a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
"Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks"
Similar:
blockade
beleaguerment
encirclement
investment
besiegement
Opposite:
relief
raising
an operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender.
Desperately kept trying to get mawkish to be the sentimental one! As per the similar recent quiz: pitched at the perfect level IMO. Deserves to be a featured quiz, am sure it will be one day as I see you are no stranger to the front page! Thanks, enjoyed that quiz lots.
'Ecstatic' is not the same word as 'Ecstasy'. One's an adjective, one's a noun. Just like a crossword, the answer must match the clue: "Euphoria, state of bliss" requires the noun. "Euphoric, in a state of bliss" would require the adjective.
Trust me, the crossword fans are equally if not more pedantic than jetpunkers. I've got a few bones to pick with Will Shortz regarding clue/answer symmetry.
Yeah, I tried idyll and for some reason when it didn't work I couldn't think of idyllic--never made it from the noun to the adjective form of the word.
I agree, quite simple, at four minutes, two minutes too many allowed (I don't type that fast myself). But yes, people I talk to do sometimes tell me I sound like a book.
Nice quiz, noticed i know quite some words, but the spelling is my problem (English is not my native by the way). Had 8, but at least 4 i kept messing up the spelling despite knowing the word.
Neither a siege or a blockage have to be prolonged. They could be very quick, if their goals are easily met. Also, pastoral refers to "idealised country life," which is much more specific than the word idyllic refers to. Get rid of that word, because the others will don fine on their own - that third word throws the meanings out of whack. Also, be consistent with how many letters you give us of the words. I'd rather just one letter, and perhaps the number of letters in the answer, as it is far too headache-inducing to figure out many answers due to your idiosyncrasies.
I tried begeister instead if beguile. Apparently it is not used in english, it sounds like it could/would since english has several german loanwords this one would fit right in. Feels natural imo (i am not german btw and actually checked wiktionary if it wasnt used in english)
I got "oscillate" but the definition is unclear. "To sway from one side to the other" makes it sound like you're swaying someone, convincing them to change sides. That ambiguity caught me for a while.
I personally feel ALL quizzes should demand correct spelling. I hate it when I try to guess the next answer, but the 'superfluous' e or s from the previous answer is blocking me because too many cry-babies demanded an alternate spelling. Learn how to spell, illiterates.
Why don't you link your own quiz that you took the time to make? Oh, you didn't make one? You're just making flippant and rude comments about this one? This quiz that has been featured because it's a generally good quiz that has perfectly fine definitions? Is that what you're doing, fubarrossi? You woke up on the morning of August 9, 2021, and decided at some point to contribute nothing but criticize a fun quiz in the most unhelpful way possible? That was your decision?
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noun
a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
"Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks"
Similar:
blockade
beleaguerment
encirclement
investment
besiegement
Opposite:
relief
raising
an operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender.
a prolonged period of misfortune.
by the way in my language the word sycophant has more a meaning of whistleblower (even if here too it is largely unused)