I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with "hen"

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I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with "hen"

1StormRaven
Jan 16, 2010, 2:18 am

Okay, I'm late, but here it is.

2SugarCreekRanch
Jan 16, 2010, 2:36 am

Is it something that Motorcycle Maintenance and Better Living Through The Undead have in common?

3StormRaven
Jan 16, 2010, 2:39 am

I see that you have meditated on it, but the answer is not zen.

Not: Zen.

4rolandperkins
Jan 16, 2010, 2:53 am

A diagram, in Math ? (but it has to be the "New Math"--which isn't very new now) --maybe this is considered a prper noun and is ineligible?

5StormRaven
Jan 16, 2010, 3:14 am

4: You can draw big circles, and exclude lots of words, and include others, but the answer will not be Venn.

Not: Venn, zen.

6justjim
Edited: Jan 16, 2010, 5:59 am

At what time?

Ah, at that time?

2'fer

7H0bbes
Jan 16, 2010, 9:24 am

A Scottish valley?

8StormRaven
Jan 17, 2010, 1:21 am

6: You may ask when, or you may go then, but those aren't the word

7: Through Benedy Glen oft at eve have I wandered
With a heart that is lighter than the dew of the morn
Her heather-clad mountains and clear crystal fountains
Delightful to view by the light of the dawn

But glen isn't the word.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, or glen.

9rolandperkins
Jan 17, 2010, 4:55 am

A Scottish title given to mountains?

10Beezie
Jan 17, 2010, 4:51 pm

Ms. Derek?

11justjim
Jan 17, 2010, 5:56 pm

Once more?

12StormRaven
Jan 17, 2010, 7:04 pm

9: Though they may be high and rocky, the word is not ben.

10: I'm at a loss on this one. I'll keep looking, but I'm not very hopeful.

11: Not the first time, not again either.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, or again.

13justjim
Jan 17, 2010, 7:18 pm

To slice, (eg carrots) into very small baton shapes.

14rolandperkins
Jan 17, 2010, 7:21 pm

Can be a safe retreat for someone in the household (usually a male), or for a lion(ess)?

15SugarCreekRanch
Jan 17, 2010, 7:36 pm

// chuckling at StormRaven's second line in #12. :-) //

16ctcurry
Edited: Jan 17, 2010, 9:26 pm

To flex my ornithology background, I must
This is a bird of Troglodytidae whose song that I trust ...

17flemmily
Jan 17, 2010, 10:33 pm

Is it America's oldest breath freshener?

18rolandperkins
Jan 18, 2010, 2:15 am

Is it a Scottish word (taken into English, at least in its noun form) for: knowledge, perception, realizaton?

19StormRaven
Edited: Jan 18, 2010, 2:53 am

I had a cute post with lots of funny sentences. Trust me it was awesome. Then IE crashed on me and I lost it. So here's the quick and dirty version:

10: Still looking.

13: Not julienne.

14: Not den.

15: Is that a guess? I don't think so, but I'm not sure.

16: Not wren.

17: Not Sen-sen.

18: Not ken.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, or ken.

20flemmily
Jan 18, 2010, 7:07 pm

Imagine we are playing jeopardy and Alex Trebek reads "We are Devo!"
Is your word the last word in the correct question for this answer?

21H0bbes
Jan 19, 2010, 3:40 am

Is it a Britsh WWII weapon?

22justjim
Jan 19, 2010, 3:47 am

A unit of measure used in printing or typography?

23StormRaven
Jan 20, 2010, 1:18 am

20: You may dare to be stupid, but it is not men.

21: Shoot me all you want, but I am immune to your bullets, because it isn't sten.

22: It may be the shortest guess ever, but I'm afraid that it is not en.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, or en.

Clue: The word is in a title of a book in my LT library.

24rolandperkins
Jan 20, 2010, 2:03 am

Not sure it rhymes, but whatever it is
it ain't seldom - -?

25justjim
Edited: Jan 20, 2010, 3:39 am

I have a craving for some Japanese currency?

