Sorry, but "get down" and "get up" are definitely not exact opposites of one another. That's not the same as saying that "down" and "up" are not opposites.

The explanations as given are what I would have chosen, given those four options to match.

Get down in that get up? Are you kidding? Get down, get down (brass riffs) Jungle Boogiie, (riff) Jungle Boogie (Thanks to Kool and the Gang).

I don't know if this has been reported yet, but today I got these relations:

visualiser is related to perceiver

You said: observer

visualiser means "one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual"
perceiver means "a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

hearer is related to observer

You said: perceiver

hearer means "someone who listens attentively"
observer means "a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses"


"Perceiver" and "observer" share the identical definition so I picked the combination which seemed more logical to me, the wrong one ;), but then again English isn't my native language.

Actually, I would put them the other way around. To me, "observe" is more to do with seeing, while "perceive" can be of any sense. I don't think they should be in the same set though, as no pairing really stands out as correct over the others.

Reeshy, I think you would have paired them the same as Picard25, with observer going with visualizer (both being visual) and hearer with perceiver (other senses), at least if I've read Picard's post correctly. I know that's how I would have paired them as well. And I agree with you that they are mispaired and definitely too close to be in the same set.

Yes, Sue, I agree with Picard25. Bad wording on my part: I meant "actually I'd pair them the other way around from the game". Sorry about that!

Thanks Sue and reeshy, it was also more logical for me to pair the terms like you two did, but obviously the system doesn't share this opinion.

Not an actual issue, but a rather "lighthearted" observation:

Just how likely is it that, out of my ten choices for "opposites", four are "lighted", "lightly", "lighten" and "enlightening" ?

Set of the century

Yes, I was in 'your' set and surprisingly got all of those correct, but messed up royally in the 3rd section.

Another bad pair of definitions!

accessory vertebral vein means "a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein"
venous blood vessel means "a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart"

umbilical vein means "a vein in the umbilical cord"
vena means "a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart"

It is the reason I have given up on the monthly badge and why once I get 50,000 points this is a game I will be quitting.

Two possessives with double apostrophes.

lexicon means "a language [user''s] knowledge of words"
lese majesty means "a crime that undermines the [offender''s] government"

machinist is related to artisan

machinist means "a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools"
artisan means "a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft"


coachbuilder is related to journeyman
You said: artisan

coachbuilder means "a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles"
journeyman means "a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft"


Artisan and journeyman have the same definition, so I'm not sure how to (or if we can) distinguish between them.

Hit another absolutely interchangeable pair. I got lucky this time...

4. surgical operation
5. surgical procedure

chemosurgery best fits with #
electrosurgery best fits with #

Explanations given:

chemosurgery means "use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue"
surgical operation means "a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments"

electrosurgery means "surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)"
surgical procedure means "a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments"

I just got the two surgeries one as well! And I guessed wrong. No big deal; kind of funny. Of course, if I was going for the badge and this was the last day of the month I might feel differently.

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dado means "provide with a dado"


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That's the explanation! Word is just a word.

It goes without saying: _________________!

a**-kisser is related to sycophant

I don't think a phrase that consists of an inappropriate word should be on the list of possible choices.

Yesterday's game had two answers which are both defined as "a particular complex anatomical structure". I guessed wrong on which to use. Can someone explain the distinction?

cytoskeleton is related to complex body part
cytoskeleton means "a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence"
complex body part means "a particular complex anatomical structure"

infundibulum is related to anatomical structure
infundibulum means "any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)"
anatomical structure means "a particular complex anatomical structure"

I think they should not be in the same set as technically they are interchangeable. The only possible distinction I would make is that the cytoskeleton is a system of fibers rather than an individual structure, thus agreeing with the matches the game used, but still, either descriptor works well enough for both items.

It seems to me that these pairs are equally correct the other way around (and I would argue a better match):
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bell is related to attach

You said: artefact

bell means "attach a bell to"
attach means "cause to be attached"

electroplate is related to artefact

You said: attach

electroplate means "any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis"
artefact means "a man-made object taken as a whole"

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While "bell" as a verb can appear, I have never heard or seen "electroplate" as a noun. I'm not denying the possibility that this form exists, but, given its rarity, I would submit that "electroplate" is a much better match with "attach", as the process of electroplating involves attaching a metal to an object. "Bell" and "artefact" can easily be matched, as a bell certainly is "a man-made object taken as a whole". I guess I can see the match as given, but I think it's a much better match the other way around.

Another pair of interchangeable definitions:

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charcoal burner is related to worker

You said: working man

charcoal burner means "a worker whose job is to make charcoal"
worker means "a person who works at a specific occupation"

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bagger is related to working man

You said: worker

bagger means "a workman employed to pack things into containers"
working man means "an employee who performs manual or industrial labor"

Got this today:

The opposite of plume is undercharge

You said: essential

plume means "rip off"
undercharge means "charge (someone) too little money"


That's all fine and dandy - except that neither of the definitions appeared as choices at all (and undercharge wasn't there as a word to define the opposite of) so I just had to pick from what was there. I've posted this example but there was another word with the same problem in the same set of 10 "opposites". I've noticed this before but always though it was just me - definitions definitely not there today!

Sorry if this was posted previously, but it totally screwed me up, and I don't know if it's a typo or what:

gambling hell is related to edifice



You said: place

gambling hell means "a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)"
edifice means "a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place"

The definition of "gambling HELL" does not fit the definition given. It would fit for "gambling HALL", however. Is this a typo or not? Either way, something needs to be fixed! :0(

"Gambling hell" may be an old-fashioned expression, but it's in the Oxford English Dictionary, and I'm sure I've come across it in Victorian writers.

western United States is related to geographic area

You said: geographic region

western United States means "the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River"
geographic area means "a demarcated area of the Earth"



zone is related to geographic region

You said: geographic area

zone means "a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features"
geographic region means "a demarcated area of the Earth"



I thought there might be a subtle distinction between a geographic region and a geographic area, but the definitions are exactly the same.

Totally agree, Tabby. This was one where flipping a coin would have given you a 50-50 chance at being wrong! Those two options should never have been in the same set.

A pair of interchangeables, not to be in the same set.

street child is related to minor
You said: nipper

street child means "a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned"
minor means "a young person of either sex"

urchin is related to nipper
You said: minor

urchin means "poor and often mischievous city child"
nipper means "a young person of either sex"

On the first set of questions the answer provided for a specialist in child care was PODIATRIST. This would be a foot doctor. The correct answer should have been Pediatrician.

Thanks!

Does this smell fishy to anyone?


GET A WHIFF: is smell strongly and intensely

You said: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"


WHIFF: is perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"

You said: smell strongly and intensely

Everybody knows to whiff means to strike out (3 strikes) in baseball. So, when a pitcher 'gets a whiff', it means he struck someone out and one more tally is added to his strike out total. Fishy indeed as in smell the ambergris rather than sniff the perfume!