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(Message started by: WombatDeath on Jun 30^th, 2003, 1:18pm)

Title: Composite words
Post by WombatDeath on Jun 30^th, 2003, 1:18pm

Three 'composite word' problems. All words are listed at www.dictionary.com and they're all in common(ish) usage.

1) What word can be placed in front of each of the following to make six new words?

arm
cast
play
shadow
tell
warn

2) What word can be placed after each of the following to make six new words?

sea
slave
star
tape
war
who

3) What word can be placed before OR after each of the following to make six new words?

fire
half
house
stop
sun
weight

Title: Re: Composite words
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Jun 30^th, 2003, 1:26pm

1) [hide] fore [/hide]

2) [hide]red[/hide]

Title: Re: Composite words
Post by zero on Jun 30^th, 2003, 1:46pm

along with THUDandBLUNDER answers

3)[hide]light[/hide]

Title: Re: Composite words
Post by wowbagger on Jul 1^st, 2003, 1:56am

With numbers one and three I had no problems. The second one was a little too obscure for me I thought, so I looked at the first letter of T&B's answer, which led me to [hide]ring[/hide].

Title: Re: Composite words
Post by WombatDeath on Jul 3^rd, 2003, 1:40pm

[hide]ring[/hide] was the answer I was expecting for question 2; bonus points for finding another right answer!