A word pronounced as /ˈkɝnəl/
What is colonel?
A word derived from Old English tīma, tȳma
What is time?
A word akin to Old High German muoter, Old Norse mōthir, Latin mater, Greek mētēr, Sanskrit mātṛ
What is mother?
The liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, issues from the ground in springs, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure consists of an oxide of hydrogen H2O or (H2O)x in the proportion of 2 atoms of hydrogen to one atom of oxygen and is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0° C and boils at 100° C, has a maximum density at 4° C and a high specific heat, contains very small equal concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions, reacts neutrally, and constitutes a poor conductor of electricity, a good ionizing agent, and a good solvent
What is water?
A word that is first in many dictionaries
What is A?
A word pronounced as /ˈsɛɡweɪ/
What is segue?
A word derived from Old English yfel
What is evil?
A word akin to Old Saxon & Old High German man, Old Norse mathr, Gothic manna, Sanskrit manu, Old Slavic mǫžǐ, and perhaps to Old English gemynd
What is man?
A building of many rooms chiefly for overnight accommodation of transients and several floors served by elevators, usually with a large open street-level lobby containing easy chairs, with a variety of compartments for eating, drinking, dancing, exhibitions, and group meetings (as of salesmen or convention attendants), with shops having both inside and street-side entrances and offering for sale items (as clothes, gifts, candy, theater tickets, travel tickets) of particular interest to a traveler, or providing personal services (as hairdressing, shoe shining), and with telephone booths, writing tables and washrooms freely available
What is hotel?
A word that was once considered by some inappropriate as the plural of person
What is people?
A word pronounced as /ænˈtɛni/
What is antennae?
A word derived from Old English lufu
What is love?
A word akin to Old Frisian hors, hars, Old Saxon hros, hers, Old High German hros, Old Norse hross, and perhaps to Old Norse hrata
What is horse?
A movable piece of firm material or a structure supported usually along one side and swinging on pivots or hinges, sliding along a groove, rolling up and down, revolving as one of four leaves, or folding like an accordion by means of which an opening may be closed or kept open for passage into or out of a building, room, or other covered enclosure or a car, airplane, elevator, or other vehicle
What is door?
A word that, despite its popular tongue-twister, is actually related to an Ojibwa or Cree word
What is woodchuck?
A word pronounced as /ɹæˈɡuː/
What is ragout?
A word derived from Nahuatl xocoatl
What is chocolate?
A word akin to Old Saxon thunar, Old High German thonar, Old Norse Thōrr, Latin tonare, Greek stenein, Sanskrit stanati, staniti, stanayati, tanyati
What is thunder?
A function word to indicate spatial relationships or relationships that suggest motion
What is to?
A word that is considered by some the only true correct plural of octopus
What is octopodes?
A word pronounced as /ˈheɪp(ə)ni/
What is halfpenny?
A word derived from Chinese (Amoy) t'e
What is tea?
A word akin to Old High German dū, du (dative dir, accusative dih), Old Norse thū (dative thēr, accusative thik), Gothic thu (dative thus, accusative thuk), Latin tu (dative tibi, accusative te), Greek sy (dative soi, accusative se), Sanskrit tvam (dative te, accusative tvā)
What is thou?
A deep usually inarticulate and involuntary often strangled sound typically abruptly begun and ended and usually indicative of pain or grief or tension or desire or sometimes disapproval or annoyance
What is groan?
DAILY DOUBLE
A word that is the plural of Mr.
What is Messrs.?