August 28, 2024

Game

MARTINI

TEETH

HUMOR

PENDULUM

STEPS

TEA BAG

MONKEY BARS

TETHERBALL

TEETOTALER

SLIDE

BOOMER

DESERT

SWINGS

YO-YO

TEETER-TOTTER

BLUES

Equipment found in a playground

MONKEY BARS: A set of horizontal bars mounted at a height suitable for children to swing from.
SLIDE: A piece of equipment that allows children to slide down from a raised platform.
SWINGS: A seat suspended from chains or ropes, for swinging on.
TEETER-TOTTER: A long, narrow board pivoted in the middle, allowing one end to go up as the other goes down, also known as a seesaw.

Items commonly found at the end of a string or cord

PENDULUM: A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely, often used in clocks.
TEA BAG: A small bag filled with tea leaves, suspended in hot water to infuse.
TETHERBALL: A game in which a ball is suspended on a rope and players hit it in an attempt to wrap the rope around a pole.
YO-YO: A toy consisting of a spool that is attached to a string and can be made to spin up and down.

Things described as dry or lacking moisture

DESERT: A barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.
HUMOR: Humorous or amusing, often used to describe a person's sense of humor.
MARTINI: A cocktail made with gin and vermouth, often served 'dry' meaning with less vermouth.
TEETOTALER: A person who abstains from alcohol, hence 'dry'.

Phrases or words related to babies

BLUES: Refers to the baby blues, a mild form of depression that some women experience after giving birth.
BOOMER: A baby boomer, a person born in the post-World War II baby boom.
STEPS: Baby steps, small initial progress towards a goal.
TEETH: Baby teeth, the first set of teeth in humans, which eventually fall out to make way for permanent teeth.