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(Message started by: phlagellum on Nov 17th, 2008, 11:54am)
Title: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 17th, 2008, 11:54am
Today's game involves "imaginary compound words"!

I give you a "definition" of the compound word you are trying to find.  Both the constituent words AND the so-called compound words are REAL words in the English language; the catch is that the target word is not really a compound word made up in the way I have suggested (and almost certainly differs in meaning from my definition).

Here are the puzzles!  I have given the answer to #1 as an example.

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1. (n.) a metropolis of legend ==> sagacity (saga/city)

2. (n.) a country populated only by men

3. (n.) oxidation caused by fog

4. (n.) a girl's band

5. (n.) a homosexual radical

6. (n.) an ingress of fish
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by Noke Lieu on Nov 17th, 2008, 2:01pm
2... virile (vir (Latin for man) Isle) ?

3... [hide]mist/rust[/hide]

4... herring (that's abit lewis carrol for me though)

Interesting distraction... hope I can get on with my work though!
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 17th, 2008, 3:39pm
You have #3 & #4 correct! 8)

Your #2 is wrong (there's no Latin here; as I said, only English words).
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by Noke Lieu on Nov 17th, 2008, 8:55pm
5 could be gayal (sort of cattle), but I doubt it.
Perhaps ultramodern lifestyle- or you're treading on thin ice with ultramarine?
6 [hide] Carpentry[/hide]

Perhaps 2 is Mania...
or Romanina. :P
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 18th, 2008, 8:34am
#6 is correct!

As for #2, Mania couldn't work, since while "man" is a word, I don't believe "ia" is. :)

As for #5, gayal covers the "gay" for homosexual, but what would "al" be?
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by Noke Lieu on Nov 18th, 2008, 3:51pm
managerial... so close to man-algeria...
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 19th, 2008, 8:33am
Ha... clever.  I would suggest thinking of other synonyms for males though.  It's not "man".
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by Grimbal on Nov 19th, 2008, 2:04pm
[hide]he-malaya[/hide]?
[hide]male turkey?[/hide]?
[hide]father-land[/hide]?
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by tohuvabohu on Nov 19th, 2008, 2:08pm
I'm wondering if this male country is anywhere close to the female country, dam-nation.
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 19th, 2008, 2:40pm

on 11/19/08 at 14:08:45, tohuvabohu wrote:
I'm wondering if this male country is anywhere close to the female country, dam-nation.


Very close, I'd say.  Wouldn't that have to be dame-nation though?  Doesn't QUITE work... :)

You're actually on a good path to finding the male one now though with "nation".
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 19th, 2008, 2:41pm
Summary so far:

1. (n.) a metropolis of legend ==> sagacity

2. (n.) a country populated only by men ==> ???-[hide]nation[/hide]

3. (n.) oxidation caused by fog ==> [hide]mistrust[/hide]

4. (n.) a girl's band ==> [hide]herring[/hide]

5. (n.) a homosexual radical ==> ???

6. (n.) an ingress of fish ==> [hide]carpentry[/hide]
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by Grimbal on Nov 19th, 2008, 2:54pm
machi/nation?  (machi would be the plural of macho...)
a man nation?
don/nation?
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 19th, 2008, 3:14pm
"donnation" isn't a word.  Remember, "compound" words don't have overlapping letters.

And wouldn't machi be the plural of machus?  :P

HINT: Think of really, REALLY crappy beers.
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by tohuvabohu on Nov 20th, 2008, 7:56am
a country where women aren't invited? What kind of a party would that be?
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 20th, 2008, 8:33am
That's why they drink really crappy beer.  Because all they're doing is crying into it anyway.
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 21st, 2008, 1:28pm
[hide]http://www.stag-beer.com/Home.aspx[/hide]
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by 1337b4k4 on Nov 21st, 2008, 3:12pm
That hint made it a little too obvious (and I don't know if anyone knows that brand of beer), but
[hide]stagnation[/hide]
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 24th, 2008, 8:00am
Yep.  If you don't know of that brand of beer, consider yourself lucky.

Well that leaves just one to go!  (#5)
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Nov 24th, 2008, 2:04pm
5. [hide]Beirut? (Bi and Root)[/hide]
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 24th, 2008, 2:07pm
Not a bad thought, but remember that spellings do not change in the compound words!  It would have to be spelled "Biroot" for that to work.

HINT: [hide]Your choice of "root" for "radical" is in the wrong field of study in this case.  It's not mathematics.[/hide]
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by iono on Nov 24th, 2008, 5:37pm
Its weird how you said "today's" game. Its been going on for a while now.  
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 25th, 2008, 8:20am
It has?  How do you mean?  Because it wasn't wierd when I said it, but hey...  not my fault I stumped people. :)
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 25th, 2008, 8:29am
So I'll give another hint.

The "field" from which the "radical" synonym draws is [hide]chemistry[/hide].
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by towr on Nov 25th, 2008, 8:58am

on 11/25/08 at 08:29:27, phlagellum wrote:
The "field" from which the "radical" synonym draws is [hide]chemistry[/hide].
There's a synonym for it in that field? I hope you're not thinking [hide] ion [/hide], because that most definitely isn't a synonym.
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Nov 25th, 2008, 9:41am
It is "ion".  Synonym was a poor word choice.

Certainly an ion can be a radical, however.  So the original clue is not wrong, my hint was.
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by JiNbOtAk on Nov 26th, 2008, 3:30am

on 11/17/08 at 11:54:14, phlagellum wrote:
5. (n.) a homosexual radical


Grimbal ---> Grim balls  ;D
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by Grimbal on Nov 28th, 2008, 12:30am
>:(

No.

They are not green either.
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by towr on Nov 28th, 2008, 12:47am
Not green? Than what color was that ball I saw on you avatar, eh?
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by towr on Nov 28th, 2008, 12:52am
And wouldn't you know it, as soon as I post, even more evidence.
They're both green!
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by JiNbOtAk on Nov 28th, 2008, 1:18am

on 11/28/08 at 00:52:49, towr wrote:
They're both green!


Well, look on the bright side, at least it's just the balls.  :P
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by drdyl111 on Nov 30th, 2008, 8:16am
The green skin is probably just some kind of unidentified skin lesion  ;)
Title: Re: "Compound" Words
Post by phlagellum on Dec 1st, 2008, 3:40pm
ANSWERS:

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1. (n.) a metropolis of legend ==> sagacity

2. (n.) a country populated only by men ==> stagnation

3. (n.) oxidation caused by fog ==> mistrust

4. (n.) a girl's band ==> herring

5. (n.) a homosexual radical ==> fruition

6. (n.) an ingress of fish ==> carpentry
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