//re #20. I thought the last words in all Jeopardy 'questions' were "...please Alex"//

//re @21. There's another possibility there.//

26StormRaven
Jan 20, 2010, 11:28 am

25: If you don't take my yen, then I will have to shoot you with my bren.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, or bren.

27rolandperkins
Jan 20, 2010, 3:41 pm

A re-wording of 24:

It's the ANTONYM of "seldom" ??

28StormRaven
Jan 20, 2010, 3:42 pm

27: Ah, got it now. I'm often not that slow on the uptake. But that's not the word.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, or often.

Clue: It is not a one syllable word.

29rolandperkins
Jan 20, 2010, 3:51 pm

# of 1-syll. words asked so far: 14

of 2 syllable: 2

3 syll. 1

others 0

and it took me a long time to realize it might NOT be a 1-syllable word.

30SugarCreekRanch
Jan 20, 2010, 5:28 pm

Bo Derek, besides being the star of a movie hinted at in number 10, is also an accomplished horse rider.

// includes one new guess, and persists in bringing up number 10 //

31flemmily
Jan 20, 2010, 6:18 pm

Is your word a type of cookie which is popular in France?

32justjim
Jan 20, 2010, 7:32 pm

The oldest member of a group?

33StormRaven
Jan 21, 2010, 3:51 pm

30: Bo may be a ten and an accomplished equestrian, but neither is my word.

31: Tasty though they are, my word is not madeleine.

32: I'm not sure, but if your guess is elder statesmen, then that's not it.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, often, ten, equestrian, madeleine, or elder statesmen.

34justjim
Jan 21, 2010, 4:03 pm

//No, mine is a singular noun, but if it was your word you would have known it.//

Maidenhead?

35StormRaven
Jan 21, 2010, 4:09 pm

34: Then I'll keep looking, but in the meantime, no, it is not hymen.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, often, ten, equestrian, madeleine, elder statesmen, or hymen.

36flemmily
Jan 21, 2010, 6:53 pm

Is it a place in China where there was a tragic massacre?

37SugarCreekRanch
Jan 21, 2010, 8:06 pm

33, re: 30: Bo is female, so she is an equestrienne. Rhymes better with hen. :-)

Next guess: A hot pepper?

38justjim
Jan 22, 2010, 2:14 am

Ancient Romans had lots of names. They had a Clan Name, a First Name, a Family Name and a Fourth Name?

39H0bbes
Edited: Jan 22, 2010, 1:03 pm

I agree - ecclesiastically speaking?

40StormRaven
Jan 24, 2010, 4:08 pm

36: No, not even if you stop a column of tanks would it be Tienamenn (I think that's how it is spelled).

37: a spicy guess, but the word is not cayenne.

38: Join the empire if you like, but the answer is not nomen.

39: Okay, you've got me stumped here.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, often, ten, equestrian, madeleine, elder statesmen, hymen, Tienamenn, cayenne or nomen.

Clue: The word is an English word.

41justjim
Jan 25, 2010, 2:42 pm

Regan MacNeil, for example?

42H0bbes
Jan 26, 2010, 2:50 pm

OK, let me rephrase: Is it a prayerful finale"?

43StormRaven
Jan 26, 2010, 3:30 pm

41: I'm not sure where you are going with your Exorcist reference, children maybe?

42: Now I must slap my forehead for nit figuring it out before, but I will not be saying amen, because that's not the word.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, often, ten, equestrian, madeleine, elder statesmen, hymen, Tienamenn, cayenne, nomen, children, or amen.

New clue: the word is a compound word.

44justjim
Jan 26, 2010, 4:04 pm

41 is an example of any person who is possessed by an evil demon.

45SugarCreekRanch
Jan 27, 2010, 12:00 am

Swine enclosure?

46rolandperkins
Jan 27, 2010, 12:13 am

On #45:

See 28 and 43. Your guess is 1-syllanle and is ruled out?

47SugarCreekRanch
Jan 27, 2010, 12:14 am

46: No.

48StormRaven
Jan 27, 2010, 12:24 am

44: Hmm, I'm not sure where to go with that, possession perhaps? That's not the word if that's your guess.

