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blank stare II wrote:
Rodlox wrote: poison -> doses -> medicine
Nice.
next word: (to) harry.
Is that 'marry'?
No, it is not: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harry
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There is such a word as 'harry'
A new wrinkle on my horn, as we say in appalachia.

to beat someone up > to harry > to harass > to make a snide remark

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Interesting, I am from Appalachia, and I have never heard that expression.

enemy > opponent > rival > competitor > opposite > "one who faces sb." > spouse > friend

Now, here's own for all you futurelangers: television
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rascal > snitch > messenger > display, information > television > mass media > long-distance communication > message > secret > personal information

next: dream

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Dream > trance > intoxication > beer

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joey wrote:Dream > trance > intoxication > beer

Next word: mucus
mucus > expectorate > "a worthless thing" > toy > model (e.g., scale model)

Next word: airplane
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to burrow > wolverine > violent, rapacious person > pirate > frigatebird > unpowered glider > airplane

next word: barley

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I wanna play, I wanna play.

twig, thin stick > whip, flogger > horse's tail > horse's food (OR) 'tailed' grass > barley > barley kernel > pebble, seed

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barley > a grain of barley > a grain (unit of mass) > a grain (specific weight) of precious metal > a coin > wealth > wealthy > lordly > imperious > tyrannical > a tyrant

next word: planet

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You skipped one... no matter, I'll just use both.

hermit > wanderer > planet > god > god(ess) of beauty > beauty > makeup, cosmetics > face > person > lazy person > bum > hermit

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These types of threads move fast.

trickster > to lie > false > unrealized, not yet > the future > next > consequence > punishment > justice

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Bob Johnson wrote:These types of threads move fast.

trickster > to lie > false > unrealized, not yet > the future > next > consequence > punishment > justice

Next: to be
to change > (+neg.) not to change > to remain > to stay > to be (somewhere) > to be

Don't know how likely, that one's a bit hard.

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fruit > useful crop > plant (n.) > growing thing > seed > plant (v.) > to grow > to live somewhere > to be :D

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coconut > coconut shell fibers > coarse fabric made from coconut shell fibers > coarse fabric made from coconut shell fibers +make > weave > write in boustrophedon > write.

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mountain > large hill > large outcropping of rock > castle > fortress > large building > group of buildings > city > population > voting base, constituency > vote (n.) > to vote

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cup > holder > knowledge > brain > willful > strong

next word: badger
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Eandil wrote:to change > (+neg.) not to change > to remain > to stay > to be (somewhere) > to be

Don't know how likely, that one's a bit hard.
Seems to work for me, though your negation apparantly changed significantly somewhere. Partly depends on if that's copular "be" or existential "be", which wasn't specified.
Bristel wrote:cup > holder > knowledge > brain > willful > strong

next word: badger
hedgehog > small animal > badger, wolverine > mean > angry > anger disorder > psychopath

next word: robot
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Ollock wrote:next word: robot
robot > emotionless individual > sociopath > crazy person > one who is eccentric > one who is dedicated to one's work > professional

Next word: cinemaplex
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cinemaplex > wall of display screens > public notification > ordinance, law > thing to be ignored > tiny thing > atom

That was hard.

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moon > Earth's satelite > satellite > stalker > paparazzi > pest, nuisance > annoying person, bore > door-to-door salesman


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wall > surrounding > environment > nature

Next word: dance

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heat > flames > that which dances > dance > leap > waterfall > stream, river

Next: sit

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Bob Johnson wrote:Next: sit
sit > sleep > dream (v.) > imagine > hypothesize > formulate a scientific theory > experiment > do things just to see what happens > be chaotic

Next word: hairdresser
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hairdresser > person who knows about style > superficial person > roadie, courtesan, member of an entourage > army

You like giving us hard ones

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Bob Johnson wrote:hairdresser > person who knows about style > superficial person > roadie, courtesan, member of an entourage > army

You like giving us hard ones

Next: trousers
antelope > antelope legs > very fast runner > runner's uniform > trousers (of said uniform) > (any) trousers > cloth



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