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Grex > Language > #85: The Six-letter word game, 6th edition |   |
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albaugh
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response 800 of 1012:
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Feb 17 16:37 UTC 1998 |
Turns out *The Incredible Mr.* Limpet wasn't a *shell*fish... ;-)
But to augment Rane's info:
limpet Function: noun Etymology: Middle English lempet, from Old English
lempedu, from Medieval Latin lampreda lamprey Date: before 12th century
1 : a marine gastropod mollusk (especially families Acmaeidae and Patellidae)
that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath, browses over rocks or
timbers in the littoral area, and clings very tightly when disturbed
2 : one that clings tenaciously to someone or something
3 : an explosive device designed to cling magnetically to a metallic surface
(as the hull of a ship)
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kentn
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response 801 of 1012:
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Feb 18 02:30 UTC 1998 |
I wonder why Don Knotts wasn't Mr. Flounder or the like? I guess we had
to wait for _Animal House_ for Flounder to make an appearance. Okay,
off I go with quarter in hand to the trusty Vendo-O-Word machine...
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aruba
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response 802 of 1012:
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Feb 18 08:56 UTC 1998 |
teepee
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carson
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response 803 of 1012:
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Feb 19 00:56 UTC 1998 |
oblong
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aruba
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response 804 of 1012:
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Feb 19 02:27 UTC 1998 |
voodoo
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carson
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response 805 of 1012:
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Feb 19 19:23 UTC 1998 |
banana
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kentn
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response 806 of 1012:
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Feb 20 00:35 UTC 1998 |
teepee 0 (aruba)
oblong 0 (carson)
voodoo 0 (aruba)
banana 0 (carson)
A summary of the guesses/number of correct letters can be found
in /a/k/e/kentn/letter.match.
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albaugh
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response 807 of 1012:
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Feb 20 16:11 UTC 1998 |
streak
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carson
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response 808 of 1012:
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Feb 20 19:13 UTC 1998 |
evened
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kentn
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response 809 of 1012:
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Feb 21 00:08 UTC 1998 |
streak 0 (albaugh)
evened 1 (carson)
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aruba
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response 810 of 1012:
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Feb 22 19:29 UTC 1998 |
tanned
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kentn
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response 811 of 1012:
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Feb 22 22:50 UTC 1998 |
tanned 1 (aruba)
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orinoco
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response 812 of 1012:
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Feb 23 03:12 UTC 1998 |
nooses
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kentn
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response 813 of 1012:
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Feb 23 04:33 UTC 1998 |
nooses 1 (orinoco)
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aruba
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response 814 of 1012:
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Feb 23 06:31 UTC 1998 |
banded
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albaugh
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response 815 of 1012:
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Feb 23 18:03 UTC 1998 |
acinus Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural acini
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, berry, berry seed Date: circa 1751
: any of the small sacs terminating the ducts of some exocrine glands and
lined with secretory cells
- acinous adjective
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carson
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response 816 of 1012:
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Feb 23 20:14 UTC 1998 |
nimrod
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kentn
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response 817 of 1012:
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Feb 24 01:12 UTC 1998 |
banded 0 (aruba)
acinus 2 (albaugh)
nimrod 0 (carson)
(In case anyone is concerned about "nimrod," it may be capitalized or not.
If capitalized, it refers to "a descent of Ham represented in Genesis
as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar." If not capitalized, it simply
means "hunter." Source: Web. 9th New Collegiate.)
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orinoco
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response 818 of 1012:
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Feb 24 03:34 UTC 1998 |
(How'd it get it's meaning as an insult, then?)
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rcurl
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response 819 of 1012:
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Feb 24 05:10 UTC 1998 |
It's an insult? I thought it was a compliment, meaning someone very successful
at what they undertake.
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aruba
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response 820 of 1012:
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Feb 24 06:42 UTC 1998 |
glands
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carson
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response 821 of 1012:
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Feb 24 17:50 UTC 1998 |
grants
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albaugh
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response 822 of 1012:
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Feb 24 22:48 UTC 1998 |
chunks
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kentn
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response 823 of 1012:
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Feb 25 11:27 UTC 1998 |
glands 3 (aruba)
grants 3 (carson)
chunks 2 (albaugh)
(I never said "nimrod" didn't have other meanings. I just
wanted to point out that it could be capitalized or not.
I have heard the insult use of nimrod, btw. However, the
hunter reference, especially a successful hunter, is what I
usually think when I hear the word--but I knew it was based
on a proper noun, so I looked it up.)
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aruba
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response 824 of 1012:
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Feb 28 02:53 UTC 1998 |
whangs (alternate of thong)
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