FACEBOOK PUZZLES

FACEBOOK WORD PUZZLES-1101-1200

 1101-What do these words have in common? lunkhead, blip, bronto saurian,bicentennial,, cocoon(verb sense)

1102-Discern the convergent words: let-pea-lit    ale-sea-striped    hawk-corner-pot

1103 What do these words have in common?  factorable-ligament-salamander

1104- Discern the convergent words    age-ally-bitter   batter-nuts-barrel    jumps-an-pop

1105 Name a 3 word palindromic phrase that means pretend to be a fabulist 

1106 Discern the convergent words -nest-dog-tin    check-space--hop    rhyme-glass-black

1107-Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added letters must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word.  After having done this combine each set of 2 letter words to form an 8 letter word. For extra points anagrammatize this word into another word.

*For one or more of the grouping of words there is more than one possible answer, but only one of the options will allow the formation of an 8 letter word.

a)pride-march-rented

b)sting-fling-bling

c)reined-dearer-cutie

d)slang-capon-recent 

1108- Discern the convergent words shvitzer-jumper-polo    black-brown-body   bag-box-brake

1109-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means New World screen process 

1110- Discern the convergent words slaps-led-deer   garden-mail-sea    rat-Scottish-wheaten   

1111- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means pure swindlers   

1112 Discern the convergent words out -slash-ground    out -car-coerce       out-pot-loo

1113- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means sixth man in bball

1114- Discern the convergent words   off -loud-wash    off-book-forward     off-pick-bill

1115- What do these words have in common?

eye-tail-cart infinitude-sensuous-impassive-debauchery-criticize-pandemonium

1116- Discern the convergent words  eye-winter-black     eye-horse-fight   

1117- What do these words have in common? plaid-emotion-bath

1118- Discern the convergent words   kicks-mince-sour  ball-water-winter   almond-bone-breast

1119- What do these words have in common? butterfingers-the creeps- devil-may-care-flummox-sawbones 

1120- Discern the convergent words back-Canadian-sandwich     New York-tennis-toasted 

 black-horse-oil   

1121- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means balanced sexual excitement 

1122- Discern the convergent words murmur-function-open   spur-idle-wish     grass-grey-less    

1123- What do these words have in common? toboggan-caucus-totem 

1124- Discern the convergent words  hole-fire-tv   smokes-story-processing   huge-tree-wooly

1125- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means extra vigorous strong currents

1126- Discern the convergent words.  rum-bread-golden     pus-my-bled    butternut-lemon-racket 

 1127-Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added letters must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word of someone connected to the world of music. For extra points anagrammatize this person into another word

a)leer-bled-bluer  b)set-sikh-ahead   c) regent-decal-anal  d) lased-manic-betting

1128- Discern the convergent words rust-way-seat   black-golden-strap   rein -maker-in

1129- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means Spanish sputum  

1130- Discern the convergent words antelope-for-pin      crossing-fish-mussel     bet-blue-on

1131- What do these words have in common? titchy-doily-bowdlerize   

1132-- Discern the convergent words orange-piercing-ring      spur-red-idle       deep-nut-war

1133- Aside from starting with an A, What do these words have in common?  alcohol, algebra , algorithm, alcove, alkali, azimuth, almanac, alchemy, assasssin

1134- Discern the favor-house-paste   frozen-plain-vanilla      pole-coffee-salad

1135-What do these countries have in common?   China, Denmark, Ecuador, Uzbekistan

1136- Discern the convergent words   supreme-wing-yellow    dragon-green-lounge    rock-skin-tears

1137 Name a 2 word palindromic phrase that means bread from Indochina  

1138- Discern the convergent words   utility-way-smack    ice-white-able     air-fire-rubber

1139- Name a 2 word palindromic phrase that means Middle East umbilicus       

1140-Discern the convergent words: right-tree-pea  bone-cap-fracture      middle-butter-ring

1141Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means  most joyous elegies

