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kicknNscreamin · 09-30-2011, 01:14 PM

I love words. Here's how it works. Post any word that begins with the last letter of the word before it. Include a definition, either from a dictionary or your own summary.

Illustrious: Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements.

gr8ful42day · 10-08-2011, 06:34 PM

soavemente
So*a`ve*men"te\, adv. [It.] (Mus.) Sweetly.

tallcactus · 12-14-2011, 09:37 PM

endow-fund bestow.

Fandy · 12-20-2011, 08:44 AM

Whistler (one who whistles)

FT · 12-20-2011, 08:51 AM

Rhetoric ==> The art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences.

FT · 12-20-2011, 01:47 PM

Okay, I'll answer myself....

carpe diem ==> A phrase from a Latin poem by Horace that has become an aphorism. It is popularly translated as "seize the day".

FT · 12-21-2011, 08:59 AM

Manifesto!

==> A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature.

Oh my God, the competition is getting fierce!

FT · 12-21-2011, 09:58 AM

Onomatopoeia!

==> Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. also imitative harmony. Example: splash, wow, gush, kerplunk.

I can't take it any more!!!!! The stress is overpowering!!!!

FT · 12-21-2011, 06:48 PM

Asindleton!

==> A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton.

Gotcha!!!! Onomatopoeia my ass!!!! HA!!!!! Take THAT, you pseudo-linguist!

FT · 12-22-2011, 07:44 AM

Nihilism!

==> Nihilism : a) A viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless; b) : A doctrine that denies any objective ground of truth and especially of moral truths.

Ha!!!! Hell with YOU! You assindleton!

I'm WINNING! HA!!!!

FT · 12-22-2011, 09:29 AM

Metonymy!

Metonymy is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance, "Hollywood" is used as a metonym (an instance of metonymy) for American cinema.

Take THAT you CHOMSKY wannabee!

Ha!!!!!

FT · 12-22-2011, 03:02 PM

Yuxtaposición!

Yuxtaposición (gramática), una clase de procedimiento para combinar oraciones o nexos.

Oh wait! That's Spanish! Who do you think you are? ¿Leonardo Gómez Torrego?

All righty then, GO AHEAD AND BREAK THE RULES!

Wait! I'm talking to MYSELF! Oh Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

SO, I just gave YOU another "N"! Ha!!!!

FT · 12-23-2011, 03:43 AM

Negativity!

==> negation, "bad" attitude, downtrodden, depression....

Oh NO, not another "Y"! (hahahahahahahahahhahaahahahahahahahaha!!!!!) Yes! This time I have got you!

FT · 12-24-2011, 09:57 AM

Yammer!

==> Yammer is a tool for making companies and organizations more productive through the exchange of short frequent answers to one simple question: and I'm not going to tell you what it is! Ha!

So, Merry Christmas to you, TOO, you #$%#$##$#$%@@%$#$%#%$@@%#!

FT · 12-28-2011, 12:08 PM

Okay, you FORCED me back....

Renaissance!

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe.

All righty then. Come out from your hiding place, you worm!

YellowBeetleWA · 01-01-2012, 12:05 AM

Entropy Noun

a : the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity

neferkamichael · 01-01-2012, 12:11 AM

Yogurt dish something like keish

FT · 01-05-2012, 02:21 PM

Aha! You snuck in behind me!

Habberdasher!

Habberdasher. [A term which meant originally "peddlers' wares," or the contents of a peddler's bag; derived from German Habtihrdas, "Have you this?" - a phrase which peddlers formerly used when offering their wares for sale].

qpapq · 01-05-2012, 02:32 PM

Ruminate

To consider and reconsider, To ponder and think about A LOT!

1983ritag · 01-05-2012, 03:40 PM

Earthquake - A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust

09-30-2011, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
kicknNscreamin Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: California Posts: 28 Blog Entries: 2	Word Tag I love words. Here's how it works. Post any word that begins with the last letter of the word before it. Include a definition, either from a dictionary or your own summary. Illustrious: Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements.

