I understand that there is a Forum game that has this idea but for Pokemon species names.
Why not English words? I have noticed some people saying "Sorry for my bad English" in their posts so perhaps this could be a -gasp- educational game.
If you cannot think of a word, the previous poster wins and you should gracefully congratulate them.
I was introduced to this game from a forum on Fanfiction.net and it was thought of in 2007.
I'd like to see this thread get used and find out how good everyone's vocabulary is. :]
Rules
1. Use English words only (I suppose British English is acceptable ;])
2. Also post the definition of the word you use as you remember it. If you want, write a sentence illustrating the definition.
3. No using the -ing suffix. It is a cheap way to win.
4. Please do not use a dictionary to come up with words, use your brain instead.
5. If someone has won, please don't start the next chain with a winning word, then it is unfair for the next player.
The first word is:
Cooperative
(Being willing to work with another person or being, can be used to describe a living being or an inanimate object)
The printer was being cooperative with the secretary and did not require any percussive maintenance to fulfill its purpose.
Velvety
Having the qualities of velvet (usually its softness)
Tyre
The name of an ancient city or an older spelling of the word "tire".
Redundant.
(not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.)
It is redundant to mention the same information after repeating it countless times already.
Oh, very good! :]
Restrain
To bind or hold back a person or object so as to limit their movement.
inquisitive
(to be curious and questioning, usually in a rude fashion)
The news reporters were always inquisitive towards celebrities.
Vest
An article of clothing that is sleeveless and covers the chest and back. It can be made out of many materials and can be worn open or closed.
Stare
v. (to look at one thing for an extended period of time)
n. (a gaze at one thing for an extended period of time)
Responsible
having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role.
let
to allow
Ethology
the study of animal behavior
I am familiar with this word because I once took a class on it.
Gyro
A delicious Mediterranean Sandwhich composed of lamb and beef, tzatziki sauce and other toppings inside a rolled-up pita bread.
Robbery
An event of something being stolen.
Rye
A type of wheat. Also a town in East Sussex :]
Yesterday
The day before today.
Aye
Another way to say "yes".
Yellow
One of three primary colors.
Own
To possess, usually an object.
I can think of nothing for that. Clap clap.
Ship
A boat.
Ipecac
A syrup (made from a plant?) that will cause you to regurgitate
I remember this from a puzzle in the third Monkey Island game.
Acquiesce.
To accept something reluctantly, but without protest.
Cell
The building block of life. Also, a Dragonball Z villain with that name exists.
Llama
A domesticated South American mammal.
Mars
The name of the Roman God of War, also the name of the Red Planet.
Don't know anything for that
devoid
To not have something
The desert was devoid of life, only housing bones and sand.
Idea
A thought, sometimes brilliant, sometimes unintelligent
Eat
To consume food.
(...I'm hungry, okay. x3)
Athletic
To be skilled in physical feats of the body
Icicle
A long piece of ice that often forms on roofs and branches.
Leather
The tanned hide of a cattle animal
Erase
To remove (usually permanently) something; to cause something to disappear.
Sear
To cook meat with fire but not enough to char it.
Armory
An array of resources, usually referring to guns and other equipment.
Rye (i think it's the only option i have)
A type of wheat. Makes rye bread.
Yesterday
The day before today.
Aye
Another way to say yes.
Should there be a rule against repeating words?
Or does no one care?
Cuz on the forum i first saw this game people got competitive. xD
Yeast
A fungus used to make bread dough rise.
Didn't want to repeat "yesterday," so I decided on this.
Could also have done "yell" but thought "LL" would be horrible to find.
Stare
To have your eyes open but not be focused on anything.
There is a word that begins with "LL" it might come to you later. It's an animal. :]
You win the chain if the next person can't think of a word.
Reverse.
-
To go backwards, e.g. cars, or time.
Sewer
A series of corridors or pipes designed to move waste
Eradicate
To completely remove something.
Testicles
The male gonads
Escalation
The act of rising, either literally or figuratively.
