Words ending in -gry 3

[Dimandja]

Think of words ending in -gry. 'Angry' and 'hungry' are two of them. What is the third word in the English language?

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[strongm]

[white]Well, with the wording of this particular version of this old, irritating riddle, the answer would be "language"[/white]

 

[CondorMan]

Yes, interesting how this old one keeps cropping up in various places!

 

[Dimandja]

Irritating is indeed the word.

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[Stella740pl]

According to Wikipedia, 'gry' itself is a word. An old word, that is.

[b]Gry[/b] is an obsolete unit of measurement, equal to one tenth of a line, which is in turn one twelfth of an inch. Hence, a gry is 120th of an inch, or 211.66 micrometres, presuming international inches are used.
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Aside from words derived from "angry" and "hungry," there is no stand-alone word ending in "gry" that is in current usage. 
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To find a third word ending in "gry" that is not part of a phrase, you must turn to obsolete words or personal or place names. A list of 130 of these is given at the end of this article.

Click here and see a list at the end of the article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gry

 

[mscallisto]

I find it interresting that there are only two words in modern english that end with "gry" yet I'm certain that everyone asked will easily come up with the answer.

 

[PaulTEG]

fashion and cushion are a bit kindred to this post, any other words in ending shion - there's one but it's a stretch

Even after that what rhymes with orange?

--Paul

cigless ...

 

[mscallisto]

I coudln't find what rhymed with orange so I used a yellow orange.

I suppose that doesn't count!

 

[tsdragon]

There are at least two other colors for which there is no rhyming word. Can you say what they are?


Tracy Dryden

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For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[AngelB]

tsdragon:

nothing rhymes with purple.

Does lozenge rhyme with orange?

Gez



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[Dimandja]

According to hyperdictionary.com, it does:

Orange pronunciation: 'orinj
Lozenge pronunciation: 'lâzinj


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[AngelB]

Thanks Dimandja. Carrying on along this theme, how much of a word needs to sound like another to rhyme with it? For instance does 'aquamarine' rhyme with 'clean'? Does 'proliferation' rhyme with 'station'?

Gez



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[Dimandja]

purple - supple

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[Katy44]

Also, does this include only English words?
Does anyone know words from other languages which rhyme with the English 'unrhymables'?

 

[Dimandja]

>how much of a word needs to sound like another to rhyme with it?

I've always wondered about that too. Look at the poem below. On line 14, done is supposed to rhyme with fun!?

From

http://groups.msn.com/witcheswhohomeschool/rhymingrulesofthehouse.msnw

Rhyming Rules of the House
©2001 Rainbow Rivers
 
1. Get dressed, make the bed, only then, may we get fed.
2. The Rules we say, at the start of the day
3. Brush our teeth, our hair, light a candle for a prayer.
4. Pick up toys without being told, prevents us from a harshly scold.
5. Chore lists made…all is done, now it’s time for a little fun.
6. Parents calling, time to learn, education is what we yearn.
7. Lunch, then teeth brushed a little more, then time for stories, myth and lore.
8. Time for devotion, time to meditate, then learn today about one state.
9. It’s still early in the day, so once again, we can play.
10. Help with dinner, learn to cook, do the dishes, then read a book.
11. Broken rules, we don’t allow, or I know, I will be disciplined somehow.
12. To my parents I will listen much, as they guide me with a gentle touch.
13. Now it’s time for family unity, we talk about them, we talk about me.
14. The day is almost done, so it’s time for bath time fun.
15. Once more brush teeth and hair, light a candle for our nightly prayer.
16. Kissed goodnight, tucked with care, Goddess hear now, my bedtime prayer


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[snuv]

[COLOR=white]
alledgely silver has no english rhymes
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[RCorrigan]

snuv

[white] How about elver - a young eel ??? [/white]

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[PaulTEG]

[COLOR=white]violet?[/color]

[COLOR=white]pincushion[/color]

I did say it was tenuous ...

cigless ...

 

[Katy44]

[white]
silver - pilfer?
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[snuv]

I thought about that but the pronunciation guide at
hyperdictionary.com gives

[COLOR=white] 
Elver pronunciation:  'elvur
Silver pronunciation: 'silvur
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I guess it depends on how many syllables need to rhyme for the whole word to be considered a rhyme

If its just the last syllable then there are probably lots

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