10-08-2011, 06:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
gr8ful42day I love this place. Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Posts: 329	soavemente Soa`vemen"te\, adv. [It.] (Mus.) Sweetly. __________________ Don't Underestimate the Impact *********** - All Big Book quotes are from First Edition -

12-14-2011, 09:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
tallcactus Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 954	endow-fund bestow. __________________ I can't find the missing piece of the puzzle!

12-20-2011, 08:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fandy Enlighten and Expurgate Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 14,254	Whistler (one who whistles) __________________ I've seen too much to go back and pretend

01-01-2012, 12:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
neferkamichael Life Health Prosperity Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Louisana Posts: 2,082	Yogurt dish something like keish __________________ Success is making yourself do the thing you need to do when you need to do it whether you like it or not. If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.

12-20-2011, 08:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	Rhetoric ==> The art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences.

12-20-2011, 01:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	Okay, I'll answer myself.... carpe diem ==> A phrase from a Latin poem by Horace that has become an aphorism. It is popularly translated as "seize the day".

12-21-2011, 08:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	Manifesto! ==> A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Oh my God, the competition is getting fierce!

12-21-2011, 09:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	Onomatopoeia! ==> Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. also imitative harmony. Example: splash, wow, gush, kerplunk. I can't take it any more!!!!! The stress is overpowering!!!!

12-21-2011, 06:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	*Asindleton! ==> A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton. Gotcha!!!! Onomatopoeia* my ass!!!! HA!!!!! Take THAT, you pseudo-linguist!

12-22-2011, 07:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	Nihilism! ==> Nihilism : a) A viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless; b) : A doctrine that denies any objective ground of truth and especially of moral truths. Ha!!!! Hell with YOU! You assindleton! I'm WINNING! HA!!!!

12-22-2011, 09:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	*Metonymy!* *Metonymy* is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance, "Hollywood" is used as a metonym (an instance of metonymy) for American cinema. Take THAT you CHOMSKY wannabee! Ha!!!!!

12-22-2011, 03:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	*Yuxtaposición!* *Yuxtaposición* (gramática), una clase de procedimiento para combinar oraciones o nexos. Oh wait! That's Spanish! Who do you think you are? ¿Leonardo Gómez Torrego? All righty then, GO AHEAD AND BREAK THE RULES! Wait! I'm talking to MYSELF! Oh Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo! SO, I just gave YOU another "N"! Ha!!!!

12-23-2011, 03:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	*Negativity!* ==> negation, "bad" attitude, downtrodden, depression.... Oh NO, not another "Y"! (hahahahahahahahahhahaahahahahahahahaha!!!!!) Yes! *This* time I have got you!

12-24-2011, 09:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	*Yammer!* ==> *Yammer* is a tool for making companies and organizations more productive through the exchange of short frequent answers to one simple question: and I'm not going to tell you what it is! Ha! So, Merry Christmas to you, TOO, you #$%#$##$#$%@@%$#$%#%$@@%#!

12-28-2011, 12:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	Okay, you FORCED me back.... *Renaissance! The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. All righty* then. Come out from your hiding place, you worm!

01-01-2012, 12:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
YellowBeetleWA Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bellingham,WA Posts: 12	Entropy Noun a : the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity

01-05-2012, 02:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
FT Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,146	Aha! You snuck in behind me! Habberdasher! Habberdasher. [A term which meant originally "peddlers' wares," or the contents of a peddler's bag; derived from German Habtihrdas, "Have you this?" - a phrase which peddlers formerly used when offering their wares for sale].

01-05-2012, 02:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
qpapq Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK. Posts: 143	Ruminate To consider and reconsider, To ponder and think about A LOT!

01-05-2012, 03:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
1983ritag Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 202 Blog Entries: 19	Earthquake - A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust

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