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The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
Blend word. In linguistics, a blend —also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau[ a] —is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words. [ 2][ 3][ 4] English examples include smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, [ 3][ 5] as well as motel, from motor ( motorist) and hotel. [ 6]
Genre (s) Word puzzle. Microsoft Ultimate Word Games (known as Wordament on iOS and Android) is a word puzzle game published by Microsoft Studios, first released for Windows Phone as 'Wordament' on April 24, 2012. [ 1][ 2] The game was relaunched in June 2017 with two new game modes, Crosswords and Word Twister (first known as Jumble).
This expression was popularized in the American song "The Sidewalks of New York" (melody and lyrics by Charles B. Lawlor and James W. Blake) in 1894. [ 4] Part of the chorus: Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O'Rourke. Tripped the light fantastic. On the sidewalks of New York. The phrase occurs in Nella Larsen's 1929 novel, Passing, when ...
A toe tag on the corpse of the deceased in the morgue of the Charité. An empty toe tag. A toe tag is a piece of cardboard attached with string to the big toe of a deceased individual in a morgue. It is used for identification purposes, allowing the mortician, coroner, law enforcement, and others involved in the death process to correctly ...
Download Desktop Gold. AOL Desktop Gold is included at no additional cost with your membership. 2. Under 'All Products' scroll to 'AOL Desktop Gold'. If you have an AOL Desktop Gold trial or subscription. Using the link in the Official AOL signup confirmation email you received. 1.
A German rebus, circa 1620. A rebus ( / ˈriːbəs / REE-bəss) is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word "been" might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+) and the letter "n".
Illinois (/ ˌ ɪ l ɪ ˈ n ɔɪ / ⓘ IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south.