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JohnnyB
June 2nd, 2010, 03:36 AM
Dixons,

Here are 20 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by
our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
this one), before the deadline..

6:00 pm on Thursday, 03 Jun 2010 in the UK
3:30 am on 4 Jun in parts of Oz
1:00 pm on 3 Jun East Coast USA
10:00 am on 3 Jun West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.

JohnnyB

(using DIXOBASE)

1. short-tempered

2. [Scots] worn; worn out

3. A Romanian soft cheese.

4. A minute amount; a jot.

5. a small dart. (var. _flet_ q.v.)

6. A bell tied around the neck of a goat.

7. a large jib that overlaps the mainsail.

8. [Obs.] to beat heated metal on an anvil.

9. to become `sleepy,' as an over-ripe pear

10. a belvedere; a lookout-point [Russ., view, aspect]

11. a small tumour; a swelling, esp. of a hair follicle.

12. in pipe fitting, the rotating part of a union joint.

13. a malicious rumor, especially about a family member (Malay).

14. a nodule on a tree trunk, either from disease or damage.* [Bot.]

15. A dance form that adds element of classical ballet to street dance.

16. [Heraldry] a small teardrop shaped spot positioned on the field of an
escutcheon.

17. In handweaving, a mistake in which a weft thread passes over too many
warp threads.

18. [News sl.] an inadvertent deletion in an article as the result of an
editorial error.

19. a rubberized bladder used by various air forces for holding fuel at
temporary locations, usually small airstrips.

20. A sign used in the notation of plainsong during the Middle Ages,
surviving today in transcriptions of Gregorian chants

Hugo Kornelis
June 2nd, 2010, 05:19 AM
Hi Johnny,

Not to prove that I read them all, but simply because I happen to like them
the most, I'll toss my votes at #1 and #20, the short-tempered music sign.

1. short-tempered

20. A sign used in the notation of plainsong during the Middle Ages,
surviving today in transcriptions of Gregorian chants

Best, Hugo

Guerri Stevens
June 2nd, 2010, 06:32 AM
I vote for 6 and 11.

Guerri

JohnnyB wrote:
>
> 6. A bell tied around the neck of a goat.
>
> 11. a small tumour; a swelling, esp. of a hair follicle.

Matthew
June 2nd, 2010, 07:01 AM
My votes go to:

5. a small dart. *(var. _flet_ q.v.)

and

10. a belvedere; a lookout-point [Russ., view, aspect]

Matthew Grieco

Tim B
June 2nd, 2010, 07:40 AM
14 and 18, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Judy Madnick
June 2nd, 2010, 07:45 AM
Well, got it down to three...and will probably eliminate the wrong one. <sigh>

<< 14. a nodule on a tree trunk, either from disease or damage.*
<< [Bot.]

<< 17. In handweaving, a mistake in which a weft thread passes
<< over too many
<< warp threads.

Judy Madnick

EnDash@aol.com
June 2nd, 2010, 07:49 AM
The only one that makes much sense to me is my own fake; but as I will have
to take a chance on two others. I will wildly select numbers 17 and 20.

17. In handweaving, a mistake in which a weft thread passes over too many
warp threads.

20. A sign used in the notation of plainsong during the Middle Ages,
surviving today in transcriptions of Gregorian chants


-- Dick Weltz

Dodi Schultz
June 2nd, 2010, 10:16 AM
I'll try the two that seem the least lilkely:

> 3. A Romanian soft cheese.
>

and

> 9. to become `sleepy,' as an over-ripe pear
>

--Dodi

Dave Cunningham
June 2nd, 2010, 01:44 PM
9 and 20 for no reasons at all

Dave

Jim Hart
June 2nd, 2010, 03:02 PM
No idea but I'll take 6 because it has a goat in it, and 14 for the
tree nodule.

Jim

Daniel B. Widdis
June 2nd, 2010, 03:20 PM
I have no idea how pears can get sleepy, no matter how over-ripe they are.
And my wife is excited about the upcoming season of SYTYCD.

9 and 15 please.

--
Dan

France International
June 2nd, 2010, 03:31 PM
I'll go for 2 and 17.

Christopher Carson
June 2nd, 2010, 03:43 PM
I'll fall for 10 and 14.

Chris

Paul Keating
June 2nd, 2010, 05:18 PM
I vote for 14 because it might just be correct (not to mention that Pop says
it's correct) and for 10 because it is the right shape.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

Millie Morgan
June 2nd, 2010, 05:19 PM
4 and 16 for me thanks

> 4. A minute amount; a jot.
> 16. [Heraldry] a small teardrop shaped spot positioned on the field of an
> escutcheon.

Best wishes
Millie

Nancy Shepherdson
June 3rd, 2010, 12:12 AM
I'll take 10 and 11, although I like 19 as well.

Nancy

Tim Lodge
June 3rd, 2010, 05:11 AM
Johnny

I'll try the botanical ones:

9 and 14 please.

-- Tim L

Toni Savage
June 3rd, 2010, 09:53 AM
3 and 20.* I don't believe either one, but ....
*-- Toni Savage



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Subject: [Dixonary] Defs Up: Round 2110: BLET

Dixons,

Here are 20 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by
our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
this one), before the deadline..

6:00 pm on Thursday, 03 Jun 2010 in the UK
3:30 am on* 4 Jun in parts of Oz
1:00 pm on* 3 Jun East Coast USA
10:00 am on* 3 Jun West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.

JohnnyB

(using* DIXOBASE)

1. short-tempered

2. [Scots] worn; worn out

3. A Romanian soft cheese.

4. A minute amount; a jot.

5. a small dart.* (var. _flet_ q.v.)

6. A bell tied around the neck of a goat.

7. a large jib that overlaps the mainsail.

8. [Obs.] to beat heated metal on an anvil.

9. to become `sleepy,' as an over-ripe pear

10. a belvedere; a lookout-point [Russ., view, aspect]

11. a small tumour; a swelling, esp. of a hair follicle.

12. in pipe fitting, the rotating part of a union joint.

13. a malicious rumor, especially about a family member (Malay).

14. a nodule on a tree trunk, either from disease or damage.* [Bot.]

15. A dance form that adds element of classical ballet to street dance.

16. [Heraldry] a small teardrop shaped spot positioned on the field of an
escutcheon.

17. In handweaving, a mistake in which a weft thread passes over too many
warp threads.

18. [News sl.] an inadvertent deletion in an article as the result of an
editorial error.

19. a rubberized bladder used by various air forces for holding fuel at
temporary locations, usually small airstrips.

20. A sign used in the notation of plainsong during the Middle Ages,
surviving today in transcriptions of Gregorian chants

Tony Abell
June 3rd, 2010, 10:21 AM
I'll try 14 and 19, please:

> 14. a nodule on a tree trunk, either from disease or damage.* [Bot.]

> 19. a rubberized bladder used by various air forces for holding fuel at
> temporary locations, usually small airstrips.

Scott Crom
June 3rd, 2010, 11:07 AM
I'll have 18 and 19, please,

Scott