'Gone for a burton' has a number of possible origins, as is so often the case! I like the suit, myself, although the beer seems popular as well.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/gone-for-a-burton.html

"Gone west' similarly has a much-ddbated history, but seems to have ancient roots. Both Egyptian and Roman cultures, among others, considered West to be the direction of death (the sun dies in the west each night, and is reborn in the east each morning). Popular attribution to WWI British soldiers going west towards home when wounded is far too recent, although it seems to provides a convenient reason for the phrase.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/other-wwi-aviation/19095-gone-west-origin.html

Waistline

answer: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.

Really! Mines disappeared. lol

Typo

an entertainer who performs along

cross
rightness
nutrify
psilosis
monologist
middy


along should be alone

Monologist

Your answer: an entertainer who performs along

'Along' should be 'alone'. It worked in this direction and with the options I had in my question because it is the only possibility, but could be a problem in reverse, or with other terms/definitions in the group.

I've just posted this in the wrong place (sorry to the purists!) but this confusing question was in Word Wizard...

4. Call forth
Your answer: summons

summons means "call in an official matter, such as to attend court"

The correct answer was breed

These two seem a little too close for comfort...

1. Show off

Your answer: premiere

premiere means "perform a work for the first time"

The correct answer was vaunt

This one was a little odd:

Plump
Your answer: the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid

the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid is the definition for "saturation"

The correct answer was the sound of a sudden heavy fall

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
(plump.)

Revised dictionary based on feedback to this point.

Also cut out some medical/anatomy terms that some people felt were inappropriate.

9. The quality of being adequate or suitable

Your answer: unsatisfactoriness

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
That was marked correct. Seems more like an antonym to me!

These seem pretty close as well...

12. A domestic servant

Your answer: man friday

man friday means "the most helpful assistant"

The correct answer was dogsbody

Not even sure what this one means.

"2. Cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America

The correct answer was star-duckweed"

I was puzzled by that one too, so I did a bit of looking up.

From http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/STARDUCKWEED

Noun: star-duckweed

1. Cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America
- Lemna trisulca

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_distribution

In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is a state of being found almost anywhere around the world.


So, star-duckweed seems to be a kind of duckweed found in temperate regions everywhere except North America.

13. An act of undue intimacy

Your answer: hook up with

hook up with means "take in marriage"

The correct answer was indecorum
+++++++++++++++++++

The way I hear the phrase "hook up with" used, it's never regarding anything as formal as marriage!

Maybe in a Puritan dictionary

3. Dekko

The correct answer was british slang

While it may be British slang, that's hardly a definition

Definition was "endure to the end", and answer given was "sit out", which is the *opposite* of "endure to the end".

I find some of the definitions on Word Wizard to be just a bit odd lol. But I guess that just serves to make it interesting. I leave that game sort of bewildered sometimes.

I thought I read somewhere that all the racist stuff had been purged. I got this one today:

A poor white person in the southern United States

Your answer: cracker

!

And an incorrect spelling:

Mexican bean

Answer: frijole

Should be "frijol".

And if it's in the database, the singular of "tamales" is "tamal". Common mistakes....

1. A state of gloomy sorrow
Your answer: discontentedness

discontentedness means "a longing for something better than the present situation"

The correct answer was ruthfulness


Not sure about this but it definitely stumped me!

Noun 1. ruthfulness - a state of gloomy sorrow
Synonyms:
mournfulness, sorrowfulness
woefulness, woe - intense mournfulness
sorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
plaintiveness - expressing sorrowfulness


Discontent is more restless, less sorrowful.

"Capitualtion". Surely you mean "capitulation"?

(I see it when I google, but that's wrong, too. Guess they've all been copied from the one typo.)

5. Minge
Your answer: vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals

Can this please be removed? Thanks.

Not sure how this couplet works.

12. A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
Your answer: horseback

horseback means "a narrow ridge of hills"

The correct answer was technical


Neither answer makes much sense to me.

This is one of those incomplete definitions with the potential to be confusing...

15. Made in the Netherlands
The correct answer was geneva

Ozzz, I've never heard of it either, but this page confirms that definition of "technical":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(fighting_vehicle)

Anyone else have a problem with this? To me, "unsatisfactoriness" was the one answer I was SURE was incorrect. I understand unsatisfactoriness to mean INadequate and UNsuitable.

5. The quality of being adequate or suitable

The correct answer was unsatisfactoriness

That one, MotFaux, left me open-mouthed in astonishment!

I can only assume that there is a word missing... it probably should read:

5. The quality of (not) being adequate or suitable

Updated dictionary based on feedback to this point.

Also removed 4400 botanical terms.

Thanks for the feedback, and keep it coming!