# Thesaurus **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 19, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309 "2016-07-19T12:24:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 57
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1121 "2020-01-29T02:43:11Z")
1. I’m scrutinising a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person bursting into a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, now bypassed in favor of another _earlier in time._ ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1122 "2020-01-29T06:18:17Z")
1. I’m scrutinising a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person _internal pressure erupting violently_ into a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, now bypassed in favor of another earlier in time. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1123 "2020-01-29T10:59:52Z")
1. _Yours truly is_ scrutinising a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, now bypassed in favor of another earlier in time. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1124 "2020-01-29T11:31:08Z")
1. Yours truly is scrutinising a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually employing a verbal _any one of several styles of letters or typefaces,_ composed for the voice, now bypassed in favor of another earlier in time. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1125 "2020-01-29T14:25:24Z")
1. Yours truly is scrutinising a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually _indenturing_ a verbal any one of several styles of letters or typefaces, composed for the voice, now bypassed in favor of another earlier in time. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1126 "2020-01-29T14:26:02Z")
1. Yours truly is scrutinising a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually indenturing a verbal any one of several styles of letters or typefaces, composed for the _sound produced in the larynx and expressed through the mouth_, now bypassed in favor of another earlier in time. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1127 "2020-01-29T14:27:06Z")
1. Yours truly is _obsessing over_ a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually employing a verbal any one of several styles of letters or typefaces, composed for the voice, now bypassed in favor of another earlier in time. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1128 "2020-01-29T15:18:24Z")
1. Yours truly is obsessing over a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually indenturing a verbal any one of several styles of letters or typefaces, _having emotions under control_ for the sound produced in the larynx and expressed through the mouth, now bypassed in favor of another earlier in time. Housekeeping: Fixed numbering and merged changes from posts 1126 & 1127 ---
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1129 "2020-01-29T15:37:45Z")
1. Yours _without guile, falsehood or deception_ is obsessing over a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually indenturing a verbal any one of several styles of letters or typefaces, having emotions under control for the sound produced in the larynx and expressed through the mouth, now bypassed in favor of another earlier in time. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1130 "2020-01-29T16:37:27Z")
1. Yours without guile, falsehood or deception is obsessing over a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually indenturing a verbal any one of several styles of letters or typefaces, having emotions under control for the sound produced in the larynx and expressed through the mouth, now bypassed in favor of another _from days of yore_. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1131 "2020-01-29T18:38:00Z")
1. Yours without guile, falsehood or deception is obsessing over a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually _committed by law to a fixed term of non-governmental service without being held in outright slavery_ a verbal any one of several styles of letters or typefaces, having emotions under control for the sound produced in the larynx and expressed through the mouth, now bypassed in favor of another from days of yore. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1132 "2020-01-29T19:55:54Z")
1. Yours without guile, falsehood or deception is obsessing over a tetrafoil Trifolium repens that this person internal pressure erupting violently into a piece of music, usually _associated in an exclusive sexual relationship_ by law to a fixed term of non-governmental service without being held in outright slavery a verbal any one of several styles of letters or typefaces, having emotions under control for the sound produced in the larynx and expressed through the mouth, now bypassed in favor of another from days of yore. Pass, this one was mine. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1133 "2020-01-29T21:49:32Z")
1. Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1134 "2020-01-29T22:04:36Z")
1. Politics, n. A strife of interests _costume partying at which masks are worn_ as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1135 "2020-01-29T22:09:18Z")
1. Politics, n. A strife of interests costume partying at which masks are worn as a contest of principles. The conduct of public _liaisons_ for private advantage. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1136 "2020-01-29T22:50:58Z")
1. _The peaceful conduct of governance through making deals, winning public support, wielding influence, exercising authority, competing in elections and other means_ n. A strife of interests costume partying at which masks are worn as a contest of principles. The conduct of public liaisons for private advantage. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1137 "2020-01-30T00:15:50Z")
1. The peaceful conduct of governance through making deals, winning public support, wielding influence, exercising authority, competing in elections and other means. A strife of interests costume partying at which masks are worn as a contest of principles. The conduct of public liaisons for private _first point scored after deuce in a tennis match_. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1138 "2020-01-30T04:10:52Z")
1. The peaceful conduct of governance through making deals, winning public support, wielding influence, _bodily activity for enhancing or maintaining physical fitness and overall health and wellness_ authority, competing in elections and other means. A strife of interests costume partying at which masks are worn as a contest of principles. The conduct of public liaisons for private first point scored after deuce in a tennis match. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1139 "2020-01-30T04:59:30Z")
1. The peaceful conduct of governance through making deals, winning public support, wielding influence, bodily activity for enhancing or maintaining physical fitness and overall health and wellness authority, competing in elections and other means. A strife of interests costume partying at which masks are worn as a contest of principles. The _communication to performers by motions of a baton or hand of the musical interpretation_ of public liaisons for private first point scored after deuce in a tennis match. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/1140 "2020-01-30T11:15:10Z")
1. The peaceful conduct of governance through making deals, winning public support, wielding influence, bodily activity for enhancing or maintaining physical fitness and _loose-fitting pants, usually of strong fabric, with a bib front and shoulder straps_ health and wellness authority, competing in elections and other means. A strife of interests costume partying at which masks are worn as a contest of principles. The communication to performers by motions of a baton or hand of the musical interpretation of public liaisons for private first point scored after deuce in a tennis match. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309.md?page=58)