[Dixonary] Round 2185: CABOMBA defs

[Tim B]

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline,
which is 6 pm GMT on Thursday 3 March. That's probably 1 pm in New York and 10 am on the West Coast,
and so on. Sorry it's a little longer than usual, but I shall be out all day, and have a narrow
window to get the results out before going out for the evening.

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 file RULES.DIX in library 17.

1: a street girl; a mop.

2: the silk-cotton tree.

3: [Gael.] a vehicle bomb.

4: a rapid dance in 2/4 time.

5: a white cover for a military cap.

6: a very hard wax made in Argentina.

7: an inflammatory disease of the joints.

8: the coconut palm. [Philippines, colloq.]

9: a flambé ice cream dessert served in Spain.

10: mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold.

11: a samba variant with a dominating drum background. (Brazil)

12: a wide-brimmed hat popular in the late nineteenth century.

13: the quality of sound in cellos and double bass instruments.

14: a small cloth structure for the use of a competitor in a medieval tourney.

15: a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants.

16: a dangerous stretch of water where offshore waves break over a submerged reef.

17: the feeling that the top of your head is going to blow off after drinking too many gin fizzes.

18: a spherical hard candy containing differently colored layers, which are revealed as the candy
dissolves.

19: the fruit of a tree found in the Amazon rain forest and used in the production of anti-psychotic
prescription medicines.

20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor to ward off predators and to
attract mates for breeding, usually found in the desert regions.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Paul Keating]

I vote for 1 and 2, though I did read them all. 3 is droll, Booboo, ve-
ry droll, but (in keeping with the season) _nul points_.

[Dodi Schultz]

I think I've pretty much narrowed it down to three likelies. And I have
the distinct feeling that I'm about to vote for the two it *isn't*,
those votes being for:

> 2: the silk-cotton tree.

and

> 10. mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold.

—Dodi

[France International]

I'll go for 1 and 5.

[—Keith Hale—]

5 & 16 for me, please.

5: a white cover for a military cap.
> 16: a dangerous stretch of water where offshore waves break over a
> submerged reef.
>

[Judy Madnick]

<< 19: the fruit of a tree found in the Amazon rain forest and used
<< in the production of anti-psychotic
<< prescription medicines.

<< 20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor
<< to ward off predators and to
<< attract mates for breeding, usually found in the desert regions.

See? I read to the end!

Judy

[Michael Harrington]

My votes go for #15 and #19 on the hunch it is from a Spanish or Native
language word from American Indians ( North or South).
On Mar 1, 2011 3:40 PM, "Tim B" <timbourne43 (AT) virginmedia (DOT) com> wrote:
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this
one), before the deadline,
> which is 6 pm GMT on Thursday 3 March. That's probably 1 pm in New York
and 10 am on the West Coast,
> and so on. Sorry it's a little longer than usual, but I shall be out all
day, and have a narrow
> window to get the results out before going out for the evening.
>
> 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 file RULES.DIX in
library 17.
>
> 1: a street girl; a mop.
>
> 2: the silk-cotton tree.
>
> 3: [Gael.] a vehicle bomb.
>
> 4: a rapid dance in 2/4 time.
>
> 5: a white cover for a military cap.
>
> 6: a very hard wax made in Argentina.
>
> 7: an inflammatory disease of the joints.
>
> 8: the coconut palm. [Philippines, colloq.]
>
> 9: a flambé ice cream dessert served in Spain.
>
> 10: mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold.
>
> 11: a samba variant with a dominating drum background. (Brazil)
>
> 12: a wide-brimmed hat popular in the late nineteenth century.
>
> 13: the quality of sound in cellos and double bass instruments.
>
> 14: a small cloth structure for the use of a competitor in a medieval
tourney.
>
> 15: a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic
plants.
>
> 16: a dangerous stretch of water where offshore waves break over a
submerged reef.
>
> 17: the feeling that the top of your head is going to blow off after
drinking too many gin fizzes.
>
> 18: a spherical hard candy containing differently colored layers, which
are revealed as the candy
> dissolves.
>
> 19: the fruit of a tree found in the Amazon rain forest and used in the
production of anti-psychotic
> prescription medicines.
>
> 20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor to ward
off predators and to
> attract mates for breeding, usually found in the desert regions.
>
> Best wishes,
> Tim B.

[Millie Morgan]

This is a very difficult round to choose.
Maybe 15 and 20 ... (or maybe not)

> 15: a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic
> plants. 20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor
> to ward off predators and to attract mates for breeding, usually found in
> the desert regions.


Best wishes
Millie

[Dave Cunningham]

