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Words Pertaining to Things #2

For each word below, guess what it pertains to. For example, Canine = Dogs.
All the answers are a SINGLE WORD
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First submittedAugust 1, 2013
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Word
Pertains to …
Bovine
Cattle
Sonic
Sound
Dental
Teeth
Floral
Flowers
Urban
Cities
Aquatic
Water
Mental
Mind
Word
Pertains to …
Lachrymal
Tears
Penal
Punishment
Astral
Stars
Diluvian
Flood
Austral
South
Diurnal
Daytime
Lunar
Moon
Word
Pertains to …
Pecuniary
Money
Terrestrial
Earth
Clerical
Clergy
Conjugal
Marriage
Ursine
Bears
Pectoral
Chest
Nautical
Ships
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Can you type the first 2 letters of each country in 90 seconds?
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52 Comments
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Level 79
Nov 16, 2013
I knew what a "conjugal" visit was in prison.. I tried typing in "spouse," "wife," "husband," "sex"...
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Level 57
Jun 13, 2019
So you've been to prison?.....
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Level 79
Oct 23, 2020
No. Do you only acquire knowledge of what words mean through direct experience?
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Level 83
Aug 15, 2025
Anyone who missed the joke here… Kal accidentally said “what” instead of “that”, which makes the sentence imply that he had been to prison.
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Level 33
Jun 27, 2023
You know what 'lunar' means? You've been to the moon‽ wow! Don't even get me started on 'solar'.
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Level 36
Aug 12, 2025
"Getting shooted"
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Level 70
Jul 4, 2023
I feel like "relationship" should also work.
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Level 51
Nov 16, 2013
"Weeping" should be accepted for Lachrymal.
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Level ∞
Nov 16, 2013
Okay
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Level 18
Nov 17, 2013
Brill quiz - and, at last I had to confront the fact that I didn't know the meaning of diluvian. I kept thinking ante diluvian - and that should have helped, but it didn't. Curses, Red Baron!!
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Level 66
Jun 28, 2023
In what context would you know the word "antediluvian" without knowing what it means?
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Level 74
Jan 16, 2016
I would say easy for any new latin language mother tongue (I'm Italian), but I couldn't get penal... I tried justice and law but didn't work...
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Level 89
Jan 16, 2016
I tried justice too, but the problem is that there are other types of justice. I finally got it with "prison".
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Level 71
Jan 16, 2016
You're right!!! I speak French and its was too easy for me too... I thought about marriage but I wrote mariage, like the French word. But I had no idea about chest...
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Level 56
Jun 12, 2019
Voyons!!! Les pectoraux!!!
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Level 87
Jan 16, 2016
Terrestrial also refers to land (as opposed to water or ocean.)
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Level ∞
Jan 6, 2019
That will work now
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Level 88
Jan 16, 2016
When I got to "sonic", my immediate thought was "hedgehogs", followed quickly by "drive ins"... it took me like 2 or 3 seconds to finally arrive at "sound"!
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Level 65
Jan 17, 2016
I've recently made version #4 of this Quiz, to continue with the series. In case you're interested, you are welcome to take it: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/115649/words-pertaining-to-things-4

Thanks in advance!

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Level 40
May 18, 2016
town should work for urban
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Level ∞
Jan 6, 2019
Okay
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Level 34
Jan 16, 2019
Lacrimal is misspelled.
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Level 76
Jun 12, 2019
The y threw me too
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Level 76
Jul 19, 2024
Both are accepted spellings
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Level 65
Jun 12, 2019
I missed stars for astral. Wouldn't stars be stellar?
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Level 76
Jun 12, 2019
astral projection, astronomy, astrology, astrophysicist etc. Loads of words startig with astr-. Stellar I only know as a synonym for awesome. ( and in part in interstellar and constellation)
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Level 65
Aug 12, 2025
astral is from the Greek root "aster"

stellar is from the Latin root "stella"

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Level 76
Jun 12, 2019
I tried fine for penal. I know it comes from latin poena and meant money you had to pay after doing something wrong. I couldnt think of a synonym for fine. Originally it isnt about discipline or punishment as it is now, but well to atone/do penance by paying money, the word penance/penitence is related aswell.

Eventhough the everyday use has shifted more to connection with prison. Originally the paying part is an integral part of the word. With something materialistic, not by doing time or getting hit (as punishment can imply. Though we still use the figurative "you will (have to) pay for that !!" it usually does not mean they want money, but you ll more likely get beat up..

Interestingly pain and fine have the same origins/root. (and both are/have been the consequences of doing something wrong, retribution)

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Level 67
Jun 12, 2019
The only one I missed was clerical. I tried words like church and pastor and none of them worked.
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Level 88
Jun 12, 2019
I tried paperwork, admin... got it with office.
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Level 80
Jun 27, 2023
Clerical can definitely also mean that. Clerical tasks are related to accountancy, office work etc.
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Level 80
Jun 12, 2019
Could matrimony work for marriage please. Also tried wedding, marry/married to no avail.
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Level 72
Jun 13, 2019
Ditto. I typed marry, married, husband, wife, nuptials, couples, and then gave up. D'oh!
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Level 78
Jun 12, 2019
Why doesn't sea, ocean or naval apply to nautical?
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Level 81
Jun 12, 2019
Nice quiz. Suggest accepting Maritime for Nautical.
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Level 41
Jun 12, 2019
Penal requires too specific of an answer. I'd accept jail or justice or something.
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Level 72
Jun 13, 2019
This! I got there with prison, but only after typing jail, law, laws, crime, justice, criminal, and criminal justice.
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Level 36
Jun 12, 2019
Nautical - Of the sea/ocean?
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Level 82
Jun 13, 2019
Please accept navigation, sailor(s), sea, ocean and maritime for nautical.
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Level 82
Apr 3, 2020
Thanks
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Level 70
Jun 16, 2019
Kinda easy for a native Spanish speaker
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Level 51
Jun 18, 2019
Nautical - pertaining to the sea, ocean?

Clerical - religion, administration?

Any chance?

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Level 65
Feb 25, 2020
I'm surprised more people knew pecuniary than austral.

Austral is right there in Australia!

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Level 51
Dec 21, 2020
I feel that "space" should be accepted for astral.
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Level 87
May 24, 2022
I am heartbroken that "hedgehogs" wasn't accepted for Sonic. On a website that accepts "Moops" as a type-in any time the answer is "Moors", one would expect a little generosity here.
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Level 56
Sep 7, 2022
mid
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Level 46
Jun 27, 2023
Clerical seems self-explanatory. I suggest accepting 'church'.
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Level 64
Jun 27, 2023
maybe couple should be accepted for conjugal, as there is no need to be married to be concerned by the adjective.

Thanks

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Level 69
Jun 28, 2023
Don't almost all words apply to things? How about a quiz about words that don't apply to things?
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Level 64
Aug 12, 2025
This needs more answers that should be accepted, more frustrating than fun
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Level 71
Aug 12, 2025
"Penal" doesn't accept "law", "crime", "trial" or "court", it looks a little shallow to me.
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Level 31
Aug 14, 2025
Ah, I tried to put in "clerics" for clerical...