# One Word.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [December 2, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266 "2013-12-02T03:51:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8851 "2016-04-27T04:31:11Z")

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safe

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8852 "2016-04-27T04:37:36Z")

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Haven

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8853 "2016-04-27T12:15:17Z")

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Sweet

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8854 "2016-04-27T12:42:15Z")

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> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> Sweet

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Sweet

Just outside the 24 hour limit, Prof? :p;)

in play: Sour

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8855 "2016-04-27T13:12:40Z")

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grapes

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8856 "2016-04-27T14:15:50Z")

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Concord

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8857 "2016-04-27T18:13:36Z")

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Lexington

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8858 "2016-04-27T18:56:44Z")

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Massachusetts

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8859 "2016-04-28T05:09:11Z")

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New Hampshire

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8860 "2016-04-28T12:14:57Z")

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Die

> **[Live Free or Die](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Free_or_Die)**
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> "Live Free or Die" is the official motto of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, adopted by the state in 1945. It is possibly the best-known of all state mottos, partly because it conveys an assertive independence historically found in American political philosophy and partly because of its contrast to the milder sentiments found in other state mottos.
> The phrase was adopted from a toast written by General John Stark, New Hampshire's most famous soldier of the American Revolutionary War, on July 31,...

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8861 "2016-04-28T16:30:58Z")

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cast

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8862 "2016-04-28T17:31:59Z")

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characters

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8863 "2016-04-28T20:58:07Z")

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cast

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8864 "2016-04-28T22:37:46Z")

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splint

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8865 "2016-04-29T00:53:03Z")

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immobilize

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8866 "2016-04-29T04:07:22Z")

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destroy

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8867 "2016-04-29T04:07:27Z")

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fracture

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8868 "2016-04-29T04:11:37Z")

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Break

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8869 "2016-04-29T04:22:48Z")

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Spring

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/8870 "2016-04-29T04:33:38Z")

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