[Dixonary] Round 1848: HYPOLIMNION Definitions

[Guerri Stevens]

Here are 18 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 Tuesday, October 9 at

11:00 p.m. BST
6:00 p.m. EDT
3:00 p.m. PDT

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://tinyurl.com/br3oc.

1: sub audible.

2: a shady garden.

3: reduced passion.

4: [printing] an underscore.

5: A type of engraving tool.

6: weak-willed; lacking willpower

7: a frieze or bas-relief below eye level.

8: the topmost layer of paint on an oil painting

9: [Arch.] a decorative border under a pedestal.

10: a sensory cell that responds to low levels of stimulation.

11: _Myth._ a lake nymph [Gk, fm _hypo_ beneath + _limne-_ lake, marsh]

12: a square-section hollow brick used to form the tubes in a hypocaust

13: ornate illumination at the bottom of a page, typ. on hand-scriven works.

14: In theatrical design, the arch that frames a stage, separating it
from the auditorium.

15: a genus of firefly (family Lampyridae) distinguished by its
unusually faint phosphorescence.

16: the lower layer of water in a stratified lake, typically cooler than
the water above and relatively stagnant.

17: Any of a wide variety of mollusks which live just under the sand on
a stretch of beach between the high and low water marks.

18: An hereditary deficiency in the adherens junction protein p120ctn,
possibly linked to the growth and virulence of certain fibro-plastic tumors.

--
Guerri

[JohnnyB]

Guerri

What a selection... I fancy the lakes but I don’t recall a nymph of that name - I'll go for the cold water and the sand dollars =
#16 and #17 please

JohnnyB

[Judy Madnick]

Hmmmm . . . I'll go for these:

<< 1: sub audible.

<< 10: a sensory cell that responds to low levels of stimulation.

Judy Madnick

[Dave Cunningham]

7 and 9 this time out.

Dave

On Oct 8, 7:15 am, Guerri Stevens <gue... (AT) tapcis (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 18 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 Tuesday, October 9 at
>
> 11:00 p.m. BST
> 6:00 p.m. EDT
> 3:00 p.m. PDT
>
> 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://tinyurl.com/br3oc.
>
> 1: sub audible.
>
> 2: a shady garden.
>
> 3: reduced passion.
>
> 4: [printing] an underscore.
>
> 5: A type of engraving tool.
>
> 6: weak-willed; lacking willpower
>
> 7: a frieze or bas-relief below eye level.
>
> 8: the topmost layer of paint on an oil painting
>
> 9: [Arch.] a decorative border under a pedestal.
>
> 10: a sensory cell that responds to low levels of stimulation.
>
> 11: _Myth._ a lake nymph [Gk, fm _hypo_ beneath + _limne-_ lake, marsh]
>
> 12: a square-section hollow brick used to form the tubes in a hypocaust
>
> 13: ornate illumination at the bottom of a page, typ. on hand-scriven works.
>
> 14: In theatrical design, the arch that frames a stage, separating it
> from the auditorium.
>
> 15: a genus of firefly (family Lampyridae) distinguished by its
> unusually faint phosphorescence.
>
> 16: the lower layer of water in a stratified lake, typically cooler than
> the water above and relatively stagnant.
>
> 17: Any of a wide variety of mollusks which live just under the sand on
> a stretch of beach between the high and low water marks.
>
> 18: An hereditary deficiency in the adherens junction protein p120ctn,
> possibly linked to the growth and virulence of certain fibro-plastic tumors.
>
> --
> Guerri

[Dodi Schultz]

Interesting word, interesting defs.

I'll try #3 and #16.

--Dodi

[France International]

I'll try 4 and 13.

Mike Shefler

[Chuck]

Guerri -

Nice selection. I'll try:

4: [printing] an underscore.

and

13: ornate illumination at the bottom of a page, typ. on hand-scriven
works.

Thanks,

Chuck

[Christopher Carson]

Hmmm ... I don't think I believe any of them but I'll try 4 and 16.

Chris

[Daniel B. Widdis]

13 and 16 please.

--
Dan

[Paul Keating]

I vote for the nymph, condemned, poor thing, like Iolanthe, to dwell in the
stagnant water at the bottom of the lake.

11 and 16.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

[Tim Lodge]

Guerri

I'll go for the nymph and the lake she lives in:


11 and 16 please.

-- Tim L

[waynescottmd@earthlink.net]

13 and 14, please.

