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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 word contains four vowels?
Presbyterian, apostrophe, pagination, administration, doctrinatian, education, adolescent, pediatric, neurologist, psychologist, psychiatrics, vaccination, geography, tuberculosis, indoctrination, periodical, gingivitis, pronunciation, pterodactyl, periodical, elementary, predictable, periodontal, forgiveness, predatory, predictable, intestional, jurisdiction
What is a word for fake or not geniune?
1. phony 2. false 3. imposter 4. imitation 5. counterfeit 6. artificial 7. bogus Submitted By LaShae
What are words you can make from these letters eioghnmst?
3-letter words
aim, ami, eme, mae, moa
4-letter words
amie
Grab a calculator and take 10 squared and divide it by 9 squared. 100/81=1.2345679. The clue is missing digit, so the answer is 8. user=a, not level-1 or level-a.
A word that is 10 letters long starts with m and ends in y?
Some nine letter nouns that start with M and end with Y are:
- machinery
- marquetry
- maternity
- matrimony
- mendacity
- mentality
- militancy
- millinery
- monastery
- morbidity
- mortality
- mythology
What is something you wear that starts with the letter P?
- pants
- panty hose
- polo
- pocket protector
- purse
- panties
- perfume
- poncho
- pajamas
What are the words you can make with the letters n h y you a b c?
words made from the letters N H Y U A B C : * an, ha * cab, nab, ban, can, hay, bay, bun, cub * chub
Words with 13 letters: * accommodation * adventuresome * authoritative * baccalaureate * believability * configuration * confederation * determination * effervescence * extermination * electromagnet * embarrassment * encapsulation * formalization * fortification * globalization * handkerchiefs * hallucinatory * hallucination * ignominiously * justification * luxuriousness * magnanimosity * nationalistic * opportunistic * revolutionary * scholasticism * superstitious * tantalizingly * unforgettably * unflinchingly * verbalization * versification * vectorization
What are some words with a silent r?
February.
(UK and other non-rhotic pronunciations omit many R's, as the sound ah or uh, or words such as court, which becomes cawt.)
Item of clothing starting with the letter R?
People wear a raincoat, robe and a rugby shirt. They also wear riding boots, Ralph Lauren shirt, Reebok sneakers and Rockport shoes.
agreed == == Sure, alright, affirmative, why not, of course, absolutely!
What are words for children beginning with the letter d?
Dad, dance, dandelion, day, dessert, diaper, dish, doctor, dog, doll, dress and drink are words for children.
S for speed or strut or stalk
T for tempo or tread
M for March
J for Jaunt
Can you unscramble this rorpsfgnloaceeasi?
There are no words that can be spelled using all of these letters.
There are many smaller words like face and beef.
What Islands that start with the letter c?
Caroline Islands, in the west Pacific, East of southern Philippines Cayman Islands, West Indies, North West of Jamaica Cuba, also off the west indies, an independent country Crete, Greek Island Cyprus Island, East Mediterranean, south of Turkey, an independent country
Name Something you would be asked to do in church?
Pray
Sing
Give Money
Kneel
Be quiet
Stand up
praise
close eyes
respect
clear clean fresh refreshing calming wet dripping flowing rushing crisp
Describeing words that start with o?
Adjectives beginning with O:
- oafish
- oak
- oat
- oaten
- oatmeal
- obdurate
- obedient
- obeisant
- obese
- objectionable
- objective
- oblate
- obligated
- obligational
- obligatory
- obliging
- oblique
- oblivious
- oblong
- obnoxious
- obscene
- obscure
- obsequious
- observable
- observant
- observational
- obsessed
- obsessive
- obsolescent
- obsolete
- obstetric
- obstinate
- obstreperous
- obtainable
- obtrusive
- obtuse
- obvious
- occasional
- occidental
- occipital
- occlusive
- occult
- occupational
- occupied
- oceanic
- ocher
- octagonal
- octogenarian
- ocular
- odd
- oddball
- odious
- odorant
- odoriferous
- odorous
- off
- off balance
- off campus
- off color
- off key
- off-color
- offbeat
- offensive
- offhand
- official
- offshore
- often
- oiled
- oily
- okay
- old
- old-fashioned
- old-world
- olden
- older
- oldest
- oleic
- olfactory
- olive
- Olympian
- Olympic
- ominous
- omnipotent
- omnipresent
- omniscient
- omnivorous
- oncoming
- one
- one-sided
- onerous
- onetime
- ongoing
- only
- onrushing
- ontological
- opal
- opalescent
- opaque
- open
- open-ended
- open-minded
- opened
- operable
- operatic
- operating
- operational
- operative
- ophthalmic
- opinionated
- opportune
- opportunistic
- opposing
- opposite
- oppositional
- oppressive
- opprobrious
- optic
- optical
- optimal
- optimistic
- optimum
- optional
- opulent
- oracular
- oral
- orange
- oratorical
- oratory
- orbital
- orchestral
- orchid
- orderly
- ordinary
- organic
- organized (also spelled organised)
- orgasmic
- orgastic
- oriental
- oriented
- original
- ornamental
- ornate
- ornery
- ornithological
- orotund
- orthodontic
- orthodox
- orthogonal
- orthopedic
- oscillating
- ossified
- ostensible
- ostentatious
- other
- otiose
- our
- oustanding
- outback
- outboard
- outbound
- outdated
- outdoor
- outer
- outermost
- outgoing
- outlandish
- outlying
- outrageous
- outright
- outside
- outspoken
- outstanding
- outward
- oval
- ovarian
- ovate
- over
- overactive
- overaggressive
- overall
- overanxious
- overbearing
- overblown
- overboard
- overcast
- overconfident
- overcooked
- overcrowded
- overdeveloped
- overdone
- overdue
- overexposed
- overhead
- overheated
- overjoyed
- overloaded
- overnight
- overpaid
- overpowering
- overpriced
- overprotective
- overqualified
- overrated
- overseas
- oversensitive
- oversize
- oversized
- overstimulated
- overt
- overweight
- overwhelmed
- overwhelming
- overworked
- overwrought
- oviparous
- ovoid
- owlish
6 letter word starting with h and ending with h?
words starting with m ending with h: * math * moth * myth * match * mash * mirth * mooch * mush * mush * mouth * month * monarch * mannish * march * marsh * matriarch * mammoth * mimeograph * mistruth * microphotograph * munch
Words that start with d and end with t that are only six letters long?
Here are some possible words:
decant
deceit
decent
deduct
defeat
defect
deject
depart
depict
deport
desert
desist
despot
detect
detest
devout
digest
dimwit
direct
direst
divert
docket
dreamt
driest
dugout
Dwight
What are some words that start with a j and end with an r?
Words that both start with J and end with J, there are none recorded, except possibly obscure acronyms and abbreviations.
However, there are innumerable words that start with J, and a few, mainly direct imports from India, that end with J, such as:
raj, haj, taj, benj, hadj, hajj, munj, aflaj, falaj, svaraj, swaraj.
What is a five letter word with the fourth letter being an A and the fifth letter being a W?
Five letter words ending in AW are macaw and straw.
Caring words that start with a d and describe a person?
dear doting (verb = dote, to be overly caring, "She doted on her grandchild..) dedicated
