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Word Play, Puns, and Oxymorons
Puns are humorous phrases formed by homonyms. (Example: What is the purpose of reindeer? It makes the grass grow, sweetie.) Oxymorons are a figure of speech formed by contradictory words. (Example: jumbo shrimp, a deafening silence.) Have fun with puns and oxymorons in this word play category.
3,672 Questions
What are all the words that start with the letter y?
You, yell, yellow, yeehaw, yippee-ki-yay, and yay are just a few to get you started.
Holiday that starts with the letter A?
Some holidays that begin with the letter A:
All Saints' Day
April Fool's Day
Arbor Day
Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday in May)
Australia Day is celebrated January 26th in Australia. It celebrates the 1788 European settlement in an area of current day Sydney.
Word starting with g and ending in ssion?
admission
compassion
depression
emission
fission
impression
mission
nonaggression
obsession
passion
recession
session
transmission
What about befuddled? what letter is it suppose to start with?
- addled
- addition
- bladder
- budded
- cuddle
- daddy
- eddy
- fiddle
- gladden
- hidden
- kidded
- ladder
- madder
- middle
- nodded
- odd
- padded
- prodded
- paddle
- radded
- riddled
- saddened
- skidded
- sledding
- studded
- teddy bear
- udder
- wedding
Are there any words using double u?
Yes, vacuum is one. ANSWER The Web site of the Oxford University Dictionary [AskOxford.com] reports that "there are in fact several English words containing -uu-, all of Latin origin. The most common are vacuum and continuum; the less common ones are menstruum, residuum, triduum, and the distinctly rare duumvir and duumvirate." I think that many educated people would classify "residuum" as at least as common as "continuum." muumuu (alternatively spelled muu-muu or mu'umu'u)- a loose dress of Hawaiian origin. and, the word, watch. think about it :-) Another is lituus, which is an ancient roman instrument which was just recently recreated (May 2009. See BBC link below. this sentence has heaps of them: When Wally watched Willy Wonka, Wendy washed the window. think aboput it
What are some war words that start with the letter e?
Enemy is a war word. It begins with the letter e.
How many words can be made from these letters d r e g g a?
E G D A G R
- age, are, ad, aged
- ear, era
- drag, deer, dare, dear
- egg
- grade, gear, gage, grad, gag
- reed, red, read, rag, rage, raged
What is the answer to 42 in the impossible quiz?
Click the 42nd 42 (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
· Salmon (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Scarlet (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Screamin' Green (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Sea Green (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Sepia (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Shadow (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Shamrock (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Shocking Pink (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Silver
· Sky Blue (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Slate Gray
· Spring Green (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Sunglow (a Crayola Crayon color)
· Sunset Orange (a Crayola Crayon color)
What is a nonalcoholic drink that starts with the letter J?
Well, honey, the only drink I can think of that fits your criteria is a good ol' glass of Joe, aka coffee. Unless you want to get fancy and have a virgin cocktail like a Shirley Temple or a Virgin Mojito. But let's be real, nothing beats a strong cup of Joe to get you through the day.
How many vowels are there in the word consonant?
It depends on if you count "Y" as a vowel.
If yes: 3
If no: 4
How many countries have two words in their names?
Note: This is not a complete list. There are many states in other countries.
There are 10 states in the United States of America with two words in their names.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
There are 7 states in India with two words in their names.
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- West Bengal
There are 6 states in Germany with two words in their names.
- Baden-Württemberg
- Lower Saxony
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
There are 3 states in Mexico with two words in their names.
- Baja California
- Nuevo Leon
- Quintana Roo
Drescribing words that start with K?
there are a lot of words that start with k but i don't have time to answer them all so sorry. check the dictionary or internet. you should be smart enough to answer this yourself!
kicking
What are some 4 syllable words that start with c?
corination concentration competition continual consternation coordinate convolution catastophy Carolina creationism Colorado
What are some 2 syllable words that end in k?
Some words that end with the letter K are:
- ark
- attack
- back
- balk
- bank
- bark
- beak
- black
- Blank.
- bleak
- Blink.
- block
- book
- break
- brick
- brink
- brook
- buck
- bunk
- caulk
- chalk
- check
- cheek
- Chick,
- chunk
- clank
- clink
- clock
- cluck
- conk
- cook
- cork
- crack
- creek
- croak
- crock
- crook
- dank
- dark
- deck
- desk
- dock
- drank
- drink
- drunk
- duck
- dunk
- dusk
- elk
- embark
- fink
- firetruck,
- flack
- Flank,
- fleck
- flock
- flunk
- fork
- Freak.
