GOING TO THE DOG BREED WORDS
GOING TO THE DOG BREED WORDS
EXTREME WEATHER
"I" ON HISTORY
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
JUST "E"AT IT
200
Human job of the guard of ewes
shepherd
200
Haboob is an alternate & more fun to say word for this; in 524 B.C. a haboob is said to have buried 50,000 Persian soldiers in the Egyptian desert without leaving a trace
Sandstorm
200
A 1988 cease-fire ended the war between these nations, both of which fit the category
Iraq and Iran
200
A beloved moose
A dear deer
200
In the U.S., this French word signifies the main course, but in France it means the first course
entrée
400
Gotta think small... Juarez is in this Mexican state
chihuahua
400
The hottest air temperature ever recorded on Earth was here in the good old U.S.A.; 134 degrees Fahrenheit in this desolately named spot near the Panamint Mountains
Death Valley
400
This "Age" occurred in Europe around 1200 B.C.; it would hit the Far East some 600 years later
Iron Age
400
To select doggie treats
choose chews
400
This member of the nightshade family is technically a fruit
eggplant
600
A short piece of advice on how to do something, or a long stick used to note an item
Pointer
600
Never mind the usual comparison to golf balls, how about a volleyball? In South Dakota in 2010, the largest of these ever measured, came down at 8 inches across & weighed about 2 pounds
Hailstone
600
Queen of Castile from 1474 to 1504, she sent Columbus on his way & also helped continue the Inquisition
Isabella
600
Failed to arrive in time for the light fog
missed the mist
600
This type of milk has had its water content reduced by 60%, giving a creamy taste when used in desserts
evaporated milk
800
Nationality of one from Valletta
Maltese
800
A lethal combination of pollution & high pressure, the Great Smog that covered this European capital for 5 days in 1952 claimed thousands of lives & led to changes in law
London
800
This type of contract labor in which one worked for a period of time sent skilled crafters & criminals to Jamestown
Indentured
800
A more heavily fleshed falling star
a meatier meteor
800
This round yellow Dutch cheese is partly made from skimmed milk & coated in red paraffin
edam
1000
A pugilist
boxer
1000
The Saffir-Simpson scale categorizing hurricanes is named in part for Robert Simpson, who was interested in meteorology from age 6 when this alliterative rise in sea level interrupted his dinner in Corpus Christi
Storm Surge
1000
Martin Luther protested against the system of these that could be purchased by church members
Indulgences
1000
A big feline known for telling falsehoods
A lyin' lion
1000
These can be purple to black in color, sour right off the tree, but good in a jam or pie
Elderberries