1142-Discern the convergent words: swig-convergent words breast -shoot-trot      mar-be-sloe    butter- pie-wood 

1143-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phase that punnisly descibes pastoral literature

1144- Discern the convergent words ice-soda-thrash    ice-my-pearl       ice-pot-bag

1145-What do these words have in common?   tamale-tomato-coyote

1146- Discern the convergent words cap-fart-tree cap-jerk-wounded knee   cap-fracture-numb

1147- Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added letters must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word.  After having done this combine each set of 2 letter words to form an 8 letter word. For extra points anagrammatize this person into another word

a)ding-motor-orgasm

b)precious-ended-surge

c)pride-roil-round

d)bated-scalp-swing

1148- Discern the convergent words  son-rot-sing     boar-blood- roll   sailor-mine-away

1149-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that can describe the golden calf & The Beatles  

1150- Discern the convergent words belly-buck-corn   faced-nut-salt  boat-bonus-train

1151-Namea 2 word anagrammatic phrase that refers to a  garment worn by Taras Bulba

1152- Discern the convergent words loan-infested-hammer   shrew-seal-ears    dog-love-flu

1153- What do these words have in common? nicotine-martinet-leotard

1154- Discern the convergent words head-chop-stew   alight-ocean-pole  barrel-jar-juice

1155- What do these words have in common? watt-macadam-dunce

1156- Discern the convergent words   heat-as-pea  go-oaf-can  go-of-egg

1157 What do these words have in common? Nosy parker,   condom , hooker  

1158- Discern the convergent words run-whole-condensed    a-sweet-Indian  sweet-stick-short

1159 What do these places have in common?  Rome,Italy   Lima,Peru    Qom,Iran

1160 Discern the convergent words   hush-love-mill    black-eye-sea     her-hit-man

1161-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that refers to a bird flying over a European river.

1162 Discern the convergent words -hole-hip-chart  died- oat-cereal      oil-color-branch

1163-  What do these words have in common? ministries-scent-stance   

1164- Discern the convergent words  key-red-sin  sea-song-white    cock-sea-red

1165-a)Name a famous person where the  position of letters in the first name and last name contain  only odd letters of the alphabet( 10 letters minimum). E,g a=1    c=3

1166-Discern the convergent words :painted-stand-picked  fight-iron-pump
 slapping-breaking-running

1167-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that refers to Adam West before he grew up.

1168 Discern the convergent words dive-blue -picking    flat-pussy-a   weapon-or-bar

1169-Name an American & Canadian city that is an anagram to an animal.

1170- Discern the convergent words reading-lower-id    steak-eye-tease   test-orange-true

1171- What do these words have in common? draconian-thespian-mausoleum 

1172- Discern the convergent words pickled-sandwich-water    cloth-avoid-dead

 alphabet-fish-can

1173 What do these words have in common?       bacteria-imbecile-fascist   

1174 Discern the convergent words  long-lock-loo  word-turner-be  clearing-singing-deep

1175-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means porcine strong tissue   

1176- Discern the convergent words  ding-eat-boast  crossing-mussel-referee   deer-fiddles-led

1177 Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added letters-must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word.  After having done this combine each set of 2 letter words to form an 8 letter word. For extra points anagrammatize this word into another word,

 a)rend-enate-reined    b) improve-rapt-realm   c)vicious-bling-pent  d)cater-hated-Maine

1178- Discern the convergent words   he-master-ski    led-red-sugar    ally-bitter-flower 

1179- What do these places  have in common?       Orem, Utah   Utica, New York,  Price, Utah

1180 Discern the convergent words   repellant-bug-fly  complain-by-king  train-pack-gem

1181-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that refers to a  squashed gastropod  

