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All the words
In alphabetical order.
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A
algebra
(n.)
once setting broken bones
algorithm
(n.)
from a mathematician's name
apron
(n.)
an n changed sides
assassin
(n.)
a name given by enemies
B
bank
(n.)
a money-changer's bench
bankruptcy
(n.)
a broken bench
biscuit
(n.)
bread baked twice
bosh
(n.)
from Turkish
boycott
(v.)
a man's name became an action
broadcast
(v.)
first scattered by hand
C
camera
(n.)
once a room
candidate
(n.)
first white-robed
climate
(n.)
from an inclination
cobalt
(n.)
a goblin in the mine
companion
(n.)
someone who shared bread
consider
(v.)
perhaps first to watch the stars
culture
(n.)
tending the soil, then the mind
curfew
(n.)
cover the fire
D
deadline
(n.)
once a line not to cross
decimate
(v.)
one in ten
desire
(n.)
longing, absence, and perhaps the stars
disaster
(n.)
once an unlucky star
dunce
(n.)
a scholar's name became an insult
E
eavesdrop
(v.)
a place before it was an act
emoji
(n.)
picture characters
F
farce
(n.)
stuffing
G
gossip
(n.)
once a godparent
guy
(n.)
from a man's name to almost anyone
H
horde
(n.)
once an army's camp
I
idiot
(n.)
once a private citizen
inaugurate
(v.)
once a matter for the birds
influence
(n.)
once taken literally
J
juggernaut
(n.)
a chariot, and its reporter
K
kiosk
(n.)
once a garden pavilion
L
lecture
(n.)
a reading
lens
(n.)
shaped like a lentil
lunatic
(n.)
moon-struck
M
magazine
(n.)
a storehouse
malaria
(n.)
bad air
maverick
(n.)
first an unbranded animal
melancholy
(n.)
black bile
mentor
(n.)
a guide's name
muscle
(n.)
a little mouse
museum
(n.)
a place for the Muses
N
nightmare
(n.)
once a creature
noon
(n.)
once the ninth hour
nostalgia
(n.)
once a diagnosis
O
ostracism
(n.)
a vote on a broken pot
P
pamphlet
(n.)
a poem gave its name to a format
petrichor
(n.)
a name for the smell of rain
pupil
(n.)
a little doll
Q
quarantine
(n.)
forty days
quixotic
(adj.)
a character became a quality
R
rival
(n.)
sharing a stream
robot
(n.)
from forced labour
Rosetta stone
(n.)
the key to a mystery
S
sabotage
(n.)
a wooden shoe, but not thrown
salary
(n.)
salt, and a missing source
sandwich
(n.)
an earl's name at the lunch table
school
(n.)
once spare time
serendipity
(n.)
chance and attention
silhouette
(n.)
a minister's name in an outline
T
text
(n.)
words woven together
trivia
(n.)
where three roads meet
tulip
(n.)
a turban in its name
turquoise
(n.)
the Turkish stone
U
utopia
(n.)
no place
V
vaccine
(n.)
from the cow
W
window
(n.)
the wind's eye
wow
(interj.)
an old exclamation on a telescope printout
X
X-ray
(n.)
X for unknown
Y
yacht
(n.)
built for the chase
Z
zero
(n.)
empty
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