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Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 26 2015, 11:27 PM

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.


Posted by: Ides Jun 27 2015, 01:19 AM

Velvety

Having the qualities of velvet (usually its softness)

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 27 2015, 01:08 PM

Tyre

The name of an ancient city or an older spelling of the word "tire".

Posted by: Baymax Jun 27 2015, 01:26 PM

Redundant.

(not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.)

It is redundant to mention the same information after repeating it countless times already.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 27 2015, 01:34 PM

Oh, very good! :]

Restrain

To bind or hold back a person or object so as to limit their movement.

Posted by: AmazingAmaura Jun 27 2015, 01:48 PM

inquisitive

(to be curious and questioning, usually in a rude fashion)

The news reporters were always inquisitive towards celebrities.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 27 2015, 01:55 PM

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.

Posted by: Ides Jun 27 2015, 03:52 PM

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)


Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jun 27 2015, 06:35 PM

Responsible

having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role.

Posted by: Ides Jun 27 2015, 07:37 PM

let

to allow

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 27 2015, 11:15 PM

Ethology

the study of animal behavior

I am familiar with this word because I once took a class on it.


Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jun 27 2015, 11:21 PM

Gyro

A delicious Mediterranean Sandwhich composed of lamb and beef, tzatziki sauce and other toppings inside a rolled-up pita bread.

Posted by: Bonnie Clyde Jun 28 2015, 12:44 AM

Robbery

An event of something being stolen.

Posted by: ll Sam ll Jun 28 2015, 04:42 AM

Rye

A type of wheat. Also a town in East Sussex :]

Posted by: Bonnie Clyde Jun 28 2015, 04:45 AM

Yesterday

The day before today.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 28 2015, 12:14 PM

Aye

Another way to say "yes".

Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jun 28 2015, 03:08 PM

Yellow

One of three primary colors.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 28 2015, 03:12 PM

Own

To possess, usually an object.

Posted by: Ides Jun 28 2015, 06:17 PM

I can think of nothing for that. Clap clap.

Ship

A boat.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 29 2015, 12:56 AM

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.

Posted by: The Majestic Mr L Jun 29 2015, 10:27 PM

Acquiesce.

To accept something reluctantly, but without protest.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 29 2015, 10:35 PM

Cell

The building block of life. Also, a Dragonball Z villain with that name exists.

Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jun 30 2015, 12:13 PM

Llama

A domesticated South American mammal.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 30 2015, 01:05 PM

Mars

The name of the Roman God of War, also the name of the Red Planet.

Posted by: Ides Jun 30 2015, 05:27 PM

Don't know anything for that

devoid

To not have something

The desert was devoid of life, only housing bones and sand.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 1 2015, 08:39 AM

Idea

A thought, sometimes brilliant, sometimes unintelligent

Posted by: PokeNOM NOM NOM Jul 1 2015, 08:59 AM

Eat

To consume food.

(...I'm hungry, okay. x3)

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 1 2015, 09:00 AM

Athletic

To be skilled in physical feats of the body

Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jul 2 2015, 01:21 AM

Icicle

A long piece of ice that often forms on roofs and branches.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 2 2015, 05:50 AM

Leather

The tanned hide of a cattle animal

Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jul 2 2015, 01:29 PM

Erase

To remove (usually permanently) something; to cause something to disappear.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 2 2015, 01:32 PM

Sear

To cook meat with fire but not enough to char it.

Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jul 2 2015, 01:38 PM

Armory

An array of resources, usually referring to guns and other equipment.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 2 2015, 02:28 PM

Rye (i think it's the only option i have)

A type of wheat. Makes rye bread.

Posted by: Inuzuka28 Jul 3 2015, 08:06 AM

Yesterday

The day before today.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 3 2015, 06:39 PM

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

Posted by: nitrodog96 Jul 3 2015, 07:09 PM

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.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 3 2015, 07:38 PM

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.

Posted by: Emmagurd Jul 4 2015, 02:21 PM

Reverse.

-

To go backwards, e.g. cars, or time.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 4 2015, 02:28 PM

Sewer

A series of corridors or pipes designed to move waste

Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jul 11 2015, 09:24 PM

Eradicate

To completely remove something.

Posted by: Forget me now Jul 11 2015, 09:44 PM

Testicles

The male gonads

Posted by: VirusControl Jul 11 2015, 10:32 PM

Escalation

The act of rising, either literally or figuratively.