Onomatopoeia
When a word imitates its sound.
Iambus
A metrical foot used in poetry with a pattern of unstressed/stressed.
Usury
A practice frowned upon in the Bible where you loan money but at exorbitant prices, i think
Rye
A less common grain used to make breads and more.
Yellow
A bright shade of color, one of the primary colors
Owlet
A small and/or young owl; another term for noctuid.
etch
to leave a mark on a surface
like using an etch-a-sketch TM
Charcoal
Burned pieces of wood often used on barbecues.
Alcohol
A liquid beverage that one can become addicted to and impaired by
olive
The olive (Listeni/ˈɒlɪv/ or Listeni/ˈɑːləv/, Olea europaea, meaning "oil of Europe") is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, found in much of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and southern Asia as far east as China, as well as the Canary Islands, Mauritius and Réunion.
Vehement
Displaying strong feeling, passionate, or intense.
Clever, SpectreGuy. :] You won that chain.
It isn't necessary to put the dictionary definition next to the word, LyonxNina.
The point of the game is to not use a dictionary for the words you are thinking of.
Vex
to aggravate a person or animal
Exacerbate
To worsen through repeated use.
Tear
a drop of water that forms as a result of crying
Artistic
having or revealing natural creative skill
Icicle
Hanging piece of ice.
leek
A vegetable that looks like a turnip, i think
eke
to barely manage something
We eked out a win in our last crosscountry match.
kendo
a form of martial art, Japanese, maybe?
Dopamine
A human body hormone which helps in impulse conduction through nerves near brain. Absence of this hormone causes Parkinson's.
(Ok, that seemed like a Biology class...)
Nestle
To fit into a small space, I think.
Add an accent (I forgot which) to turn it into the brand of chocolate.
Lend
An act of giving someone some money/things for a limited period of time in return of favour/more of the things given, and sometimes nothing as well.
Very good!
Lean
to be tilted to one side, or to have less fat
The boy was leaning on one foot for a balance challenge.
The supermodel would only eat lean meats if she had to.
Antenna
A long rod which is used to collect information carried by radiowaves (like in TV or radio).
Name
what you are known as
Method
A proper way of doing things correctly.
Odor
a bad smell
Ornament
Something to decorate with.
You win again!
Ornate
Decorated, fancy
Temperature
Measure of hotness or coldness of a body.
Rend
To rip messily with teeth, claws, or a weapon.
Abominations from Warcraft III used to say "Rend and tear!"
You win it this time!
Superficial
From the surface, on a shallow level, having no deeper roots or meanings.
Alimony
Money you are supposed to pay your former spouse, i think
Nystagmus
It is a kind of disease by which eye moves randomly and involuntarily.
Useful
a word that can describe an object, animal or person. The noun being talked about is handy to have
Ultimatum
Final notice of finishing something in stipulated time.
Umlaut
(I think i spelled it right)
The two dots that are used over certain letters of certain words
Utility
Usefulness of something.
Tyre
The name of an ancient city
Retrospective
I'm not too sure about the definition but it is something related to the past (or am I wrong?).
(I know the word, not quite its meaning though. )
Yes, it is something like looking into the past.
Ventriloquist
A person who throws their voice into things like puppets
Stupefy
Extremely shocked or astonished. Also a Harry Potter spell.
You win!
Stun
To paralyze
Undergrowth
Bushes and small sized trees.
Thrall
to be a slave, or the name of a main character Orc in Warcraft III and WoW.
Llama
(It's been used so many times does this require any definition?)
A South American mammal with long neck.
Malice
Ill intent
Celibacy
Vow to stay away from any relationships, as done by catholic priests.
Cyan
a shade of blue
Antelope
A deer like mammal.
Pear
A pome fruit which comes in European or Asian vareities
Armature
A framework around which the sculpture is built.
Real
genuine, not synthetic
Almond
A nutty fruit from which oil is extracted.
You win again!
Moist
wet but not soggy
Stature
Natural height and built of a person.
