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Public List: Two by Fives

This is an open list, anyone can contribute.
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This is an experiment in public lists--something I've been thinking about for some time. The goal is to create a collection of short, powerful, evocative words.

This is an open list. Anyone can contribute, and I will not police the entries. I'm starting the list with one word, and we'll see where it goes.

Rules for adding words:

1. No more than five letters
2. No more than two syllables

Comments on the words that you add would be most appreciated.

Here goes...
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smile   was added by Topherclay and has been listed 35 times with 2 comments
cheat   was added by Topherclay and has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
fired   was added by Topherclay and has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
whoa   was added by Prolagus and has been listed 9 times with 1 comment
plead   was added by bilby and has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
burp   was added by bilby and has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
slug   was added by bilby and has been listed 16 times with 12 comments
help   was added by sionnach and has been listed 14 times with 4 comments
fence   was added by sionnach and has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
music   was added by sionnach and has been listed 35 times with 2 comments
dust   was added by sionnach and has been listed 28 times with 4 comments
spuds   was added by sionnach and has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
learn   was added by sionnach and has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
share   was added by sionnach and has been listed 13 times with 0 comments
truth   was added by sionnach and has been listed 26 times with 4 comments
sleep   was added by sionnach and has been listed 29 times with 2 comments
furry   was added by sionnach and has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
cash   was added by sionnach and has been listed 12 times with 1 comment
wake   was added by sionnach and has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
work   was added by sionnach and has been listed 35 times with 4 comments
ghost   was added by sionnach and has been listed 27 times with 0 comments
duvet   was added by sionnach and has been listed 14 times with 1 comment
cake   was added by sionnach and has been listed 22 times with 0 comments
human   was added by sionnach and has been listed 17 times with 2 comments
trust   was added by sionnach and has been listed 21 times with 0 comments
seek   was added by sionnach and has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
bliss   was added by mollusque and has been listed 45 times with 2 comments
shun   was added by mollusque and has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
crass   was added by Darqueau and has been listed 30 times with 1 comment
seize   was added by kaulnalin and has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
orb   was added by skipvia and has been listed 28 times with 1 comment
smoke   was added by kewpid and has been listed 29 times with 0 comments
pious   was added by kewpid and has been listed 18 times with 0 comments
rich   was added by kewpid and has been listed 12 times with 1 comment
throb   was added by kewpid and has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
hurt   was added by kewpid and has been listed 8 times with 1 comment
fall   was added by mollydot and has been listed 12 times with 1 comment
shine   was added by mollydot and has been listed 21 times with 2 comments
vast   was added by mollydot and has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
flash   was added by bilby and has been listed 16 times with 1 comment
heart   was added by kewpid and has been listed 47 times with 0 comments
blood   was added by kewpid and has been listed 29 times with 0 comments
deep   was added by kewpid and has been listed 26 times with 2 comments
stone   was added by kewpid and has been listed 25 times with 0 comments
woman   was added by kewpid and has been listed 15 times with 6 comments
roar   was added by uselessness and has been listed 18 times with 1 comment
glow   was added by uselessness and has been listed 14 times with 0 comments
hope   was added by uselessness and has been listed 40 times with 1 comment
kiss   was added by uselessness and has been listed 38 times with 2 comments
heart   was added by uselessness and has been listed 47 times with 0 comments
grace   was added by uselessness and has been listed 47 times with 1 comment
brute   was added by uselessness and has been listed 9 times with 0 comments
charm   was added by bilby and has been listed 30 times with 2 comments
wrath   was added by kewpid and has been listed 26 times with 2 comments
anger   was added by kewpid and has been listed 15 times with 1 comment
pride   was added by kewpid and has been listed 12 times with 1 comment
sloth   was added by kewpid and has been listed 26 times with 1 comment
greed   was added by kewpid and has been listed 12 times with 1 comment
envy   was added by kewpid and has been listed 11 times with 0 comments
lust   was added by kewpid and has been listed 40 times with 0 comments
love   was added by kewpid and has been listed 158 times with 6 comments
evil   was added by kewpid and has been listed 34 times with 2 comments
blade   was added by kewpid and has been listed 15 times with 0 comments
might   was added by kewpid and has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
flood   was added by kewpid and has been listed 11 times with 0 comments
kill   was added by kewpid and has been listed 14 times with 1 comment
crush   was added by kewpid and has been listed 26 times with 3 comments
jolt   was added by reesetee and has been listed 9 times with 1 comment
spark   was added by reesetee and has been listed 19 times with 0 comments
power   was added by kewpid and has been listed 27 times with 2 comments
equal   was added by kewpid and has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
laugh   was added by kewpid and has been listed 18 times with 2 comments
fear   was added by kewpid and has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
force   was added by kewpid and has been listed 14 times with 0 comments
jab   was added by bilby and has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
tiger   was added by mollydot and has been listed 17 times with 1 comment
storm   was added by mollydot and has been listed 32 times with 0 comments
death   was added by uselessness and has been listed 34 times with 3 comments
rough   was added by uselessness and has been listed 15 times with 1 comment
hell   was added by uselessness and has been listed 16 times with 6 comments
blaze   was added by uselessness and has been listed 18 times with 0 comments
spite   was added by uselessness and has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
scorn   was added by uselessness and has been listed 18 times with 1 comment
truth   was added by skipvia and has been listed 26 times with 4 comments
lull   was added by mollusque and has been listed 23 times with 2 comments
stark   was added by mollusque and has been listed 22 times with 0 comments
dream   was added by mollusque and has been listed 49 times with 2 comments
svans   was added by michaelchang and has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
schmo   was added by michaelchang and has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
bagel   was added by michaelchang and has been listed 10 times with 1 comment
golem   was added by michaelchang and has been listed 23 times with 1 comment
watts   was added by michaelchang and has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
face   was added by michaelchang and has been listed 18 times with 0 comments
free   was added by skipvia and has been listed 29 times with 1 comment
yes   was added by skipvia and has been listed 37 times with 1 comment
alarm   was added by kewpid and has been listed 12 times with 3 comments
blast   was added by kewpid and has been listed 15 times with 0 comments
fury   was added by kewpid and has been listed 23 times with 7 comments
red   was added by mollydot and has been listed 31 times with 0 comments
anger   was added by mollydot and has been listed 15 times with 1 comment
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comments for this list
(add comments for specific words on the word pages themselves)
3 months ago sionnach said:

