word non-association plus

[zzz]

tripping

[510bhan]

gerontology

[Gyppo]

youthfulness

[DistantSun]

I've not seen the word  spelunking for years.  Mind you, we currently have some holes in the road around here deep enough to attract the attention of spelunkers.

I lost a bet once because I didn't believe that spelunking was a real word

threadbare

[Gyppo]

rich

I lost a bet once because I didn't believe that spelunking was a real word

It sounds as if it should be the noise made by a dodgy spellchecker, announcing its imminent demise.

[zzz]

crater

[Gyppo]

reticulation

[zzz]

lunging

[Gyppo]

geophones

If geophones are buried in the soil to detect intruders on your land are homophones used to detect approaching. . .  Nah, forget it ;-)

[zzz]

lmao you made me laugh and taught me a new word all at the same time, I love this group!

nostrils

[Gyppo]

liquorice

zzz, during one of your bouts of insomnia why not tackle our Short Story challenge?  Details below.  Give the writing muscles a pre Nano warm-up ;-)

http://www.mywriterscircle.com/index.php/topic,44614.0.html

[zzz]

inquisition

lol I will, though the results of a writing bout during one of my insomnia periods can be bizarre. This does sound like an interesting challenge though. Now my mind is spinning (heh wheels...spinning yes that horrible pun was done deliberately I'm so ashamed  lol).

[Gyppo]

indifference

(Never be ashamed of a pun.  Embarrassed by it  but never ashamed.  The bizarre leaps of logic or illogical links which create puns are just part of a writer's mental processes.  As Baldric from Blackadder might say, if he suffered from Spoonerism, "It's down to genetics, Sir.  I have a punning clan.")

[zzz]

fire

(Ok I'll be embarrassed by it instead!)

[Gyppo]

roundabout