Today's Puzzle
Feb. 23rd, 2004 12:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sinjunReplace the first letters of the words in eachrow to make two new words, both starting with the same letter. Place that letter in the blank between the two words. When you're finished, you'll have a new word reading down.
Rarely _____ Vanish
Rim ________ Bid
Text _______ Fear
Sight ______ Hither
Rarely _____ Vanish
Rim ________ Bid
Text _______ Fear
Sight ______ Hither
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Date: 2004-02-23 09:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-23 10:32 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-23 10:35 am (UTC)Pronunciation: 'dIt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): dight·ed or dight; dight·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dihtan to arrange, compose, from Latin dictare to dictate, compose
archaic : DRESS, ADORN
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=dight&x=0&y=0
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Date: 2004-02-23 10:38 am (UTC)Alright, that counts. Though I think it's pushing obsolescence.
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Date: 2004-02-23 10:40 am (UTC)Granted. But, like I said... I always do things the hard way.
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Date: 2004-02-23 10:43 am (UTC)Well, okay. I won't argue that. ;)
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Date: 2004-02-23 09:47 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-23 10:07 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-23 11:06 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-23 11:12 am (UTC)Well, no... Not quite, anyway. I easily got 'B' and 'N', and then figured the last letter would be a consonant (note to self: there are less vowels, so start with those next time) and second would then be a vowel.
Then it was just a matter of trying a couple words at random and verifying that all words made sense. It actually didn't take me long at all.
*ponders* In retrospect, that's still embarrassing. =)
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Date: 2004-02-23 11:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-23 10:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-23 11:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-23 12:10 pm (UTC)Okay, definition on sext ... just because it's not a word I hear every day. :)
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Date: 2004-02-23 12:17 pm (UTC)Main Entry: sext
Pronunciation: 'sekst
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English sexte, from Late Latin sexta, from Latin, sixth hour of the day, from feminine of sextus sixth, from sex six
: the fourth of the canonical hours
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=sext&x=11&y=24
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Date: 2004-02-23 12:42 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-23 01:14 pm (UTC)Okay, okay. Fine. If Alery's counts, yours does too.
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Date: 2004-02-23 01:13 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-23 01:17 pm (UTC);)