Of course, there could be some regional variation in the interpretation of the 'two-syllable' condition.

4 months ago uselessness said:

As do I, reesetee, as do I. ;-)

4 months ago reesetee said:

Not me. I avoid it like The Plague. :-P

4 months ago mollusque said:

We read into your psyche any chance we get. ;-)

4 months ago uselessness said:

Good point. I intentionally added a lot of negative words because the list description seemed to imply it wanted them. I guess by "powerful" I was interpreting it as destructive power. It's not that I was having a "tough day" yesterday, and I hope you're not reading anything into my psyche by those choices. If you want me to add a bunch of positive words for karmic balance, it's not a problem. ;-)

4 months ago bilby said:

Added charm, seems to embody a personality trait that is very tangible.

4 months ago skipvia said:

I'm struck by the preponderance of aggressive or negative words on this list (e.g., spite, anger, lust, kill, vile, scum, fury). Certainly powerful words, though.

4 months ago bilby said:

Added jab for boxing, for injections, for being such a short and blunt sounding word.

4 months ago skipvia said:

Wow--scorn, spite, blaze, hell, rough, death. Having a tough day, uselessness? :-)

Great words--thanks.

4 months ago skipvia said:

By the way--comments on why you find these words powerful or evocative would be most appreciated. See free, yes, or fire for examples.

This is fun...

4 months ago skipvia said:

Yikes! This list is growing quickly.

I'm trying to tag all the words with "2 by 5." The resulting cloud is interesting.

4 months ago reesetee said:

Thanks, skipvia!

4 months ago bilby said:

*adds thanks to John as well as word*

4 months ago skipvia said:

This is an experiment in public lists--something I've been thinking about for some time. The goal is to create a collection of short, powerful, evocative words.

Take a look...

EDIT: The list is now open to all; many thanks to John for making this possible.

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