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Syzygy
[siz-i-jee]
Amazingly, the only English word with three Ys also happens to describe a rare astronomical event involving three heavenly bodies. A syzygy is the alignment of three celestial bodies in a straight line, commonly the Earth, the Sun and the Moon. Now, what is the only common English word to end in -mt? |
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"Dreamt"
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Dreamt
[dremt]
A poet would appreciate how this past tense of dream possesses such a special quality -- the only verb in regular English usage to end with -mt. We hear from people constantly who swear there must be another term ending in -mt. No one has ever actually offered a second example, however. Perhaps it exists in a dream. The next word is the exact opposite of -mt. |
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ABSTENTIOUS
One who doesn’t indulge in excesses, especially food and drink; at 11 letters this is the longest word to use all five vowels in order exactly once. |
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"ABSTENTIOUS
One who doesn’t indulge in excesses, especially food and drink; at 11 letters this is the longest word to use all five vowels in order exactly once."
Tmesis
[tuh-mee-sis]
The sole term in the English language to begin with tm- has an unusual meaning to match. Tmesis is the insertion of one or more words between the words that make up a compound phrase, as in "what-so-ever" inserted in the middle of "whatever." You'll never guess what's next: the only word that contains X, Y, and Z. |
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Teacake
[tee-cake]
A type of bread used to make a sandwich, discussing the correct word is known to cause divorce, family break ups, severe anger and can cause a brawl in any pub. Proceed with caution. |
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Its not cheating if you google it.
Even better here is the web page
http://click.reference.com/click/ayg7bx?clkpage=&clksite=mweb&clkld=0&clkdest=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2F&clkmseg=85 |
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