- frock
- gawk
- Greek
- gunk
- hack,
- hark
- hock
- honk
- hook
- hulk
- hunk
- husk
- Ink
- jack
- jerk
- jock
- junk
- Kick
- Kink,
- kiosk
- knack
- knock
- lack
- lark
- leak
- leek
- Lick
- Link,
- lock
- look
- luck
- luck,
- mark
- mask
- meek
- Milk
- mink
- mock
- monk
- muck
- neck
- nick
- nook
- pack
- park
- peck
- peek
- pick
- Pink,
- plank,
- pluck
- plunk
- pork
- prank
- prick
- puck
- Punk,
- quack
- quick
- quirk
- rack
- rank
- rink
- risk
- rock
- rook
- sack
- saddleback
- sank
- Seek.
- shank
- shark
- sheik
- shirk
- shock
- shook
- shrank
- shriek
- shrink
- shuck
- sick
- silk
- Sink
- Skunk,
- sleek
- slick
- slink
- smock
- snack
- sneak
- soak
- sock
- spank
- spark
- speak
- speck
- spook
- stalk
- stank
- stark
- stick
- Stink,
- Stock,
- stork
- stuck
- stunk
- suck
- sunk
- tack
- talk,
- tank,
- teak
- thank
- thick
- Think
- Tick,
- tick,
- took
- track
- trick
- truck
- trunk
- tuck,
- tweak
- walk
- weak
- week
- whack
- wink
- work
- wreck
- yak
- yank
- yolk
- Yuck
- zonk
- zwieback
Girls name that starts with the letter t?
Tracy, Tina, Tia, Tamera there's a lot of girl names that start w/ the letter t.
here's a list of them.
i hope this answers your question.
http://babynames.com/Names/Alpha/index.php?let=T&g=F
What is a describing word for an emotion that starts with the letter a?
- able: describing someone who is skillful, competent, proficient, or clever.
- accessible: someone or something that is approachable, attainable, available, or achievable.
- acidic: something that is sharp-tasting or sour, or someone whose personality is sharp.
- admirable: someone or something arousing or deserving respect and approval.
- adorable: describing someone who is lovely, delightful, charming.
- affordable: something that is available, accessible, inexpensive, or reasonably priced.
- afraid: the state of being frightened, scared, or fearful.
- aged: a person or thing that is old, elderly, or ancient.
- amber: a honey-yellow color.
- amorphous: something that is shapeless or formless.
- amphibious: something that is able to live or operate on land or in water.
- ample: something or someone that is large, abundant, plentiful, or sufficient.
- ancient: something that is old, antique, archaic, or aged.
- angelic: someone who is exceptionally beautiful, innocent, or kind.
- antique: someone or something that is old, elderly, or ancient.
- anxious: the state of being worried, uneasy, concerned, or eager.
- archaic: something that is old, antiquated, obsolete, out of date, or old fashioned.
- aromatic: something that is savory, fragrant, odorous, or perfumed.
- arrogant: having a lofty sense of one's own importance
- artistic: describing someone who has natural creative skill or something that is aesthetically pleasing.
- attainable: someone or something that is accessible, achievable, obtainable, or reachable.
- available: Someone or something that is accessible, serviceable, obtainable, or disposable.
- avoidable: something that is preventable.
- awful: someone or something that is terrible, dreadful, horrible, gruesome, appalling, or hideous.
- awesome: someone or something that is extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear.
- azure: bright blue like a cloudless sky.
What words can you make up only using the letters a b c d e f g?
bad dab cab bed bag beg babe (!)gaffed ace face fab cage caged dabbed baggage gag gagged bagged beeged faced age aged bead beaded deaf dead fed feed be cafe fade faded gefaced bagface (bag-face?)be bee egg add added cabbage deed beef decaf abba (lol)dad aced
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Words that describe personality that start with a letter B?
bad bewildered blue bored beautiful blue-eyed bloody blushing bright brave bitter better bright big beneficial blushing bouncy (take that whatever direction you want to...) busy blissful brilliant bold benevolent brainy big-hearted blessed benign balanced braced
Words starting with R and ending with R?
Here are some possible words:
racier
racker
rafter
raider
railer
raiser
rammer
rancor
ranger
ranker
ranter
rapier
rapper
rapter
raptor
rasher
rasper
raster
rather
ratter
reader
realer
reamer
reaper
rearer
reaver
rector
redder
reefer
reeker
reeler
regear
rehear
render
renoir
renter
repair
rester
revoir
rhymer
ribber
richer
ridder
rifler
rigger
rigour
rimier
rimmer
ringer
rinser
rioter
ripper
risker
roader
roamer
roarer
robber
rocker
rodder
roller
romper
roofer
roomer
rooter
ropier
rosier
roster
rotter
rouser
router
rubber
rubier
rudder
rugger
ruiner
rummer
rumour
runner
rusher . racer
radar
radiator
rafter
rancher
rancor
rather
razor
reader
reaper
reappear
rear
receiver
recorder
recover
register
regular
regulator
reindeer
reliever
remainder
remember
reminder
remover
renter
reoccur
repair
reporter
resistor
responder
retailer
retainer
retriever
revolver
rider
rigor
ringer
riser
river
roar
robber
rocker
roller
roofer
rooster
roster
rubber
ruler