[BobStone]

I'll go with the obvious...#1 and #4.

-Bob Stone

[Scott Crom]

I'll have 11 and the popular 16, please.

Scott

[Toni Savage]

4 is simple and 17 is very creative!
> 4: [printing] an underscore.
> >
> 17: Any of a wide variety of mollusks which live
> just under the sand on
> a stretch of beach between the high and low water
> marks.
>

-- Toni Savage

[Tony Abell]

5 and 13...just because.

[Russ Heimerson]

I'll go for #4 and #11, Please.

Russ

[Bill Hirst]

5 and please.

-Bill


On Oct 8, 7:15 am, Guerri Stevens <gue... (AT) tapcis (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 18 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 Tuesday, October 9 at
>
> 11:00 p.m. BST
> 6:00 p.m. EDT
> 3:00 p.m. PDT
>
> 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://tinyurl.com/br3oc.
>
> 1: sub audible.
>
> 2: a shady garden.
>
> 3: reduced passion.
>
> 4: [printing] an underscore.
>
> 5: A type of engraving tool.
>
> 6: weak-willed; lacking willpower
>
> 7: a frieze or bas-relief below eye level.
>
> 8: the topmost layer of paint on an oil painting
>
> 9: [Arch.] a decorative border under a pedestal.
>
> 10: a sensory cell that responds to low levels of stimulation.
>
> 11: _Myth._ a lake nymph [Gk, fm _hypo_ beneath + _limne-_ lake, marsh]
>
> 12: a square-section hollow brick used to form the tubes in a hypocaust
>
> 13: ornate illumination at the bottom of a page, typ. on hand-scriven works.
>
> 14: In theatrical design, the arch that frames a stage, separating it
> from the auditorium.
>
> 15: a genus of firefly (family Lampyridae) distinguished by its
> unusually faint phosphorescence.
>
> 16: the lower layer of water in a stratified lake, typically cooler than
> the water above and relatively stagnant.
>
> 17: Any of a wide variety of mollusks which live just under the sand on
> a stretch of beach between the high and low water marks.
>
> 18: An hereditary deficiency in the adherens junction protein p120ctn,
> possibly linked to the growth and virulence of certain fibro-plastic tumors.
>
> --
> Guerri

[Judy Madnick]

<< 5 and please.

And "please" means . . . fill in the blank with the correct response????

Judy

[France International]

22 and you're welcome.

--Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Hirst" <billhirst (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: "Dixonary" <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:13 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Re: Round 1848: HYPOLIMNION Definitions


>
> 5 and please.
>
> -Bill
>
>
> On Oct 8, 7:15 am, Guerri Stevens <gue... (AT) tapcis (DOT) com> wrote:
> > Here are 18 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 Tuesday, October 9 at
> >
> > 11:00 p.m. BST
> > 6:00 p.m. EDT
> > 3:00 p.m. PDT
> >
> > 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://tinyurl.com/br3oc.
> >
> > 1: sub audible.
> >
> > 2: a shady garden.
> >
> > 3: reduced passion.
> >
> > 4: [printing] an underscore.
> >
> > 5: A type of engraving tool.
> >
> > 6: weak-willed; lacking willpower
> >
> > 7: a frieze or bas-relief below eye level.
> >
> > 8: the topmost layer of paint on an oil painting
> >
> > 9: [Arch.] a decorative border under a pedestal.
> >
> > 10: a sensory cell that responds to low levels of stimulation.
> >
> > 11: _Myth._ a lake nymph [Gk, fm _hypo_ beneath + _limne-_ lake, marsh]
> >
> > 12: a square-section hollow brick used to form the tubes in a hypocaust
> >
> > 13: ornate illumination at the bottom of a page, typ. on hand-scriven
works.
> >
> > 14: In theatrical design, the arch that frames a stage, separating it
> > from the auditorium.
> >
> > 15: a genus of firefly (family Lampyridae) distinguished by its
> > unusually faint phosphorescence.
> >
> > 16: the lower layer of water in a stratified lake, typically cooler than
> > the water above and relatively stagnant.
> >
> > 17: Any of a wide variety of mollusks which live just under the sand on
> > a stretch of beach between the high and low water marks.
> >
> > 18: An hereditary deficiency in the adherens junction protein p120ctn,
> > possibly linked to the growth and virulence of certain fibro-plastic
tumors.
> >
> > --
> > Guerri
>