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While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself. Connections frequently includes clues that involve words within words and other visual clues.
Abracadabra meaning
Magic words.
Onomatopoeia meaning
The description of sound phonetically.
Apothecary meaning
A place to obtain medicine.
Foofaraw meaning
Making a fuss over a small matter.
Oxymoron meaning
A figure of speech that puts contradictory words together.
Protozoology meaning
The study of protozoa.
Haberdasher meaning
A person who sells men's clothing.
Beekeeper meaning
Someone who raises bees, likely to harvest honey and wax.
Scrivener meaning
A clerk who drafts official documents.
Hyperbole meaning
A large exageration.
Brouhaha meaning
A dispute, often physical in nature.
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Wainwright meaning
A person who makes and repairs wagons or carts.
Kerfuffle meaning
A dispute of some kind.
Invisibility meaning
Unable to be seen by the human eye.
Metonymy meaning
Referring to something by the name of something associated with it.
Hullabaloo meaning
A dispute or celebration.
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