

4: a form of deafness caused by damage to the inner ear

5: in certain regional English dialects, the diphthongization of vowels in words such as _feet_ and _boot_.

6: an aperture in the front wall of the zościum of a bryozoan. [Gk, 'ope' a hole]

7: visual blurring and colors associated with migraines.

8: [med.] a limp

9: muscle fatigue

10: to observe objects which one expects to see, when in fact no such objects are visible.

11: n. baldness in wavy bands

12: the failure of a ring of muscle fibers, such as the anal sphincter in Republicans, to relax.

13: any figure of speech containing a false analogy.

14: darkened skin under the eyes.

15: a deciduous, spring-flowering shrub having rounded, glossy leaves and clusters of bright pink flowers.

16: _Vet. med._ an aseptic inflammation of the hoof.

17: the triggering of memories associated with particular smells.

18: fasting







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Dave Cunningham
August 26th, 2006, 08:13 PM
2 and 5 -- I am a sucker for "diphthongization" in a def ... and "regularity ... which is normally irregular" is a arrs word ...

Dave

Judy Madnick
August 26th, 2006, 10:00 PM
Gosh, these are good!

My votes go to:


<< 15: a deciduous, spring-flowering shrub having rounded, glossy leaves and clusters
<< of bright pink flowers.

<< 16: _Vet. med._ an aseptic inflammation of the hoof.

but I don't know why. <sigh>

I must say I love the "Republican" one though!

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

Keno77773@aol.com
August 26th, 2006, 10:13 PM
I was called out of town and I'm on my sisters computer. Hope it works.

I choose the 2 that have words I don't understand. #5 & #6

Not that I understand any of the others either :<)

Roberta Muths




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Subject: [Dixonary] Round 1737 OPESIA - Defs up


Dixons

Here are 17 defs produced by inventive minds - and one which is a real one.from
a dictionary.

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one),
before the deadline which will be

16:00 28th August BST - London, Lisbon and other such places
19:00 In Moscow, Nairobi and points in between like Kuwait
13:00 Eastern Seaboard and Lima
10:00 West Coast
08:00 Hawaii

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 in the files area of the Yahoo Coryphaeus group
http://tinyurl.com/br3oc or the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The
Parlor


Go to it

JohnnyB

1: a sea channel characterized by turbulent and unpredictable currents.

2: unusual regularity in the form of a flower that is normally irregular

3: having an excellent memory.

4: a form of deafness caused by damage to the inner ear

5: in certain regional English dialects, the diphthongization of vowels in
words such as _feet_ and _boot_.

6: an aperture in the front wall of the zoœcium of a bryozoan. [Gk, 'ope' a
hole]

7: visual blurring and colors associated with migraines.

8: [med.] a limp

9: muscle fatigue

10: to observe objects which one expects to see, when in fact no such objects
are visible.

11: n. baldness in wavy bands

12: the failure of a ring of muscle fibers, such as the anal sphincter in
Republicans, to relax.

13: any figure of speech containing a false analogy.

14: darkened skin under the eyes.

15: a deciduous, spring-flowering shrub having rounded, glossy leaves and
clusters of bright pink flowers.

16: _Vet. med._ an aseptic inflammation of the hoof.

17: the triggering of memories associated with particular smells.

18: fasting







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Wayne Scott, M.D.
August 26th, 2006, 10:33 PM
1 and 10 please. I am sorry to see that the rotten Democrat who submitted
12 has a vote already.

Republican in Rochester

Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can
usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.
-Author Unknown

BobStone
August 27th, 2006, 01:42 AM
. . . I am sorry to see that the rotten Democrat who submitted 12 has a vote already.


I just looked through the votes thus far, and saw only a couple of compliments to 12, but no actual votes. I guess we can't expect better than name calling and incorrect information from the right. <---- Please read with a smile.

-Bob

Daniel B. Widdis
August 27th, 2006, 04:38 AM
Quoted for Dodi's benefit.

On 8/27/06, Keno77773 (AT) aol (DOT) com <Keno77773 (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:
> I was called out of town and I'm on my sisters computer. Hope it works.
>
> I choose the 2 that have words I don't understand. #5 & #6
>
> Not that I understand any of the others either :<)
>
> Roberta Muths

Guerri Stevens
August 27th, 2006, 04:44 AM
I vote for 4 and 7.

Guerri

Hugo Kornelis
August 27th, 2006, 04:44 AM
Hi Johnny,

My pick:

> 3: having an excellent memory.

> 4: a form of deafness caused by damage to the inner ear

Best, Hugo

Daniel B. Widdis
August 27th, 2006, 04:47 AM
I'll take 6 to reward its author for including the ligature ś, and 10
because I actually believe it.

--
Dan Widdis

Tim Bourne
August 27th, 2006, 09:01 AM
3 and 7, please - with a sideways glance at 12!

Best wishes,

Tim B

BobStone
August 27th, 2006, 06:44 PM
Many good ones. I give #14 and #18 a shot.

A tip of the ol' chapeau to the author of #12.

-Bob

Tony Abell
August 27th, 2006, 10:27 PM
I always limp over the the shrub to take an opesia, so 8 and 15, please.