No, it is not: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harryblank stare II wrote:Nice.Rodlox wrote: poison -> doses -> medicine
Is that 'marry'?next word: (to) harry.
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A new wrinkle on my horn, as we say in appalachia.There is such a word as 'harry'
to beat someone up > to harry > to harass > to make a snide remark
Next word: competitor
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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
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
next: dream
Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.
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Dream > trance > intoxication > beer
Next word: mucus
Next word: mucus
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mucus > expectorate > "a worthless thing" > toy > model (e.g., scale model)joey wrote:Dream > trance > intoxication > beer
Next word: mucus
Next word: airplane
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to burrow > wolverine > violent, rapacious person > pirate > frigatebird > unpowered glider > airplane
next word: barley
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
Next word: makeup (as in: cosmetics, whether masculine or feminine)
twig, thin stick > whip, flogger > horse's tail > horse's food (OR) 'tailed' grass > barley > barley kernel > pebble, seed
Next word: makeup (as in: cosmetics, whether masculine or feminine)
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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
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
next: next
hermit > wanderer > planet > god > god(ess) of beauty > beauty > makeup, cosmetics > face > person > lazy person > bum > hermit
next: next
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These types of threads move fast.
trickster > to lie > false > unrealized, not yet > the future > next > consequence > punishment > justice
Next: to be
trickster > to lie > false > unrealized, not yet > the future > next > consequence > punishment > justice
Next: to be
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to change > (+neg.) not to change > to remain > to stay > to be (somewhere) > to beBob Johnson wrote:These types of threads move fast.
trickster > to lie > false > unrealized, not yet > the future > next > consequence > punishment > justice
Next: 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
Next: to weave
Next: to weave
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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.
next: mountain.
next: mountain.
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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
Next word: brain
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cup > holder > knowledge > brain > willful > strong
next word: badger
next word: badger
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Yo te pongo en tu lugar...
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
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.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.
hedgehog > small animal > badger, wolverine > mean > angry > anger disorder > psychopathBristel wrote:cup > holder > knowledge > brain > willful > strong
next word: badger
next word: robot
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robot > emotionless individual > sociopath > crazy person > one who is eccentric > one who is dedicated to one's work > professionalOllock wrote:next word: robot
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.
Next: moon (n.)
That was hard.
Next: moon (n.)
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moon > Earth's satelite > satellite > stalker > paparazzi > pest, nuisance > annoying person, bore > door-to-door salesman
Next: wall
Next: wall
Un llapis mai dibuixa sense una mà.
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wall > surrounding > environment > nature
Next word: dance
Next word: dance
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heat > flames > that which dances > dance > leap > waterfall > stream, river
Next: sit
Next: sit
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sit > sleep > dream (v.) > imagine > hypothesize > formulate a scientific theory > experiment > do things just to see what happens > be chaoticBob Johnson wrote:Next: sit
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
Next: trousers
You like giving us hard ones
Next: trousers
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antelope > antelope legs > very fast runner > runner's uniform > trousers (of said uniform) > (any) trousers > clothBob 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
next word: perplexed.
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