FAWN

to show affection, especially by a dog
In the spirit of this thread, I will buy you a P so your son has a computing machine, hadaso. :rolleyes:

Chipper, your interpretation of the rule is exactly what I originally had in mind, but when I saw others doing things slightly different without actually breaking the rule, I thought I could either clarify the rule, or let it go. So I decided on the latter. ;)


HAAA! ...Actually, hadaso may be talking about his son's commuter (travelling machine), so I have bought him an "m" just incase :D


LAWN

a well kept area of grass

PAWN

a chess piece or a store where you can get some "hot" ;) bargains

DAWN


sunrise

SAWN

what you have done with a board if you were bored

SAND

will be plenty of this on the beach for my holiday next week, bucket and spade ready! :)

SANE

Mentally healthy (I think)

BANE

death, destruction, and ruin :eek:

BAND

but, not banned

BIND

I was almost in one because the "I" doesn't really show any difference when you boldface it. However, the red helped to show what letter was changed.

MIND

reason, sanity, or sound mental condition - we don't want to lose this attribute!

MEND

From thefreedictionary.com:

OMEN

sign of something to come

HOME

sweet home!

HOPE

Don't we all?!

HYPE

From Dictionary.com:

–verb (used with object)
1. to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually fol. by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
2. to create interest in by flamboyant or dramatic methods; promote or publicize showily: a promoter who knows how to hype a prizefight.
3. to intensify (advertising, promotion, or publicity) by ingenious or questionable claims, methods, etc. (usually fol. by up).
4. to trick; gull.
–noun
5. exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
6. an ingenious or questionable claim, method, etc., used in advertising, promotion, or publicity to intensify the effect.
7. a swindle, deception, or trick.

TYPE

class or category

TYRO

novice

GYRO

From thefreedictionary.com:

gy·ro 1 n. pl.

gy·ros
1. A gyroscope.
2. A gyrocompass.

gy·ro 2 n. plgy·ros
A sandwich made usually of sliced roasted lamb, onion, and tomato on pita bread.

GROW

become larger, expand, or gain

ROWS

and columns

ROSE

by any other name ...

RISE

Sort of like "grow"...

The number of slightly different meanings thefreedictionary.com lists for this word is amazing:

v.intr.
1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
2. To get out of bed: rose at dawn.
3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend: Hot air rises.
4. To increase in size, volume, or level: The river rises every spring.
5. To increase in number, amount, or value: Prices are rising.
6. To increase in intensity, force, or speed: The wind has risen.
7. To increase in pitch or volume: The sound of their voices rose and fell.
8. To appear above the horizon: The sun rises later in the fall.
9. To extend upward; be prominent: The tower rose above the hill.
10. To slant or slope upward: Mount McKinley rises to nearly 6,200 meters.
11. To come into existence; originate.
12. To be erected: New buildings are rising in the city.
13. To appear at the surface of the water or the earth; emerge.
14. To puff up or become larger; swell up: The bread dough should rise to double its original size.
15. To become stiff and erect.
16. To attain a higher status: an officer who rose through the ranks.
17. To become apparent to the mind or senses: Old fears rose to haunt me.
18. To uplift oneself to meet a demand or challenge: She rose to the occasion and won the election.
19. To return to life.
20. To rebel: "the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government"(Abraham Lincoln).
21. To close a session of an official assembly; adjourn.


v.tr.
1. To cause to rise.
2. To cause (a distant object at sea) to become visible above the horizon by advancing closer.


n.
1. The act of rising; ascent.
2. The degree of elevation or ascent.
3. The appearance of the sun or other celestial body above the horizon.
4. An increase in height, as of the level of water.
5. A gently sloped hill.
6. A long broad elevation that slopes gently from the earth's surface or the ocean floor.
7. An origin, beginning, or source: the rise of a river.
8. Occasion or opportunity: facts that give rise to doubts about her motives.
9. The emergence of a fish seeking food or bait at the water's surface.
10. An increase in price, worth, quantity, or degree.
11. An increase in intensity, volume, or pitch.
12. Elevation in status, prosperity, or importance: the family's rise in New York society.
13. The height of a flight of stairs or of a single riser.
14. Chiefly British An increase in salary or wages; a raise.
15. Informal An angry or irritated reaction: finally got a rise out of her.
16. The distance between the crotch and waistband in pants, shorts, or underwear.

RUSE

wile, trick, or fraud

USER

Does anyone here needs this word explained? if so, use this!

USED

Appears 3 times in the comments in the last 40 replies, but hasn't been used as an answer yet.

SEED

embryonic plant

DEED

Noun
1. something that is done
2. a notable achievement
3. action as opposed to words
4. Law a legal document, esp. one concerning the ownership of property

DEAD

not alive

I thought this one would come after "deed".

DADA

An art movement of the early 20th century that systematically used arbitrary and absurd concepts (Wikipedia article).

NADA

nothing of significance (which I thought suitable: DADA is NADA)

NAGA

nāga (plural nāgas)
(Hinduism, Buddhism) a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very large snake
A creature that has the torso of a human and the lower body is a snake

GAGA

senile, infatuated, crazy, or foolish {recognize yourself here?} :eek:

GALA

gala (plural galas)
(uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.
(countable) A showy and festive party.

GALE

strong wind

TALE

story

TALK

EmailDiscussions.com is a place we talk about e-mail.

TAIL

the end of the tale, or the end of a creature which doesn't talk

Doesn't TALK to TAIL break rule 3?...changes order of TAL

I see what you're saying, I had to think about the link myself, but there is a precedent.
Your game. So if you want to restrict the game to no inserting letters, then good with me.
Just dropping a letter, and adding one to either end still good?