1182 Discern the convergent words    ices-atlantic-piece pound-sit-top hunter-skin-crossing

1183 What do these words have in common?        hippopotamus-curtail-chagrin

1184 Discern the convergent words  passion-bat-less  apple-fire-pear  grinder-pot-talk

1185- What do these words have in common?         pedigree-halcyon-alcatraz

1186 Discern the convergent words  ad-up-code  blue-pleated-ripped   bossy-cargo-dress

1187- What do these words have in common?       lobster-midget-paparazzi

1188- Discern the convergent words  felt-by-muscle   whip-backs-out   forty-a-nine

Quiz#1189-Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added - he-must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word.  After having done this combine each set of 2 letter words to form an 8 letter word. For extra points anagrammatize this word  into the surname of a former great champion.

 a)semite-colic-cling      b)reined-enate-rend   c)denied-maroon-lotion  d)bough-sang-though  

1190- Discern the convergent words  pit-whip-pen      pit-wood-cold      pit-bug-tolerate

1191  a)Name a part of the body that is an anagram to a former world leader.

b)Name a body part that is an anagram to an Asian city.

1192- Discern the convergent words  peel-dud-pepper  short-johnny-ash    cannon-ski-shed

1193-Name a food that is an anagram to an animal.

1194 Discern the convergent words  seas-fear-town    ski-or-able      bomber-drawers-long

1195-Name a Canadian city that is an anagram to an Asian nationality.

1196- Discern the convergent words: ball-bat-wicket     rock-skin-tears     boast-ding-eat

1197-a)Name a US city that is an anagram to a world capital.

b)Name a world capital that is an anagram to an animal (not including Manila)

c)Name a world capital that is an anagram to a country..

1198- Discern the convergent words  ball -pin-do     ball-glad-dog    ball-wooden-contact

1199- What do these words have in common?        donnybrook-millinery- cantaloupe

1200- Discern the convergent words  mango-old-banana    butter-not-cupcake    headache-bean-shop

FACEBOOK WORD PUZZLES-1101-1200

 1101-What do these words have in common? lunkhead, blip, bronto saurian,bicentennial,, cocoon(verb sense)

1102-Discern the convergent words: let-pea-lit    ale-sea-striped    hawk-corner-pot

1103 What do these words have in common?  factorable-ligament-salamander

1104- Discern the convergent words    age-ally-bitter   batter-nuts-barrel    jumps-an-pop

1105 Name a 3 word palindromic phrase that means pretend to be a fabulist 

1106 Discern the convergent words -nest-dog-tin    check-space--hop    rhyme-glass-black

1107-Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added letters must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word.  After having done this combine each set of 2 letter words to form an 8 letter word. For extra points anagrammatize this word into another word.

*For one or more of the grouping of words there is more than one possible answer, but only one of the options will allow the formation of an 8 letter word.

a)pride-march-rented

b)sting-fling-bling

c)reined-dearer-cutie

d)slang-capon-recent 

1108- Discern the convergent words shvitzer-jumper-polo    black-brown-body   bag-box-brake

1109-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means New World screen process 

1110- Discern the convergent words slaps-led-deer   garden-mail-sea    rat-Scottish-wheaten   

1111- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means pure swindlers   

1112 Discern the convergent words out -slash-ground    out -car-coerce       out-pot-loo

1113- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means sixth man in bball

1114- Discern the convergent words   off -loud-wash    off-book-forward     off-pick-bill

1115- What do these words have in common?

eye-tail-cart infinitude-sensuous-impassive-debauchery-criticize-pandemonium

1116- Discern the convergent words  eye-winter-black     eye-horse-fight   

1117- What do these words have in common? plaid-emotion-bath

1118- Discern the convergent words   kicks-mince-sour  ball-water-winter   almond-bone-breast

1119- What do these words have in common? butterfingers-the creeps- devil-may-care-flummox-sawbones 

1120- Discern the convergent words back-Canadian-sandwich     New York-tennis-toasted 

 black-horse-oil   

1121- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means balanced sexual excitement 

1122- Discern the convergent words murmur-function-open   spur-idle-wish     grass-grey-less    