15 and 20 as I saw no Scots defs

Dave

On Mar 1, 5:31*pm, Tim B <timbourn... (AT) virginmedia (DOT) com> wrote:
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline,
> which is 6 pm GMT on Thursday 3 March. That's probably 1 pm in New York and 10 am on the West Coast,
> and so on. Sorry it's a little longer than usual, but I shall be out all day, and have a narrow
> window to get the results out before going out for the evening.
>
> 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 file RULES.DIX in library 17.
>
> * 1: a street girl; a mop.
>
> * 2: the silk-cotton tree.
>
> * 3: [Gael.] a vehicle bomb.
>
> * 4: a rapid dance in 2/4 time.
>
> * 5: a white cover for a military cap.
>
> * 6: a very hard wax made in Argentina.
>
> * 7: an inflammatory disease of the joints.
>
> * 8: the coconut palm. [Philippines, colloq.]
>
> * 9: a flamb *ice cream dessert served in Spain.
>
> 10: mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold.
>
> 11: a samba variant with a dominating drum background. (Brazil)
>
> 12: a wide-brimmed hat popular in the late nineteenth century.
>
> 13: the quality of sound in cellos and double bass instruments.
>
> 14: a small cloth structure for the use of a competitor in a medieval tourney.
>
> 15: a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants.
>
> 16: a dangerous stretch of water where offshore waves break over a submerged *reef.
>
> 17: the feeling that the top of your head is going to blow off after drinking too many gin fizzes.
>
> 18: a spherical hard candy containing differently colored layers, which are revealed as the candy
> dissolves.
>
> 19: the fruit of a tree found in the Amazon rain forest and used in the production of anti-psychotic
> prescription medicines.
>
> 20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor to ward off predators and to
> attract mates for breeding, usually found in the desert regions.
>
> Best wishes,
> Tim B.

[Daniel B. Widdis]

1 and 14 please

--
Dan

[Chris Carson]

I'll go with the emerging vox pop and cast my votes for 15 and 19.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 1, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Tim B <timbourne43 (AT) virginmedia (DOT) com> wrote:

> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline, which is 6 pm GMT on Thursday 3 March. That's probably 1 pm in New York and 10 am on the West Coast, and so on. Sorry it's a little longer than usual, but I shall be out all day, and have a narrow window to get the results out before going out for the evening.
>
> 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 file RULES.DIX in library 17.
>
> 1: a street girl; a mop.
>
> 2: the silk-cotton tree.
>
> 3: [Gael.] a vehicle bomb.
>
> 4: a rapid dance in 2/4 time.
>
> 5: a white cover for a military cap.
>
> 6: a very hard wax made in Argentina.
>
> 7: an inflammatory disease of the joints.
>
> 8: the coconut palm. [Philippines, colloq.]
>
> 9: a flambé ice cream dessert served in Spain.
>
> 10: mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold.
>
> 11: a samba variant with a dominating drum background. (Brazil)
>
> 12: a wide-brimmed hat popular in the late nineteenth century.
>
> 13: the quality of sound in cellos and double bass instruments.
>
> 14: a small cloth structure for the use of a competitor in a medieval tourney.
>
> 15: a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants.
>
> 16: a dangerous stretch of water where offshore waves break over a submerged reef.
>
> 17: the feeling that the top of your head is going to blow off after drinking too many gin fizzes.
>
> 18: a spherical hard candy containing differently colored layers, which are revealed as the candy dissolves.
>
> 19: the fruit of a tree found in the Amazon rain forest and used in the production of anti-psychotic prescription medicines.
>
> 20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor to ward off predators and to attract mates for breeding, usually found in the desert regions.
>
> Best wishes,
> Tim B.
>

[EnDash@aol.com]

What the heck! I'll go out on a limb and take 6 and 18.



6: a very hard wax made in Argentina.


18: a spherical hard candy containing differently colored layers, which
are revealed as the candy
dissolves.


-- Dick Weltz

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 12 and 19.

Guerri

Tim B wrote:
>
> 12: a wide-brimmed hat popular in the late nineteenth century.
>
> 19: the fruit of a tree found in the Amazon rain forest and used in the
> production of anti-psychotic prescription medicines.

[Toni Savage]

I read them all (love 17!) but I'm going for 1 and 2.

*-- Toni Savage



----- Original Message ----
From: Tim B <timbourne43 (AT) virginmedia (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:31:02 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2185: CABOMBA defs

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one),
before the deadline, which is 6 pm GMT on Thursday 3 March. That's probably 1 pm
in New York and 10 am on the West Coast, and so on. Sorry it's a little longer
than usual, but I shall be out all day, and have a narrow window to get the
results out before going out for the evening.

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 file RULES.DIX
in library 17.

1: a street girl; a mop.

2: the silk-cotton tree.

3: [Gael.] a vehicle bomb.

4: a rapid dance in 2/4 time.

5: a white cover for a military cap.

6: a very hard wax made in Argentina.

7: an inflammatory disease of the joints.

8: the coconut palm. [Philippines, colloq.]

9: a flambé* ice cream dessert served in Spain.

10: mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold.

11: a samba variant with a dominating drum background. (Brazil)

12: a wide-brimmed hat popular in the late nineteenth century.

13: the quality of sound in cellos and double bass instruments.

14: a small cloth structure for the use of a competitor in a medieval tourney.

15: a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic
plants.

16: a dangerous stretch of water where offshore waves break over a submerged*
reef.

17: the feeling that the top of your head is going to blow off after drinking
too many gin fizzes.

18: a spherical hard candy containing differently colored layers, which are
revealed as the candy dissolves.

19: the fruit of a tree found in the Amazon rain forest and used in the
production of anti-psychotic prescription medicines.

20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor to ward off
predators and to attract mates for breeding, usually found in the desert
regions.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Tim Lodge]

Tim

I'll stick to the natural world:

> * 2: the silk-cotton tree.
>
> 20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor to ward off predators and to attract mates for breeding, usually found in the desert regions.

-- Tim L

[Tony Abell]

A tree and the stinkbug this time: 2 and 20.

> 2: the silk-cotton tree.

> 20: a small, striped African beetle that emits an offensive odor to ward off predators and to
> attract mates for breeding, usually found in the desert regions.

[Scott Crom]

I'll have two of the overlooked ones--8 and 11, please.

Scott