Competitive Vocabulary Game.

[Ivas]

Originally Posted by Berean

Not my word so it's not really my call, but you don't really have the definition right. It's not a warning.

I suppose "warning" went too far. What I meant was as I said in the previous sentence, an "indicator". Now, does what I say stand, yea or nay?

[GnyaTek]

Originally Posted by Ivas

I believe it means a mark of some sort against which other things are measured. It serves as a warning indicating when one is on track. Am I right?

Originally Posted by Ivas

I suppose "warning" went too far. What I meant was as I said in the previous sentence, an "indicator". Now, does what I say stand, yea or nay?

I was pretty certain that Ivas was correct with his definition and so looked it up to be certain.

However, it appears that there the original word was misspelled? Bellwether, perhaps?

Ivas' definition appears to be adequate for "bellwether", by showing that it was an indicator of a trend ("one is on track"). Interestingly, "bellwether" also means "a male sheep, usually wearing a bell, that lleads the flock". Also, "a leader, esp of a sheeplike crowd". In other words, a trend setter.

If the original word was intended to be "bellwether", I'd say that Ivas has it correct. If the word actually is "bellweather", I have no idea.

[Ivas]

Originally Posted by GnyaTek

I was pretty certain that Ivas was correct with his definition and so looked it up to be certain.

However, it appears that there the original word was misspelled? Bellwether, perhaps?

Ivas' definition appears to be adequate for "bellwether", by showing that it was an indicator of a trend ("one is on track"). Interestingly, "bellwether" also means "a male sheep, usually wearing a bell, that lleads the flock". Also, "a leader, esp of a sheeplike crowd". In other words, a trend setter.

If the original word was intended to be "bellwether", I'd say that Ivas has it correct. If the word actually is "bellweather", I have no idea.

Thank you for the assistance. I read the word spelled with the 'a' and that gave me pause. I knew the word wether meant a castrated ram since when I was a boy I had to castrate male sheep on the farm. Further we put bells around the neck of such a wether because the rest of the flock always follow their wether (leader) and if you could hear the bell you'd know the location of the flick in poor visibility conditions. That's what led me to think about warnings. I also knew the figurative use of the word as an indicating marker. Voilà my confusion. Again, I appreciate your clarification, I would've gone about in puzzled frustration were it not for your help.

New word: "Billiards"

[GnyaTek]

Billiards is a game, frequently referred to as "pool" or "8-ball".

new word: "fulminant"

[Ivas]

Originally Posted by GnyaTek

Billiards is a game, frequently referred to as "pool" or "8-ball".

new word: "fulminant"

Nope, you are wrong here. It's funny, this is the first time I've ever had to put the nix to an answer. It is definitely NOT pool. Do you wanna' try again? Or do you want an explanation now?

"Fulminant" means burning of a sort. People use it in a figurative way when speaking of a 'hot tempered' person. Fulminate of Mercury is a classic component of detonators in high explosives.

[GnyaTek]

Originally Posted by Ivas

Nope, you are wrong here. It's funny, this is the first time I've ever had to put the nix to an answer. It is definitely NOT pool. Do you wanna' try again? Or do you want an explanation now?

"Fulminant" means burning of a sort. People use it in a figurative way when speaking of a 'hot tempered' person. Fulminate of Mercury is a classic component of detonators in high explosives.

Pool is commonly referred to as "pocket billiards". Pool table and Billiard table are frequently used interchangeably. I am assuming from your response, that you are looking at specifics of the rules of the game. Pool and 8-ball have the goal of putting specific balls (stripes or solids) into the pockets. Based on your rejection, I am guessing that you are referring to a form of bumper game similar to snooker, where the goal is to either strike certain balls or certain bumpers? I am not as familiar with the rules behind those, as I generally played more standard pool games, 8-ball, 9-ball, suicide, etc.

Dunno if I am on the right track or not. If looking for additional rules for the game, I wouldn't be able to provide them without looking them up (going against the spirit of the challenge here ) ... though someone else may be able to pick up where my lacko knowledge begins. Can always leave it up for a bit longer to see if others give better descriptions.

[arussh]

Perhaps you mean carom billiards which is played on a 5 x 10 table without pockets and just 3 balls.

[Ivas]

Originally Posted by arussh

Perhaps you mean carom billiards which is played on a 5 x 10 table without pockets and just 3 balls.

Yep, you got it there, boss. The table is larger and most notably it has no pockets. The "snooker" table is a third variety, I believe, that has a group of bumpers of ball height in a formation located in the center of the table. It's quite well liked in Britain. I tried playing; it'll take a lot more practice to render my game passable.

It's now your turn. YOU PICK THE WORD.

[Ivas]

Okay, time's up.

Re-start word: "pyre".

[Berean]

Originally Posted by Ivas

Okay, time's up.

Re-start word: "pyre".

Bonfire, typically referring to burning a dead body, i.e funeral pyre.

Next word: antipode

[Ivas]

Originally Posted by Berean

Bonfire, typically referring to burning a dead body, i.e funeral pyre.

Next word: antipode

It means the other end of the Earth from you are. It is also used figuratively to mean very far away.

New word: "Vixen".

[Berean]

female fox

Next word: adagio

[Ivas]

Originally Posted by Berean

female fox

Next word: adagio

It's an ITALIAN word that has been brought into English for an esoteric usage in the music field. Right?

[Berean]

Yup. So what is the definition then?