1123- What do these words have in common? toboggan-caucus-totem 

1124- Discern the convergent words  hole-fire-tv   smokes-story-processing   huge-tree-wooly

1125- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means extra vigorous strong currents

1126- Discern the convergent words.  rum-bread-golden     pus-my-bled    butternut-lemon-racket 

 1127-Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added letters must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word of someone connected to the world of music. For extra points anagrammatize this person into another word

a)leer-bled-bluer  b)set-sikh-ahead   c) regent-decal-anal  d) lased-manic-betting

1128- Discern the convergent words rust-way-seat   black-golden-strap   rein -maker-in

1129- Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means Spanish sputum  

1130- Discern the convergent words antelope-for-pin      crossing-fish-mussel     bet-blue-on

1131- What do these words have in common? titchy-doily-bowdlerize   

1132-- Discern the convergent words orange-piercing-ring      spur-red-idle       deep-nut-war

1133- Aside from starting with an A, What do these words have in common?  alcohol, algebra , algorithm, alcove, alkali, azimuth, almanac, alchemy, assasssin

1134- Discern the favor-house-paste   frozen-plain-vanilla      pole-coffee-salad

1135-What do these countries have in common?   China, Denmark, Ecuador, Uzbekistan

1136- Discern the convergent words   supreme-wing-yellow    dragon-green-lounge    rock-skin-tears

1137 Name a 2 word palindromic phrase that means bread from Indochina  

1138- Discern the convergent words   utility-way-smack    ice-white-able     air-fire-rubber

1139- Name a 2 word palindromic phrase that means Middle East umbilicus       

1140-Discern the convergent words: right-tree-pea  bone-cap-fracture      middle-butter-ring

1141Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means  most joyous elegies

1142-Discern the convergent words: swig-convergent words breast -shoot-trot      mar-be-sloe    butter- pie-wood 

1143-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phase that punnisly descibes pastoral literature

1144- Discern the convergent words ice-soda-thrash    ice-my-pearl       ice-pot-bag

1145-What do these words have in common?   tamale-tomato-coyote

1146- Discern the convergent words cap-fart-tree cap-jerk-wounded knee   cap-fracture-numb

1147- Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added letters must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word.  After having done this combine each set of 2 letter words to form an 8 letter word. For extra points anagrammatize this person into another word

a)ding-motor-orgasm

b)precious-ended-surge

c)pride-roil-round

d)bated-scalp-swing

1148- Discern the convergent words  son-rot-sing     boar-blood- roll   sailor-mine-away

1149-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that can describe the golden calf & The Beatles  

1150- Discern the convergent words belly-buck-corn   faced-nut-salt  boat-bonus-train

1151-Namea 2 word anagrammatic phrase that refers to a  garment worn by Taras Bulba

1152- Discern the convergent words loan-infested-hammer   shrew-seal-ears    dog-love-flu

1153- What do these words have in common? nicotine-martinet-leotard

1154- Discern the convergent words head-chop-stew   alight-ocean-pole  barrel-jar-juice

1155- What do these words have in common? watt-macadam-dunce

1156- Discern the convergent words   heat-as-pea  go-oaf-can  go-of-egg

1157 What do these words have in common? Nosy parker,   condom , hooker  

1158- Discern the convergent words run-whole-condensed    a-sweet-Indian  sweet-stick-short

1159 What do these places have in common?  Rome,Italy   Lima,Peru    Qom,Iran

1160 Discern the convergent words   hush-love-mill    black-eye-sea     her-hit-man

1161-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that refers to a bird flying over a European river.

1162 Discern the convergent words -hole-hip-chart  died- oat-cereal      oil-color-branch

1163-  What do these words have in common? ministries-scent-stance   

1164- Discern the convergent words  key-red-sin  sea-song-white    cock-sea-red

1165-a)Name a famous person where the  position of letters in the first name and last name contain  only odd letters of the alphabet( 10 letters minimum). E,g a=1    c=3

1166-Discern the convergent words :painted-stand-picked  fight-iron-pump
 slapping-breaking-running

1167-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that refers to Adam West before he grew up.

