A kangaroo word is a word that contains its own definition, with the letters to spell that definition placed in the correct order. The phrase kangaroo word is derived from the fact that kangaroos carry their young, known as a joey, in a body pouch. Likewise, kangaroo words carry their joey words within themselves.
An example of a kangaroo word is chocolate. It contains the correctly ordered letters to spell the joey word cocoa.
Masculine pertains to man, or male.
Blossom refers to a flower that will bear fruit, and bloom refers to flowers in general.
A female chicken is called a hen.
Honorable means noble.
Capsules are cases that enclose things.
Deceased is to be dead.
Isolate is to make it a sole object.
Perambulate means to stroll through or amble.
A respite is an interval of relief, or a rest.
An instructor is a tutor.
A catacomb is a tomb.
Observe means to see.
Precipitation means rain.
AND, community is a twin kangaroo word with two joeys...........
community (county)
community (city)
For me, kangaroo words put a new spin on words, and we all know by now how much I LUV words. Now I yearn (have a yen) for them!