Posted by: Heal Jul 12 2015, 01:21 AM

Onomatopoeia

When a word imitates its sound.

Posted by: A Serendipitous Encounter Jul 12 2015, 01:26 AM

Iambus

A metrical foot used in poetry with a pattern of unstressed/stressed.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 14 2015, 01:26 AM

Usury

A practice frowned upon in the Bible where you loan money but at exorbitant prices, i think

Posted by: VioletLove70 Jul 17 2015, 09:37 PM

Rye

A less common grain used to make breads and more.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 17 2015, 10:45 PM

Yellow

A bright shade of color, one of the primary colors

Posted by: Wastelander Jul 18 2015, 01:21 PM

Owlet

A small and/or young owl; another term for noctuid.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 18 2015, 01:55 PM

etch
to leave a mark on a surface
like using an etch-a-sketch TM

Posted by: PokeNOM NOM NOM Jul 20 2015, 04:15 AM

Charcoal

Burned pieces of wood often used on barbecues.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 20 2015, 02:52 PM

Alcohol

A liquid beverage that one can become addicted to and impaired by

Posted by: LyonxNina Jul 21 2015, 07:39 AM

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.

Posted by: SpectreGuy Jul 21 2015, 12:32 PM

Vehement
Displaying strong feeling, passionate, or intense.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jul 21 2015, 02:07 PM

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


Posted by: VioletLove70 Jul 21 2015, 09:51 PM

Exacerbate

To worsen through repeated use.

Posted by: Gryphaena Aug 2 2015, 08:52 PM

Tear

a drop of water that forms as a result of crying

Posted by: TyranBrulee Aug 5 2015, 06:11 PM

Artistic

having or revealing natural creative skill

Posted by: diddykonj582 Aug 5 2015, 07:38 PM

Icicle

Hanging piece of ice.

Posted by: Gryphaena Aug 5 2015, 10:35 PM

leek

A vegetable that looks like a turnip, i think

Posted by: Gryphaena Nov 1 2015, 09:03 PM

eke

to barely manage something

We eked out a win in our last crosscountry match.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 09:02 PM

kendo

a form of martial art, Japanese, maybe?

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 09:19 PM

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...sweat.gif)

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 09:28 PM

Nestle

To fit into a small space, I think.

Add an accent (I forgot which) to turn it into the brand of chocolate.

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 09:34 PM

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.


Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 09:59 PM

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.

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 10:05 PM

Antenna

A long rod which is used to collect information carried by radiowaves (like in TV or radio).

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 10:06 PM

Name

what you are known as

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 10:08 PM

Method

A proper way of doing things correctly.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 10:12 PM

Odor

a bad smell

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 10:23 PM

Ornament

Something to decorate with.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 10:27 PM

You win again!

Ornate

Decorated, fancy

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 10:29 PM

Temperature

Measure of hotness or coldness of a body.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 10:31 PM

Rend

To rip messily with teeth, claws, or a weapon.

Abominations from Warcraft III used to say "Rend and tear!"

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 10:35 PM

You win it this time! clap.gif

Superficial

From the surface, on a shallow level, having no deeper roots or meanings.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 10:36 PM

Alimony

Money you are supposed to pay your former spouse, i think

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 10:39 PM

Nystagmus

It is a kind of disease by which eye moves randomly and involuntarily.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 10:42 PM

Useful

a word that can describe an object, animal or person. The noun being talked about is handy to have

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 14 2015, 11:04 PM

Ultimatum

Final notice of finishing something in stipulated time.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 14 2015, 11:09 PM

Umlaut

(I think i spelled it right)

The two dots that are used over certain letters of certain words

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 12:30 AM

Utility

Usefulness of something.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 08:32 AM

Tyre

The name of an ancient city

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 09:00 AM

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. unsure.gif)

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 09:03 AM

Yes, it is something like looking into the past.

Ventriloquist

A person who throws their voice into things like puppets

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 09:16 AM

Stupefy

Extremely shocked or astonished. Also a Harry Potter spell.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 09:18 AM

You win!

Stun

To paralyze

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 09:39 AM

Undergrowth

Bushes and small sized trees.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 09:43 AM

Thrall

to be a slave, or the name of a main character Orc in Warcraft III and WoW.

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 09:56 AM

Llama

(It's been used so many times does this require any definition?)

