Braingle: 'Word Combinations' Brain Teaser

Word Combinations

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Puzzle ID:	#38595
Fun:	(3.09)
Difficulty:	(1.84)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	jazzmusician46

In each group below, I have listed four (4) unrelated words. Your job is to try and find a word that can either precede or follow each word in each group.

Example:

1. picture, inner, top, test

Answer: picture TUBE, inner TUBE, TUBE top, test TUBE.

1. ankle, puppet, wind, away

2. draft, hall, belly, root

3. alphabet, bowl, spoon, kitchen

4. upright, wire, grand, tuner

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Comments

j-me Nov 06, 2007	Okay, if anybody's like me and doesn't know what "sock away" means it is to put money in a safe place. What countries use that expression? I've never heard it in Australia, has anybody else heard it in Australia? Is it some older generation thing?
j-me Nov 06, 2007	In response to my own comment, I should have checked the nationality of the puzzle creator - whoops.
jimbooth019 Nov 06, 2007	I figured it was sock but wasn't sure about sock away - now I understand. Thanks Fun Quiz
gaylewolf Nov 06, 2007	"sock" was the one I couldn't figure out. The others sort of jumped out at me Thanks for a good puzzle. Clever people who think of these!
katjojo Nov 06, 2007	What is a beer hall?
bradon182001 Nov 06, 2007	I too had trouble with the first one, but the rest were quite easy. Another winner, Jazz.
builder Nov 06, 2007	Good teaser, but it seemed really easy. Probably having two in a row the same genre helped a lot.
hradilv Nov 06, 2007	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_hall http://www.answers.com/topic/sock-away Pretty easy, really.
jaydeco Nov 06, 2007	I only got the soup one! Great teaser!!!!
mondayschild59 Nov 06, 2007	I guess you have to be a little older than the average person on here to know what a beer hall is. I got them all right. Loved the teaser. Thanks for posting. Monday~
auntiesis Nov 06, 2007	Very cute. I didn't get the 1st one, but the rest were easy.
gracieboo Nov 06, 2007	YAY!! I got 'em all - usually not patient enough!
Dreamchaser Nov 06, 2007	I only got the soup one also Great teaser though!
UptheHill Nov 06, 2007	Not fun=need more coffee!
mommakim Nov 06, 2007	I suspected that #1 was sock, I had never heard of sock wind. I thought the answer was "broke" as in ankle broke, puppet broke, broke wind and broke away?? Go figure!
clearisacolour Nov 06, 2007	I thought #2 was "up" (up root, belly-up)... but beer makes more sense. Cool!
Madelulabelle Nov 06, 2007	Haha, beer belly!
composer Nov 06, 2007	We usually spell it "draught beer," so I missed that one...
jabdr Nov 06, 2007	Another winner! Easy for me....says the person who has 'gotten' only two rebus's-rebi? and, maybe, 3 riddlesl.
2ndhandrose Nov 06, 2007	Nice Teaser I only missed one this time "Beer" Beer Belly IS funny as someone said. I'm starting too get better at these
2ndhandrose Nov 06, 2007	Now that I've read the top comments I "Sock-away" money in Canada. Maybe it's a little old thing, people used to hide money in a sock & put it in the freezer. I think the Brits do too. My Dad was English maybe I got it from him.
Trishgal Nov 06, 2007	Good one , Jazz. Got em all besides beer. THX GUY
breathesunshine Nov 07, 2007	Finally I got one! I was starting to think that my brain had shut off. Fun puzzle!
dogg6pound9 Nov 07, 2007	another great one jazz... but this time i got them all with ease... unlike the "powder horn" one i just did... and i'm sure there's more to come
vlerma Nov 10, 2007	Nice one Jazz. But I got it binga, banga, bing. Real easy for me.
phyllisa Nov 13, 2007	Good one for me!!!
precious1026 Nov 06, 2010	Well, I am glad something jumped out at someone, because I had a difficult time with most of them and then got fed up.
chabberella Nov 06, 2010	hilarious i barely got it