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Green or Brown

A time when they're green,
A time when they're brown,
But both of these times
Cause me to frown.
But just in between,
For a very short while,
They're absolutely yellow,
And cause me to smile.

What am I talking about here?


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Definition: (noun) A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together.
Synonyms: syrinx, pandean pipe.
Usage: When his parents refused to buy him an instrument, the industrious ten-year-old fashioned himself a makeshift panpipe out of string and some pieces of dried bamboo he found in the garage.

Waisthole

Enter words into the following word chain such that each pair of words in the chain forms a compound word. No word can appear in the chain more than one time. Each "?" represents a missing word. Example: girl ? ? shape = girl friend ship shape = girlfriend friendship shipshape.

waist ? tail ? ? side ? ? fall ? ? down ? ? spring ? ? ? hole


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Definition: (noun) A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.
Synonyms: wetting agent, surface-active agent, wetter.
Usage: She ordered a new pair of glasses and had the lenses coated with a surfactant that would act as an anti-fogging agent.

Beheaded Word

When you behead a word, you drop the first letter of the word. The following clues should help you find the three letter word.

Behead a beast, and you will find
A larger beast is left behind.
Behead this larger beast and then
Instead of one, you'll find I'm ten.


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Definition: (noun) A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant.
Synonyms: banality, cliche, commonplace, bromide.
Usage: A trite platitude about his not caring to lose her was on his lips, but he refrained from uttering it.

Close Opposites

There are thousands of antonyms, but not many pairs of opposite words differ by only one letter. See how many of them you can figure out.

Note: Although some pairs used here are not perfect opposites, they are listed as antonyms in the thesaurus.

1. Add one letter to "fast" to create a word with the opposite meaning.
2. Look around in this teaser to find two words that refer to opposite locations.
3. How many? Give two answers that differ by a single letter.
4. Start with a close companion; remove a letter and they become an evil person.
5. Complete with opposite meaning words: We are _____ ____ getting back together.
6. Add a letter to a private region to get something open to all.
7. Remove a letter from a private operation to get something visible to all.


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Definition: (noun) A ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect.
Synonyms: conjuration.
Usage: Hagar, the witch, chanted an awful incantation over her kettleful of simmering toads, with weird effect.

Another Story

What sort of story begins with a limb and ends with a finish?


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Definition: (noun) A flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint.
Synonyms: kneecap, kneepan.
Usage: Having learned his lesson, the rollerblader wore kneepads to protect his patellae from further injury.

Make Some New Words

In this teaser, your job is form four (4) complete words from list A, B, & C. In each list, there are parts of words. Choose one word part from each list (A, B, C) to form the new word.

Example:

CORN + ERST + ONE = CORNERSTONE

A:
PEN
FLAG
DEB
IN

B:
ON
FAN
EL
TAG

C:
LATE
ON
TILE
AIR


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Definition: (noun) A bell tower, especially one near but not attached to a church or other public building.
Synonyms: belfry.
Usage: The architect intended the Tower of Pisa to stand straight and tall, but the marble campanile's foundation was poorly laid, and it soon began to lean.

A Son of Hounds and Jackals

On me children can practice counting,
while learning about life's ways.
Goodness will take you up,
but be naughty and you're going down, down, down.


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