A South American mammal with long neck.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 10:34 AM

Malice

Ill intent

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 10:52 AM

Celibacy

Vow to stay away from any relationships, as done by catholic priests.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 11:31 AM

Cyan

a shade of blue

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 11:46 AM

Antelope

A deer like mammal.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 11:54 AM

Pear

A pome fruit which comes in European or Asian vareities

Posted by: BurakkuMajishan Dec 15 2015, 02:09 PM

Armature

A framework around which the sculpture is built.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 02:12 PM

Real

genuine, not synthetic

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 09:08 PM

Almond

A nutty fruit from which oil is extracted.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 09:18 PM

You win again!

Moist

wet but not soggy

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 09:30 PM

Stature

Natural height and built of a person.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 10:06 PM

Read

To examine and understand writing or typed media

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 10:20 PM

Adhesion

Joining of two different substances.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 10:22 PM

Onward

To keep going in the same direction

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 11:09 PM

You win again!

Mauve

A colour of pale purplish shade.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 11:19 PM

Vendor

A person who sells goods in any location

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 15 2015, 11:45 PM

Orthodox

A person with thoughts resembling that of the primitive days, not applicable to the present day.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 15 2015, 11:54 PM

Oxen

a group of more than one ox

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 16 2015, 12:08 AM

Entropy

Degree of randomness of a material. (I'm reading too much of chemistry nowadays. rolleyes.gif )

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 16 2015, 12:24 AM

Pyro

A class to play in Team Fortress 2

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 16 2015, 01:18 AM

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.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 16 2015, 09:06 AM

Eon

a long period of time, more than a century, I think

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 16 2015, 09:17 AM

Onomatopoeia

Natural sounds which are spelled like they're pronounced. (e.g. Buzzing of a bee)

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 16 2015, 09:40 AM

iamb

Shakespeare would use short syllables followed by long syllables in his poetry in iambic pentameter

Posted by: Dr Electric Dec 16 2015, 10:16 AM

You win!

Patriotism

A sense of emotional attachment to one's motherland.

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 24 2015, 12:00 PM

Smart

to be intelligent or an adjective to describe pain "my arm smarts"

Posted by: nitrodog96 Apr 15 2016, 08:43 PM

Blast it! Nicely done.

furor

An outbreak of public anger or excitement.

Posted by: Gryphaena Apr 16 2016, 10:52 AM

Ornery

To be bad-tempered

Posted by: nitrodog96 Apr 16 2016, 01:50 PM

Ryokan

A traditional Japanese inn.

Posted by: Gryphaena Apr 16 2016, 03:56 PM

Antsy

Another word to use instead of anxious, sounds less formal

Posted by: nitrodog96 Apr 16 2016, 06:56 PM

Symbol

A thing that stands for or represents something else.

Posted by: RubyMoon Apr 17 2016, 06:39 PM

Older

Posted by: nitrodog96 Apr 18 2016, 08:07 PM

Erythrons

The red blood cells and their precursors in the bone marrow.

Ehh, it'll work.

Posted by: Gryphaena Apr 20 2016, 12:22 AM

QUOTE(nitrodog96 @ Apr 18 2016, 06:07 PM) *
Erythrons

The red blood cells and their precursors in the bone marrow.

Ehh, it'll work.



Wow, is that a word you know without looking at a dictionary? If so, I'm impressed!

Just a reminder that the goal of this game is to use words from our heads without using dictionaries.

You win!

Erato, the name of the Muse of love poetry, I think

Posted by: nitrodog96 Apr 21 2016, 09:13 PM

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.

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 29 2016, 02:13 PM

Oeuvre, the collected works of an artist

I only know that word because I took Art History once.

Posted by: Demolution Aug 29 2016, 08:12 AM

Reminisce

indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events

Posted by: nitrodog96 Sep 2 2016, 03:59 PM

Century

A period of 100 years, or a 100-soldier unit in the Roman military (if I remember correctly)

Posted by: Gryphaena Sep 2 2016, 09:11 PM

Rye

Either a type of grain? wheat? and the bread made from that plant



Posted by: Demolution Sep 3 2016, 10:35 AM

Year

I don't think that needs much explaining? grin.gif

Posted by: Gryphaena Dec 31 2016, 09:34 PM

Arm

A body part that many humans have, consisting of bones, skin, tendons, muscles. ligaments and all the blood vessels and nerves needed.

