Placenames which are verbs
39 wordsA new game: placenames which are also verbs. The verbs have to be infinitive, so “Leeds” doesn’t count. Phrases which form a verb (such as “carry on”) are permitted.
- Andover
- Brighton
- Bury
- Carillon
- Crewe
- Harrow
- Hull
- Keele
- Ryde
- Settle
- Slough
- Stoke
We are most proud of “Brighton”, which was Debbie’s. Any more?
August 22nd, 2005 at 09:02
How could you leave out Peover Heath?
August 22nd, 2005 at 09:59
Never heard of it. Well done!
August 27th, 2005 at 01:02
Kilkenny?
August 27th, 2005 at 09:46
OK, I had some time to myself this morning while Dave slept in and I have some more for you. None as good as Kilkenny though, but come to think of it, what about Killarney as well? And Dublin.
Burnaby
And the rest of the Burns eg Burnham, Burnley
Kew
Sellafield
Sitwell
I’m sure there were more - I’ll be back.
August 27th, 2005 at 10:01
Battle
August 27th, 2005 at 10:44
Poole
Ware
Mull
August 28th, 2005 at 11:10
I seem to have earned a Google ad that says “Great deals on Verbs at eBay”
August 28th, 2005 at 11:58
This has been keeping us awake. A drive through Middle England yielded Dashwood, and Dave suggested Bridgwater. If only Winchmore Hill didn’t have Hill in it that would work too.
May 12th, 2006 at 11:00
Hitchin
Swansea
Norfolk
May 12th, 2006 at 11:03
Eton
Winchester
Hong Kong (which you might continue to do with a horn)
Greece
May 12th, 2006 at 12:48
Some of those are great, Sean: Greece in particular.
If “Eton” is meant be “eaten” then it’s not infinitive and can’t work.
It has to fit into a sentence like “It’s time to Settle” or “Watch me Stoke this noun”.