English for Smarties
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- vigenary
There are no sequential words following: once, twice, and thrice
Whereas misogynist is a person who hates or dislikes females, misandrist is a person who hates or dislikes males.
Diurnal is the opposite of nocturnal.
Angry and hungry are the only two words that end with gry.
Sororal is the female equivalent of fraternal.
Nothing rhymes with orange or silver.
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16 Comments
blankfistDoes anything rhyme with elbow?
darkrowanSporange
blankfistPfffff. Sporange doesn't rhyme with elbow.
gwiz665"Door hinge" would like a word.
Skeeve"Chilver"
dystopianfuturetodayWhore binge?
dystopianfuturetodayHell no, dildo. >> ^blankfist:
Does anything rhyme with elbow?
lucky760>> ^blankfist:
<insert Charlie Sheen joke here>
Does anything rhyme with elbow?
Hell no. Bilbo is the closest I could find, but not a full rhyme obviously.
>> ^darkrowan:
Sporange
Jargon doesn't count.
>> ^gwiz665:
"Door hinge" would like a word.
Not even close, though it might depend on your accent.
>> ^Skeeve:
"Chilver"
Not in Oxford so it must not be a real word. (Oxford has more credibility than the wiktionary.)
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
Whore binge?
Bingo!
gwiz665Wouldn't 11 be unodenary? UNO!
Y U NO play UNO!
darkrowanAnd yet this is from the same dictionary: Are there any words that rhyme with orange?
>> ^lucky760:
Jargon doesn't count.
lucky760>> ^darkrowan:
And yet this is from the same dictionary: Are there any words that rhyme with orange?
>> ^lucky760:
Jargon doesn't count.
Can't trust Oxford. We should find out what the wiktionary says about it.
SkeeveMight want to check my link again. It cites the Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Edition 1989. So yes, it is in Oxford. darkrowan's link addresses this as well.
>> ^lucky760:
>> ^blankfist:
Does anything rhyme with elbow?
Hell no. Bilbo is the closest I could find, but not a full rhyme obviously.
>> ^darkrowan:
Sporange
Jargon doesn't count.
>> ^gwiz665:
"Door hinge" would like a word.
Not even close, though it might depend on your accent.
>> ^Skeeve:
"Chilver"
Not in Oxford so it must not be a real word. (Oxford has more credibility than the wiktionary.)
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
Whore binge?
Bingo! <insert Charlie Sheen joke here>
quantumushroomAngry and hungry are the only two words that end with gry.
WRONG. <--said like Arnie in the original Terminator
lucky760>> ^quantumushroom:
Angry and hungry are the only two words that end with gry.
WRONG. <--said like Arnie in the original Terminator
Silly rabbit. Archaic words don't count.
dotdude>>Angry and hungry are the only two words that end with gry.>>
A group of us, who had French exchange students stay with us, had trouble knowing which of these two words our guests were saying - that whole silent "h" habit of the French language.
quantumushroomSez you, smellfungus!
>> ^lucky760:
>> ^quantumushroom:
Angry and hungry are the only two words that end with gry.
WRONG. <--said like Arnie in the original Terminator
Silly rabbit. Archaic words don't count.
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