Posted by: Gryphaena Mar 29 2017, 05:36 PM

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.

Posted by: Dat Geechy Pie May 6 2017, 11:57 PM

Umbra

The darkest part of a shadow or eclipsed part of the world. (learned it from UMBREON, hihi)

Posted by: Gryphaena May 7 2017, 07:44 AM

Rally

To keep up morale, keep fighting

Edit reason: I forgot to bold the last two letters.

Posted by: MellowDeeRabbit Nov 8 2017, 02:40 AM

Lyric

Posted by: Gryphaena Nov 8 2017, 01:33 PM

Igloo

A domed house of ice blocks made by Native peoples in North America.

Posted by: MellowDeeRabbit Nov 9 2017, 01:29 AM

QUOTE(Gryphaena @ Nov 8 2017, 02:33 PM) *
Igloo

A domed house of ice blocks made by Native peoples in North America.


Ill go with it. X3 Lol, however it was suppose to start with an I-C. X3 not I-G. It made me laugh.

Nonethess, I will go with a pretty easy one, well, the only word that comes to mind,

Ooze

Posted by: NathanBros Nov 17 2017, 06:44 PM

Zenith

The point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer.

Posted by: MellowDeeRabbit Nov 17 2017, 11:50 PM

Thesaurus

Posted by: ghostish May 20 2018, 05:51 PM

userbase :-)

Posted by: Eiric May 21 2018, 04:15 AM

Sedative

Posted by: ghostish May 21 2018, 04:05 PM

Vestibule

Posted by: Eiric May 22 2018, 12:57 PM

leaf

Posted by: ghostish May 23 2018, 09:02 AM

affluence

Posted by: Eiric May 23 2018, 03:12 PM

Cesar

Posted by: Mr Spaz Jul 26 2018, 04:57 AM

Argyle

Posted by: Eiric Jul 27 2018, 01:44 AM

LearningPlanet

Posted by: Baymax Jul 27 2018, 08:22 PM

Ethical

(Would've been ethics, but that seemed hard to follow up on.)

Posted by: AregularFrankiefan Jul 28 2018, 12:12 AM

Alluring

Posted by: Eiric Jul 28 2018, 02:44 AM

N-Gage

Posted by: shambles Aug 31 2018, 09:42 AM

Geriatric

Posted by: Eiric Sep 4 2018, 10:18 AM

Iceland

Posted by: Gryphaena Sep 8 2018, 07:07 PM

Eiric wins the chain!

Isle said the same way as "aisle" a poetic way to say 'island'.

Posted by: Eiric Sep 9 2018, 10:47 AM

Lead

Posted by: bijoukaiba Sep 10 2018, 07:00 PM

Advantage

Posted by: Eiric Sep 11 2018, 08:02 AM

Gearboxes

Posted by: IzanamiNoOkami Sep 11 2018, 09:52 PM

Essence

Posted by: bijoukaiba Sep 12 2018, 07:27 AM

Certainty

Posted by: Mr Spaz Sep 14 2018, 10:48 PM

Tycoon

Posted by: Gryphaena Sep 14 2018, 11:27 PM

Onward

Posted by: Eiric Sep 15 2018, 03:15 AM

RD, a fictional character in the anime Zoids: Fuzors

Posted by: Gryphaena Mar 31 2019, 05:30 PM

[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.]

Posted by: Eiric Apr 3 2019, 10:46 AM

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

Posted by: Gryphaena May 7 2020, 05:38 PM

Used

Yeah, I'm bumping all my topics.

Posted by: Pyotr May 7 2020, 06:09 PM

Edited

Same ending...

Posted by: Eiric May 8 2020, 10:56 AM

edition

Posted by: Gryphaena May 20 2020, 03:02 PM

Once

Posted by: Eiric May 23 2020, 11:57 AM

Cellery

Posted by: Gryphaena Jun 14 2020, 07:44 PM

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.]


Posted by: Jon Snow Jun 15 2020, 12:21 AM

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."

Posted by: Eiric Jun 15 2020, 08:30 AM

LPeNE

Posted by: Jon Snow Jun 16 2020, 09:31 AM

pretty sure thats not a word

Posted by: Eiric Jun 18 2020, 10:38 AM

Ok then LPG is a word

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