1168 Discern the convergent words dive-blue -picking    flat-pussy-a   weapon-or-bar

1169-Name an American & Canadian city that is an anagram to an animal.

1170- Discern the convergent words reading-lower-id    steak-eye-tease   test-orange-true

1171- What do these words have in common? draconian-thespian-mausoleum 

1172- Discern the convergent words pickled-sandwich-water    cloth-avoid-dead

 alphabet-fish-can

1173 What do these words have in common?       bacteria-imbecile-fascist   

1174 Discern the convergent words  long-lock-loo  word-turner-be  clearing-singing-deep

1175-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that means porcine strong tissue   

1176- Discern the convergent words  ding-eat-boast  crossing-mussel-referee   deer-fiddles-led

1177 Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added letters-must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word.  After having done this combine each set of 2 letter words to form an 8 letter word. For extra points anagrammatize this word into another word,

 a)rend-enate-reined    b) improve-rapt-realm   c)vicious-bling-pent  d)cater-hated-Maine

1178- Discern the convergent words   he-master-ski    led-red-sugar    ally-bitter-flower 

1179- What do these places  have in common?       Orem, Utah   Utica, New York,  Price, Utah

1180 Discern the convergent words   repellant-bug-fly  complain-by-king  train-pack-gem

1181-Name a 2 word anagrammatic phrase that refers to a  squashed gastropod  

1182 Discern the convergent words    ices-atlantic-piece pound-sit-top hunter-skin-crossing

1183 What do these words have in common?        hippopotamus-curtail-chagrin

1184 Discern the convergent words  passion-bat-less  apple-fire-pear  grinder-pot-talk

1185- What do these words have in common?         pedigree-halcyon-alcatraz

1186 Discern the convergent words  ad-up-code  blue-pleated-ripped   bossy-cargo-dress

1187- What do these words have in common?       lobster-midget-paparazzi

1188- Discern the convergent words  felt-by-muscle   whip-backs-out   forty-a-nine

Quiz#1189-Find the 2 letter combinations that expands each set of the following groupings of words: The added - he-must appear inside rather than outside the shorter word.  After having done this combine each set of 2 letter words to form an 8 letter word. For extra points anagrammatize this word  into the surname of a former great champion.

 a)semite-colic-cling      b)reined-enate-rend   c)denied-maroon-lotion  d)bough-sang-though  

1190- Discern the convergent words  pit-whip-pen      pit-wood-cold      pit-bug-tolerate

1191  a)Name a part of the body that is an anagram to a former world leader.

b)Name a body part that is an anagram to an Asian city.

1192- Discern the convergent words  peel-dud-pepper  short-johnny-ash    cannon-ski-shed

1193-Name a food that is an anagram to an animal.

1194 Discern the convergent words  seas-fear-town    ski-or-able      bomber-drawers-long

1195-Name a Canadian city that is an anagram to an Asian nationality.

1196- Discern the convergent words: ball-bat-wicket     rock-skin-tears     boast-ding-eat

1197-a)Name a US city that is an anagram to a world capital.

b)Name a world capital that is an anagram to an animal (not including Manila)

c)Name a world capital that is an anagram to a country..

1198- Discern the convergent words  ball -pin-do     ball-glad-dog    ball-wooden-contact

1199- What do these words have in common?        donnybrook-millinery- cantaloupe

1200- Discern the convergent words  mango-old-banana    butter-not-cupcake    headache-bean-shop

Persian contributions to English

                  Persian delights the English language

                                          

                                             by

                                      

                                   Howard Richler

It appears that a reconciliation has occurred between the USA and Iran; banners in Tehran excoriating the Great Satan might soon be replaced by ones hailing the great rapprochment. So perhaps the time is ripe to take stock of the western world's debt to the Persian language. Until a century ago Persian was the cultural lingua franca in many parts of Asia. Persian was the first language in Muslim civilization to break through Arabic's monopoly on writing, and the writing of poetry in Persian, particularly the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, was established as a tradition in many eastern royal courts.

