Bren

Bren \bren\
noun

: a 303-caliber, gas-operated, air-cooled, clip-fed sub-machine gun; used by the British in World War II


Because I quite literally follow the yellow ribbon bumper stickers imploring everyone to "support our troops" i wouldve let this word fly had my opponent been an active serviceman or veteran. hell, i may have even let it slide if they were British. Alas, neither is the case so im calling bullshit.




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Dene Enate

dene \deen\
-noun (British)

:a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.


e·nate \-nt, nt\
-adjective

: 1-Growing outward.
2-also e·nat·ic (-ntk) Related on the mother's side


Getting double stuffed by a relative on my mother's side from all angles on this one as my body grows outward while we lie on a low sand hill near the sea. Yes, none of that makes sense...just like the words played here.




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Cyma

cyma \ˈsaɪmə\

:Either of two moldings, cyma recta or cyma reversa, having an undulating or S-shaped profile, used especially in classical architecture.


My high school lessons on classical European arthitecture went no further than flying buttresses. Chances are, my opponent is most likely Frank Gehry.




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Azote

az·ote \az-oht,ey-zoht,uh-zoht\


:an obsolete name for nitrogen, taken to mean lifeless.




This two syllable gem cant event figure out how it wants to be pronounced...poor thing. Just settle on one already and call it a day. Let's not make this more difficult than it needs to be. Even having read the definition I am still not clear on how to use AZOTE in a sentence. Would it just be: "Our Omaha Steaks just arrived packed in liquid azote!"?

Something tells me this shady player doesnt know how to use it either.





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Doit Ut

doit \dɔɪt\

:a former small copper coin of the Netherlands


ut \ʌt uːt\

:the first note of a hexachord in medieval music




a double whammy here. clearly this player has been reading a 17th century dictionary during their smoke breaks at the renaissance fair.





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Uphroe

up*hroe \eu´phroe\

: a block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up.


This word just looks like a typo. Im not even drawing attention to the others used in this game because uphroe is such a travesty. 20 bucks says that if the person who knows the word uphroe ever came across an uphroe they would simply say "hey, can you hand me that long piece of perforated wood?"




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Genesis

gen·e·sis \ˈjen-ə-səs\

: the origin or coming into being of something : the process or mode of origin




Like millions of other iphone/ipad users we got hooked on the Words with Friends app.

Like millions of other iphone/ipad users we get frustrated when our opponents use words which are so very clearly not in their vocabularies.

Like millions of other iphone/ipad users we are frequently baffled at the dictionary this game chooses to use.


This website serves as our group therapy.




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