37 answer guides
Everyday Objects & General Categories
Household objects, materials, clothing, tools, numbers, and broad general-knowledge sets. Each guide labels its editing status and explains the clue connections.
How to test this connection
Try a shared action, property or assembly before inventing a location. For parts, check how they belong to the object; for actions, check whether literal and figurative senses both fit.
A common wrong turn
A parts category can describe a family of designs rather than one object containing everything. Explain that boundary instead of implying all models are identical.
A worked comparison
#740 combines barrel, spring, tip, cap and ink chamber as pen parts. A retractable pen and a capped pen need not contain every component in exactly the same form.
Read the example and its clue evidence →Things associated with steam
Iron · Iron horse (old-style train) · Sauna · Pressure cooker · Tea kettle (when whistling)
Read evidence →Things shaped like triangles
Delta · Doritos · “Give way” or “Yield” sign · Rack (for 8-Ball or Snooker) · Pennant (like this one: 🚩)
Read evidence →Famous philosophers
Bacon · Locke · Confucius · Plato and Socrates · Descartes: “I think, therefore I am”
Read evidence →Things with holds
Cargo ships · Wrestling matches · Climbing walls · Bank accounts (after big deposits) · Phone calls (“please wait!”)
Read evidence →Things that are refilled
Prescriptions · Mechanical pencils · Fuel tanks · Empty water bottles · Printers (with toner + paper)
Read evidence →Nicknames for different muscles
Traps · Quads · Lats · Pecs · Abs (short for abdominals)
Read evidence →Things that have spots
The Sun · Dominoes · Leopards · Dalmations · Ladybirds / ladybugs (🐞)
Read evidence →Things that come in groups of four
Ghosts in Pac-Man · Grand Slams in tennis · Bases in DNA · Nations in the United Kingdom · Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)
Read evidence →Things used when making pottery
Wheel · Ribs · Glaze · Clay · Kiln
Read evidence →Abbreviations for days of the week
Sat · Wed · Sun · Fri · Mon
Read evidence →Parts of a brass instrument (like a trumpet)
Bell · Valves · Tuning slide · Mouthpiece · Metal tubing (muted gold/yellow)
Read evidence →Things that rise
Dough · Tides · Steam (from a kettle) · The Phoenix (from the ashes) · The Sun (in the east)
Read evidence →Things found on a fire truck or fire engine
Ladder · Axe · Water tank · Hose · Lightbar and sirens
Read evidence →Things that are associated with tips
Pen · Sword · Iceberg · Advice column · High-quality service
Read evidence →Things that are spherical
Earth · The Sun · Marbles · Soap bubbles (when free floating) · Basketballs (but not rugby balls)
Read evidence →Things that are brown
Cardboard boxes · Cinnamon sticks · Toasted bread · Roasted coffee beans · Chocolate Labradors
Read evidence →Manufacturers of personal computers
Apple · Dell · Acer · HP · Lenovo
Read evidence →Terms used in graphic design for page layout
Header · Gutter · Bleed · Column · Margin
Read evidence →Terms used to describe batteries
AA · AAA · 9V · Alkaline · Lithium-ion (rechargeable)
Read evidence →Parts of a dictionary entry
Pronunciation · Etymology · Part of speech · Example sentence · Definition
Read evidence →Things brought on a camping trip
Lantern · Sleeping bag · Portable stove · Water filter · Tent
Read evidence →The number "five" in different languages
Go (🇯🇵) · Lima (🇵🇭) · Fünf (🇩🇪) · Cinq (🇫🇷) · Cinco (this one's Spanish: 🇪🇸)
Read evidence →Geometry Terms
Point · Tangent · Plane · Perimeter · Polygon
Read evidence →Things associated with June
Pearl · Gemini and Cancer · Summer Solstice · Juno (Roman goddess of marriage) · Father's Day (today in US+UK+...)
Read evidence →Things people can climb
Stairs · Trees · Mountains · The career ladder · Indoor rock walls
Read evidence →Things that are the tallest of their kind
Angel Falls (in Venezuela) · Hyperion (redwood tree in US) · Giraffe (among all land animals) · Mauna Kea (base to peak) · Burj Khalifa (Dubai skyscraper)
Read evidence →Things that block sunlight
Clouds · Parasols · Tinted glass · Dark curtains · The Moon during some eclipses
Read evidence →Things found in a wallet or purse
Photos · Receipts · Cash · Emergency contact info · Identification card
Read evidence →Terms for wind conditions (varying duration and intensity)
Blast · Zephyr · Gale · Gust · Breeze
Read evidence →Things you can "keep"
Score · A secret · The peace · One's distance · An open mind
Read evidence →Things that are black
Crows · Ebony · Ripe olives · Charcoal · Asphalt
Read evidence →Things shaped like discs/disks (i.e., flat and circular)
Plates · Coins · Frisbees · Manhole covers · CDs and DVDs (it's the last D)
Read evidence →Types of printer
Thermal · Laser · 3D · Dot matrix · Inkjet
Read evidence →Things found on a ceiling
Fan · Mobile · Smoke detector · Skylight · Chandelier
Read evidence →Legislative bodies
Diet · Assembly · Council · Congress · Parliament
Read evidence →Parts of a pen
Barrel · Spring · Tip · Cap · Ink chamber
Read evidence →Traditional anniversary gifts (by year)!
Bronze (8) · China (20) · Wood (5) · Silver (25) · Gold (50)
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