Whereas, one can argue that before the  20^th century the French language was largely responsible for food terms in English, Persian has been equally providential with many words it bequeathed us for clothing and fabric. For example, the word “scarlet” – from the Persian saqalat  –  arrived in the 13^th century originally referring to any rich cloth, often of a red colour and it would take two centuries before its primary sense was its hue. “Taffeta” arrived English a century later and at first designated a plain-wove glossy silk of various shades but more recently the word designates a bright, lustrous silk. In the 16^th and 17^th centuries  many other Persian clothing-related words were added to English such as “shawl” from shal, “cummerbund” from kamar-band,  “khaki” that ultimately comes from the Persian word for dust, khak and “turban” that derives from dulband. Also coming from the Persian dulband is the flower tulip because of its supposed resemblance to a turban.

As we have already seen words change meanings and this is the case with “pyjamas.” It is first seen in English in the beginning of the 19^th century. Originally it referred to loose trousers usualy of silk or cotton tied around the waist and worn  by both sexes in some Middle East and Asian countries. The word derives from the Persian pay-jama where pay means “foot” and jama means “garment.”

Aside from words changing meaning, we also  see a process where the sound of the words alter dramatically. This is what happened when the Persian saqalat  “rich cloth” was absorbed  into Old French as escarlate before becoming “scarlet” in English. We see a similar transformation with the word “seersucker”.  Although this word sounds like it describes a soothsayer who has been duped, I assure you that this material's origins are  far more wholesome. “Seer ” is a corruption of the Persian sheer “milk” and  “sucker” is a transformation of sharkar, “sugar.”  Hence sheer o shakkar, “milk and sugar” is essentially a metaphor for two things that go well together, although very different.  Originally, sugar was quite rough and coarse with a darkish colour and this contrasted with smooth,white milk. So seersucker is in fact a combination of different colours and different textures found in seersucker which normally has a light stripe and a dark one.

This is not to say that all Persian imports into English relate to clothing and its material.

Speaking of sugar's connection to seersucker, the legions of Alexander the Great were introduced to a Persian delicacy which was composed of a reed garnished with spices, honey and colouring. This Persian treat referring specifically to the crystallized juice of the sugar cane was qand from which we get the word candy. Anther Persian import is “paradise” which derives from a Persian word pairidaeza “enclosed place,” a word  that    blends  pairi “around” and diz, “form.”  In English, the prefix peri- means “about” or  “around” and the diz part is responsible for the words “dairy,” “dough” and the second syllable of “lady.” Greek absorbed the word  as paradeisos with the sense of an enclosed park and in the Greek version of the Bible the word was applied to the Garden of Eden with the sense of “abode of the blessed.” Also, before the year 1000, the OED cites several uses of the word paradise to refer to heaven.

Ultimately, the word chess also derives from Persian. The key move in chess, of course, is putting the king in check and the word chess derives from the plural of the Old French  eschec which was rendered as  esches. But Old French eschec originated from the Persian word for king, shah. When an ancient Persian chess player had his opponent's king trapped, he'd announce shah-mat, “the king is dead,” to which I add “long live loanwords.” As one can discern shah-mat sounds almost identical to “checkmate,” However, the name for the game in Persian is charang which denotes the four members of an army, namely, horses, elephants, foot-soldiers and chariots. On the other hand, the chess piece “rook” has arrived almost uncorrupted into English from the Persian ruk.

It would be fitting if the final agreement between US and Iranian negotiators had been effected while sitting around a divan. At first, a devan in Persian meant a small book, then an account book and eventually an accountant's office. Eventually, it came to refer to some of the official chambers and finally to the long seat found in many of these rooms.

Richler's book Word Play: Arranged & Deranged Wit will be published next spring.