# The Definition Game!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 9, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368 "2008-12-09T07:22:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/21 "2008-12-10T03:58:12Z")
I forgot to [wind](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wind) my watch, has this gone on all day? SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/22 "2008-12-10T05:39:30Z")
Couldn’t find anything with 22 (!) definitions, dammit. Should we reset to one again? ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/23 "2008-12-10T09:59:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Couldn’t find anything with 22 (!) definitions, dammit. Should we reset to one again? Maybe you should [mill](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mill) over it some more. And by the way, strange, but I’m certain that finger yesterday resulted in 14 definitions. I triple checked… ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/24 "2008-12-10T13:21:19Z")
Will I look through every letter of the alphabet to find one with 24 results? [U](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/u) know I will! ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/25 "2008-12-10T14:12:34Z")
It’s is getting harder to find words that fit [in](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/in) here. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/26 "2008-12-10T15:43:18Z")
Well, [I](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/i) know this one 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/27 "2008-12-10T19:59:29Z")
\N\ case you’re wondering, I took the easy way out and just started going through the alphabet. Oops. What am I doing wrong here? ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/28 "2008-12-10T20:30:05Z")
HTML is turned off. You can find out how to post links [at](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/at) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode#url](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode#url) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/29 "2008-12-10T22:41:29Z")
I fear I have to give **Fiddle Peghead’s** coding skills a [D](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/d) ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/30 "2008-12-11T07:00:27Z")
Don’t know 'bout you guys, but I think that [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com) doesn’t always give the same results. If I check **Bayard** ’s _U_ link, I get 29 results, **bibliophage** ’s _at_ gives 31 and **Bayard** ’s _D_ 22, whereas i’m sure that my finger resulted in 14 matches. Fun game, but a bit broken. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/31 "2008-12-11T12:38:40Z")
[I](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/i) haven’t experienced that. Odd. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/32 "2008-12-11T13:10:40Z")
Well, I get 26 results for I, but [o](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/o)-kay. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/33 "2008-12-11T13:20:20Z")
I just checked. I clicked on i, got 31. I clicked on i, got 26. I clicked on i, got 31 again. So, yeah, I have experienced it now, so [Dictionary.com](http://Dictionary.com) can’t seem to make up its mind. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368/34 "2008-12-11T16:03:30Z")
Ironically, success in this game results in getting an [F](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/F). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definition-game/476368.md?page=1)