45: Though he may be a Peanuts character, Pigpen is not my word.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, often, ten, equestrian, madeleine, elder statesmen, hymen, Tienamenn, cayenne, nomen, children, amen, possession, or pigpen.

49SugarCreekRanch
Jan 27, 2010, 12:44 am

Prehistoric human males?

50justjim
Jan 27, 2010, 3:00 am

Where you put the toddler to keep him out of trouble?

Or where the pitchers warm up?

//41/44 revealed here//

51StormRaven
Jan 28, 2010, 12:09 am

49: You must come out of the caves to guess my word, because it is not cavemen.

50: Even if you put a playpen in the bullpen, your infant pitchers cannot strike me out.

41/44: I wasn't ever going to come close to that. Wow.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, often, ten, equestrian, madeleine, elder statesmen, hymen, Tienamenn, cayenne, nomen, children, amen, possession, pigpen, playpen, bullpen, cavemen, or energumen.

52H0bbes
Jan 29, 2010, 9:36 am

An individual preparing for baptism?

53justjim
Jan 29, 2010, 6:01 pm

Sharp knowledge, shrewdness?

54StormRaven
Jan 30, 2010, 6:25 pm

52: I'm just guessing here, because I don't think it fits your guess perfectly, but palengenesian? If so, then no, even if you were reborn in the process.

53: You may be clever, but acumen is not my word.

Clue (which will probably give the word away): It is a single word title of a book in my LT library.

55rolandperkins
Jan 30, 2010, 6:30 pm

The presage, the premonition, the sign . . .??

56StormRaven
Jan 30, 2010, 9:13 pm

55: You may be able to see the future, but omen is not my word.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, often, ten, equestrian, madeleine, elder statesmen, hymen, Tienamenn, cayenne, nomen, children, amen, possession, pigpen, playpen, bullpen, cavemen, energumen, palengenesian, acumen, or omen.

Clue rehash: The word is a multi-syllable English compound word that is the single word title of a book in my LT library. And it rhymes with hen.

57justjim
Jan 30, 2010, 9:37 pm

Extraterrestrial?

58H0bbes
Jan 31, 2010, 3:58 am

Palengenesian, oh my! No, not anywhere near that obscure. An individual preparing for baptism may study a catechism. that would make them a....

59StormRaven
Jan 31, 2010, 4:02 am

57: One word book title though it may be, Alien is not a compound word, and thus is not my word.

58: Cathechen? I'm having a hard time finding a reference to that word, so I'm not sure if that's correct, although it isn't my word.

Not: Venn, zen, then, when, glen, ben, again, julienne, den, wren, Sen-sen, ken, men, sten, en, yen, bren, often, ten, equestrian, madeleine, elder statesmen, hymen, Tienamenn, cayenne, nomen, children, amen, possession, pigpen, playpen, bullpen, cavemen, energumen, palengenesian, acumen, omen, alien, or cathechen (?).

60justjim
Edited: Jan 31, 2010, 9:31 am

I have just spent a fascinating few hours going through your 'Your Library'. All 27 pages at 200 titles per page! We share more books than most† people own. You have a wonderful collection, I salute you and am not a little jealous.

Anyway, I found (at the arse end of the alphabet‡) two contenders.

1. Security guards?

2. A shelter from moving air?

†eta. We probably share more books than 99% of the world population owns!

‡(for others, not Stormy who will understand) Not being deliberately rude, it's a Pratchett quotation.

61StormRaven
Jan 31, 2010, 11:25 pm

justjim appears to have won the prize, but Dr. Mahnattan would not care, Night Owl will whine impotently, while Silk Spectre pouts seductively. Ozymandias, of course, will have to rejigger his plans to kill people for peace, while the Comedian (if he were still alive) would simply kill people for fun. Rorschach simply finds this all to be horribly immoral.

For those who don't get the references, the word is watchmen.

62justjim
Edited: Feb 1, 2010, 1:22 am

WooHoo. Good game. New game shortly.

My second guess at #60 was on the same page as "Watchmen" and was "Windhaven"

I believe H0bbes was looking for "catechumen".

eta: New game here