Word Meanings Trivia

1. The first windy word rhymes with whale, snail and rail. It means a very strong wind, or an outburst of laughter. I hope you don't fail at this one!

From Quiz Games With the Wind

Answer: Gale

A whale and a snail are both animals, however one is a whole lot bigger than the other! A rail is used to describe a barrier, or a pole to hang things from, as well as something a train moves along. I really hope you didn't fail at this question; that would mean you got it wrong.

From Quiz Lines of Words

Answer: Masculine

Masculine men are often portrayed as risk takers with abundant physical strength. In history, people such as Heracles, St George, Beowulf and Odysseus are seen as masculine and today it is a trait associated with hard physical activity, and still an element of risk taking, so boxers, construction workers, firefighters and entrepreneurs are often referred to as masculine. Borderline is when something is only just acceptable as well as being the line that separates two countries, tourmaline is a semi precious gemstone and a clothesline is used for hanging out wet clothes so that they may dry in the breeze.

From Quiz The Old Man and the C

Answer: cat

Cats can be domestic (or tame) like the house cat, or they can be wild like lions. Cats were once worshipped in Egypt.

From Quiz All Answers Start with "BEA"

Answer: Beanie

Some speculate that "bean" meant head, and adding an "ie" meant something to do with the head. This word originated in America in the 1940s.

From Quiz Sasquatch, Attack!

Answer: A room for sleeping

A dormitory is a large room which has many beds for sleeping. People normally share a bathroom.

From Quiz Taxidermy For Kids!

Answer: Teddy Bear

"Boy he sure knows his stuff" is a good example of how stuff means "facts" (or data, information or subject). A teddy bear is a toy that can be stuffed but it certainly doesn't mean facts or knowledge.

From Quiz What Did My Family Once Do?

Answer: Flour

The village miller would have run the water mill (or windmill) to produce flour from grain. Even today, many people named Miller are nicknamed 'Windy'.

From Quiz Thick as a Brick

Answer: Trick

On Halloween you go 'trick' or treating. Trick can be a noun, adjective or verb. It has various definitions and many synonyms including bluff, ability, and usage.

From Quiz Expanding Your Vocabulary

Answer: To think about something

You could also speculate by guessing, reflecting, or supposing.

From Quiz RING, Ring, ring

Answer: bRING

Bring can apply to inanimate objects too. Bring joy to others and see that's true.

From Quiz Alphabet Words and Letters

Answer: A

A is first in the 26 letter alphabet. It comes from the first Greek letter Alpha.

From Quiz Mono-Deci Prefixes for Kids

Answer: monocle

Sometimes, you will see a person using a MONOCLE at an opera, where they are used to see fine detail of the performers on the stage (they look much nicer than binoculars). MONOGAMY is the practice of marriage between one woman and one man. A MONOLITH is a single block or piece of stone: in Australia, Uluru (which used to be called Ayers Rock) is one really, really, REALLY HUGE STONE - I would not like to try to pick it up - I would have to be ATLAS - but that is another story. A MONOLOGUE - is a talk - or sometimes dramatic entertainment- by only one speaker. The MONOGAMOUS Professor dropped his MONOCLE, while he was delivering a MONOLOGUE on MONOLITHS.

From Quiz It's All About ME #2

Answer: mess

Mom said not to mess up the kitchen. The word "mess" can also mean a place where meals are regularly served.

From Quiz It's All About ME

Answer: meadow

Remember what happened when Little Boy Blue fell asleep? The sheep got in the meadow and the cow in the corn.

From Quiz Middle Liners

Answer: dash

Dash can also mean a small quantity in cooking (a dash of vinegar), a punctuation mark (here's an example - white), a mild curse (Dash it!) and other meanings.

From Quiz Top Liners

Answer: trip

We can trip over anything in our way if we try really hard. We can also take a trip, meaning a journey.

From Quiz Words from "W" to "T"

Answer: wallet

A wallet is also known as a billfold. They come in a variety of colors, fabrics and designs. For most people, the choice of popular wallets are usually made of leather or cowhide for its long-lasting endurance. Some other types of wallets are called bi-fold, trifold and a chain wallet.

From Quiz The Bun Quiz

Answer: bunny

The word 'bunny' is actually a slang word for 'rabbit'. In many homes, the Easter Bunny brings children Easter baskets filled with candy and toys, and hides dyed hard-boiled eggs for an Easter-egg hunt. A hutch is a small pen, or coop, built with wood and wire. There is a dance called the 'bunny hop', and a cartoon character called Bugs Bunny.

From Quiz Starting With A...

Answer: To try to succeed or achieve

An example of the word 'attempt' being used: She was going to attempt to run the whole race, even though she knew she wouldn't come first. A person who is easly fooled is often called gullible, not attempt!

From Quiz Words With OW!

Answer: Pillow

When I was sleeping, I rested my head on a pillow. A pillow is a kind of cushion.

From Quiz First Seven Letters 2

Answer: face

The face also has lips, cheeks, eyebrows, and the chin.

From Quiz First Seven Letters

Answer: egg

An egg is a solid form created by a reproduction process which gives birth to a new organism.

From Quiz The Wonderful World of Ian

Answer: electrician

Electric Ian is a very safe worker. He is always careful to make sure he turns the electricity off at the wall and the mains before he starts his work. Ian couldn't have been a historian because that is someone who studies history and events that happened in the past. He's not an acoustician because that would mean he researches sound, and a librarian looks after the books in a library, and certainly doesn't work with electricity.

From Quiz Three Time's the Charm

Answer: trio

The word part TRI means "three" in words such as TRIO. Two singers or musicians perform a duet, four perform a quartet, and one performs a solo.

From Quiz Pieces of Eight

Answer: weight

A sleigh (rhymes with WAY) is a horsedrawn wagon with runners for traveling along snowy ground. Magicians use sleight of hand (rhymes with WHITE) to perform tricks.

From Quiz Fab Four

Answer: a quartet

Barbershop quartets are groups of four--usually male--singers. Each man in the group has a different kind of singing voice. For instance, the bass singer has a VERY deep voice.

From Quiz You're Number One!

Answer: horn

A unicorn is a mythical horse with a single horn in the middle of its forehead. Most unicorns seem to be white or silver.

From Quiz Showing Up, Turning In, and Coming Around

Answer: arrives there

He could also TURN UP at your house. That means the same thing.

From Quiz Llamas, Pajamas, Mamas, and Papas?

Answer: mamas

All of these words RHYME: mamas, llamas, dramas, pajamas.

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