Read
To examine and understand writing or typed media
Adhesion
Joining of two different substances.
Onward
To keep going in the same direction
You win again!
Mauve
A colour of pale purplish shade.
Vendor
A person who sells goods in any location
Orthodox
A person with thoughts resembling that of the primitive days, not applicable to the present day.
Oxen
a group of more than one ox
Entropy
Degree of randomness of a material. (I'm reading too much of chemistry nowadays. )
Pyro
A class to play in Team Fortress 2
Rodeo
A (dangerous) sport where a person has to sit on a bull while it runs, jumps, tackles, fights, flies etc. If you fall off within a given period of time, you lose.
Disclaimer: Kids, don't try this at home.
Eon
a long period of time, more than a century, I think
Onomatopoeia
Natural sounds which are spelled like they're pronounced. (e.g. Buzzing of a bee)
iamb
Shakespeare would use short syllables followed by long syllables in his poetry in iambic pentameter
You win!
Patriotism
A sense of emotional attachment to one's motherland.
Smart
to be intelligent or an adjective to describe pain "my arm smarts"
Blast it! Nicely done.
furor
An outbreak of public anger or excitement.
Ornery
To be bad-tempered
Ryokan
A traditional Japanese inn.
Antsy
Another word to use instead of anxious, sounds less formal
Symbol
A thing that stands for or represents something else.
Older
Erythrons
The red blood cells and their precursors in the bone marrow.
Ehh, it'll work.
toe
A small appendage of the foot.
Also, yeah, strangely enough it's one of the few -on science words I know that aren't subatomic particles. But, uh, yeah.
Oeuvre, the collected works of an artist
I only know that word because I took Art History once.
Reminisce
indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events
Century
A period of 100 years, or a 100-soldier unit in the Roman military (if I remember correctly)
Rye
Either a type of grain? wheat? and the bread made from that plant
Year
I don't think that needs much explaining?
Arm
A body part that many humans have, consisting of bones, skin, tendons, muscles. ligaments and all the blood vessels and nerves needed.
I guess I won that chain?
Allium
A Genus of plants which garlic, onions and other plants belong to. We can eat some Alliums but I think dogs get harmed.
I know this word because of the Plant Identification classes I've taken.
Umbra
The darkest part of a shadow or eclipsed part of the world. (learned it from UMBREON, hihi)
Rally
To keep up morale, keep fighting
Edit reason: I forgot to bold the last two letters.
Lyric
Igloo
A domed house of ice blocks made by Native peoples in North America.
Zenith
The point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer.
Thesaurus
userbase :-)
Sedative
Vestibule
leaf
affluence
Cesar
Argyle
LearningPlanet
Ethical
(Would've been ethics, but that seemed hard to follow up on.)
Alluring
N-Gage
Geriatric
Iceland
Eiric wins the chain!
Isle said the same way as "aisle" a poetic way to say 'island'.
Lead
Advantage
Gearboxes
Essence
Certainty
Tycoon
Onward
RD, a fictional character in the anime Zoids: Fuzors
[I guess this is a big necro, and if I get warned, I'll deal with the consequences, but I don't think character names count.]
Onus, as in, "burden", I think? [Checked the dictionary, it means one's duties and responsibilities.]
Us posting 6 m, 17 d and 6 m, 20 d I dont considder a necroposting but me at another one did 4 year, 5 m, 15 d that’s a necroposting
Used
Yeah, I'm bumping all my topics.
Edited
Same ending...
edition
Once
Cellery
Rye
Definition (as I remember it): An ingredient in rye bread.
Rye in a sentence: I personally like salami on rye! :]
[So I remembered to read the first post & apparently we forgot the rules!
We are playing an incomplete game, if you like this game, please read the first post so we can get back to playing it how I meant it.]
Yelp
A loud, startled cry of distress/surprise. "The cat let out a yelp and scurried under the bed after I dropped a stack of books."
LPeNE
pretty sure thats not a word
Ok then LPG is a word
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