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Old March 19th, 2019, 04:44 PM
Johnb - co.uk
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Default [Dixonary] rnd 2969 Results

This was an interesting round. OED says that _metro_ is a combination
form having to do with the uterus - therefore Nymphomania was the
Dictionary word and because two perspicacious players voted for it I
ended up with a D2

Chris Carson, Mike Shefler scored* 4 and as Mike is ahead then in the
rolling scores then he is our next dealer The real winner is
Chris...next are Tony Abell, Tim Lodge, Efrem Mallach, Dan Widdis with 3
points

Over to you Mike

*JohnnyB*

1. slang for the syndrome caused by the stress of city dwelling in some
people which leads to the increased activity of the subgenal prefrontal
cortex (sgPFC) of the brain...
Voted for by CunninghamD [From Debbie Embler who voted for 6 and 8] and
scores [1 + 0] = 1

*2. a modern dance form characterized by robotic movements and
performed to techno music...
Voted for by MadnickJ, MallachE, StevensG, NaylorS [From Mike Shefler
who voted for 9 and 13] and scores [4 + 0] = 4

*3. at the time of the Industrial Revolution, the movement of workers
to the cities...
Voted for by McGillR [From Tim Bourne who voted for 13 and 14] and
scores [1 + 0] = 1

*4. mental disturbance brought on by city living...
Voted for by McGillR [From Tim Lodge who voted for 7* and 12] and scores
[1 + 2] = 3*

*5. an enthusiasm for urban transit systems...
Voted for by StevensG, CunninghamD [From Ryan McGill who voted for 3 and
4] and scores [2 + 0] = 2

*6. over-zealous town planning regulations...
Voted for by EmblerD [From Shani Naylor who voted for 2 and 12] and
scores [1 + 0] = 1

*7. nymphomania...
Voted for by LodgeT, AbellT [From OED Online 2019* and scores me a D2

*8. a sudden disturbing feeling...
Voted for by WiddisD, EmblerD, AbellT, ShepherdsonN [From Chris Carson
who did not vote ] and scores [4 + 0] = 4

*9. a fear of high-pitched sounds...
Voted for by SheflerM [From Guerri Stevens who voted for 2 and 5] and
scores [1 + 0] = 1

10. an excessive concern with fashion in clothing...
Voted for by WiddisD [From Tony Abell who voted for 7* and 8] and scores
[1 + 2] = 3*

11. parasitic flagellate protozoans that infect humans and animals and
cause diseases ranging from skin lesions to potentially fatal organ
damage...
Voted for by nobody [From Judy Madnick who voted for 2 and 13] and
scores [0 + 0] = 0

12. belief in the doctrines of Metres, a Persian of the third century A.
D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of
Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil...
Voted for by MallachE, LodgeT, NaylorS [From Dan Widdis who voted for 8
and 10] and scores [3 + 0] = 3

13. originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family;
thence, a bass reed stop on the organOriginally, a deep-toned instrument
of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ
Voted for by BourneT, MadnickJ, SheflerM [From Efrem Mallach who voted
for 2 and 12] and scores [3 + 0] = 3

14. [Fr.]* an annual contest for travelling the greatest number of
different routes on the Metro within a single day,* sometimes also used
for attempts to ride the entire New York City subway and elevated train
system in under 24 hours
Voted for by BourneT, ShepherdsonN [From Dave Cunningham who voted for 1
and 5] and scores [2 + 0] = 2

##.* -- No Def Submitted --...
*[From Nancy Shepherdson who voted for 8 and 14] and scores [0 + 0] = 0

====================

Debbie Embler****** 1
Mike Shefler******* 4
Tim Bourne********* 1
Tim Lodge********** 3*
Ryan McGill******** 2
Shani Naylor******* 1
OED Online 2019**** D2
Chris Carson******* 4
Guerri Stevens***** 1
Tony Abell********* 3*
Judy Madnick******* 0
Dan Widdis********* 3
Efrem Mallach****** 3
Dave Cunningham**** 2
Nancy Shepherdson** 0




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