Monday, November 27, 2006

Some compounds words starting with "A":

about face
about ship
aboveboard
aboveground
acid fast
acid test
afterbirth
afterburner
aftercare
afterdeck
after effect
afterglow
afterimage
afterlife
aftermath
afternoon
aftershaft
aftershave
aftertaste
afterthought
afterward
afterword
afterworld
age-old
airbag
airbase
airbrake
airbrush
airburst
air-cool
aircraft
airdrop
air-dry
airfield
airflow
airfoil
airframe
airgun
airhammer
airhole
airlift
airline
airlock
airmail
airman
airmass
airplane
airpocket
airport
air rifle
airshaft
airship
airsick
airspace
airstrip
airtight
airway
alarm clock
ale wife
all clear
all over
all right
allspice
all star
alongside
anchorman
anklebone
anthill
anybody
anyhow
anyone
any place
anything
any time
anyway
anywhere
archway
armchair
armhole
armload
armpit
armrest
arrowhead
arrowroot
artwork
ashcan
ashtray
awestruck
axhead
axman

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Some last words and a list of their sources, each arranged in alphabetical order (classics version):

amen
before
dead
describing
distance
evolved
rewards
shoot
sight
stories
this
vain
vale
***
The Bible (KJV)
Critique of Pure Reason
The Decameron
De Rerum Naturae
Don Quixote
Frankenstein
Hamlet
Huckleberry Finn
Justine
Little Women
The Origin of Species
The Republic
Travels... by Lemuel Gulliver

Friday, November 17, 2006

Some slippery substances:

grease
oil
soap
wax
bearings
teflon
spit
butter
mayonaisse
truths
silicone
ice

Monday, November 13, 2006

Some sticky substances:

tar
glue
gum
honey
sap
syrup
magnets
tape
jelly
jam
velcro
blood
flypaper
wickets

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Some further pairs of opposites, each with an identical number of letters:

concrete-abstract
wild-tame
ordinary-peculiar
feckless-valuable
obscure-obvious
degrade-restore
multiple-singular
withered-blooming
disgraced-respected
incendiary-refractory
scatter-collect
cling-avoid
expressive-analytical
anchor-loosen
antecedent-descendant
straight-crooked
arid-damp
angel-demon
reposed-alerted
active-torpid
tumescent-collapsed
famine-plenty
sterile-fertile
orange-indigo
comfort-disturb

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Some common substances that melt under ordinary conditions:

ice
chocolate
wax
lard
butter
gelatin
tallow
snow
grease
plastic
suet
cheese
witches