FASHION

ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A VANILLA CATEGORY
HOMOPHONES
100


The dress code for players at Wimbledon says tennis attire must be "almost entirely" this color, which does not include cream

white

100

Meaning immense, it can come before cheese or Mac

big

100

Instead of using regular paint remover to remove paint from hands, try this foamy toiletry

shaving cream

100

The first mention of vanilla by Europeans was by Bernal Diaz, who remarked that Aztecs mixed it with these other beans

cocoa

100

A medieval farm worker, or to browse the internet

serf/surf

200

This diamond-shaped pattern is based on the tartan of a branch of the Campbell Clan

argyle

200

It can mean honest or attractive, or refer to good weather

fair

200

For small repairs, nail polish can sometimes substitute for this

glue

200

August 6 is the national day for these floats, mixed with vanilla soft-serve at A&W restaurants

root beer floats

200

A cereal grass, or sardonic, like some humor

rye/wry

300

First popularized in the late '60s by designers like de la Renta, it can be flattering but can also make you trip

a maxi dress

300

This adjective for an unusual sense of humor sounds like a bread choice

wry

300

Heavy starching of braided rugs will keep ends from doing this

curling

300

Mrs. Bumstead could tell you that a brownie made with vanilla instead of chocolate is called this

a blondie

300

To smell really bad, or to inflict, usually havoc

reek/wreak

400

This type of collar named for a type of Chinese official is also called a Mao collar

a mandarin collar

400

A Stephen King title uses this 3-letter adjective to describe a pupil

apt

400

To save pennies at the supermarket, avoid buying products displayed on shelves at this level

eye level

400

Whether or not there is dairy involved, vanilla-flavored carbonated drinks are called this

cream soda

400

A type of fabric or a little piece of land

eyelet/islet

500

Persian for "milk & sugar" gives us the name of this striped & puckered fabric often used for summer suits

seersucker

500

Evasive or shy, like the mistress in an Andrew Marvell poem

coy

500

Mary Ellen says to soften peanut butter & add flavor, “open” a bottle of this oil & put in a drop

sesame seed oil

500

Britney & Beyonce have avowed their love for having vanilla scented these around the house

candles

500

Containing little fat, or a legal claim on a property

lean/lien