Can you name the common word that precedes the following words?

Can you name the common word that precedes the following words? Enter a word in the box below Correctly named words will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order Ex: bird, book, writer = song (songbird, song book, songwriter) You have 7 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Popular trivia games today Second 'R' Countries 29095 Weird Al Parodies 23833 57 'A' Movies 23294 Country Quiz: United States 13139 MLB Top 10 HRs (2000s) 10816 '90s Music Without Lyrics 9834 Double F Words 9812 And more...
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# of letters	Answer	Words
5		Pea, Level, Personality
6		Ball, Weave, Case
4		Ache, Board, Band
6		Piece, Mind, Stroke
4		Eye, Hook, Tail
7		Back, Staff, Final
4		Brush, Ball, Dresser
4		Locked, Lord, Mass
3		Craft, Lord, Path
4		Chill, Shield, Mill

# of letters	Answer	Words
4		Struck, Board, Burst
7		Storm, Clap, Head
5		Spoon, Top, Cloth
3		Rock, Bug, Fellow
5		Break, Felt, Beat
4		Feed, Letter, Factor
5		Line, Bird, Leave
4		Print, Ball, Note
5		Pointer, Printer, Beam
4		Cone, Apple, Tree

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	MovieDynamic:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 08:27 GMT	34 points
	This one seems to get progressively harder the longer you play it. I guess you start thinking too hard and begin to miss obvious answers.

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	brianc:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 08:32 GMT	49 points
	interesting. What's a "form factor" or "form feed" though?

	simo:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 08:34 GMT	-4 points
	got em all, doing a lot of crossword puzzles helps significantly

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	Craig R:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 08:40 GMT	5 points
	it helps to take a few seconds and do something else and then when you come back you get a few more

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	simo:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 08:48 GMT	10 points
	the form one was annoying me at first because news fits so perfectly before the first two words

	Mapmaker:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 08:53 GMT	12 points
	Well, it might be a little 'blue' for Sporcle, but 'blue' does fit for the third-to-last one.

	livfred:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:03 GMT	10 points
	@Mapmaker: true, although I've never heard it used with "ball" in the singular, but I guess some people have quirks...:o)

	IHateRegistering:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:07 GMT	5 points
	Once I saw the word "craft" I typed in "Star" and another one lit up. Then "war" worked for that one.

	Jordan117:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:08 GMT	4 points
	@brianc: "Form factor" is a design term describing the basic physical layout of an object or device (i.e., the iPhone has a very thin form factor). I've never heard of "form feed," though.

	gurl94:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:10 GMT	5 points
	love the office space quote on the front page blurb. definitely have to agree with moviedynamic, you tend to overthink the further in you get, and miss such obvious connections.

	Gumpster:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:25 GMT	5 points
	this is why i love sporcle! excellent quiz, sir!

	Guinevere:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:26 GMT	3 points
	Yeah, I got 11 of them quickly, and then only got two more in the last five minutes.

	zalagreensbury:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:30 GMT	3 points
	oooh, fun i want more!

	NightOwl:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:34 GMT	-2 points
	I looked in two dictionaries, but could not find "form feed" or "warcraft." Can someone explain just what they mean? Is warcraft the belligerent opposite of statecraft?

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	frey553:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 09:52 GMT	5 points
	@NightOwl: I can't give you an exact definition of form feed but I know it has to do with printing. Warcraft is either literally the art or craft of war, or (probably the more common use, although still a little obscure for some) a very popular, very awesome, video game series.

	capncokenojoke:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 10:16 GMT	3 points
	good quiz. i had to do this for a psychology assignment once

	sporcloid:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 10:47 GMT	8 points
	I'm not totally clear on the definition of "form feed," but I remember having that button on our Dot Matrix printer in the 1980s. When you pressed it, it would scroll to the top of the next piece of paper.

	NightOwl:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 11:12 GMT	4 points
	@frey553 & H: Thanks for the clarification. One learns something everyday at Sporcle.

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	Gordo:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 GMT	3 points
	Form feed is on every dot matrix printer. It's the button that makes the paper scroll to the right place.

	Onno:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 13:19 GMT	4 points
	When I saw 'locked', I immediately typed in 'land'. Geography quiz addicted...

	cocky:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 16:16 GMT	-1 points
	I'm afraid to ask, but what is a bed fellow?

	ronosher:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 17:34 GMT	6 points
	Form feed is not just the button on dot matrix (or other)rinters, it is command issued in programming to start printing at the top of the next page. Where "Line Feed" tells the printer to go to the next line, "Form Feed" tells the printer to go to the next "form" or page. The term goes back quite a few years

	RobH:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 17:43 GMT	7 points
	All I have to say is: conductor, hero, market keeper, cock, boy

	cntower:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 18:00 GMT	1 point
	dang that was hard

	MrsMcCartney1965:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 19:03 GMT	3 points
	Great Quiz hope to see alot of sequels

	minor9th:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 19:15 GMT	2 points
	Probably should have got "war" although I'll excuse myself for not getting "form" or "shore"

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	gushuss32:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 21:42 GMT	3 points
	more please!

	chikka2:	Aug 2nd, 2009 at 22:39 GMT	5 points
	great mental gymnastics...more,more,more!

	Makosakowski:	Aug 3rd, 2009 at 09:23 GMT	0 points
	Good concept, except some of the clues were a little odd, I wouldn't say it's too hard but U'd like to see another that's a bit more...obvious? I mean, what's "form feed"?

	mustango:	Aug 3rd, 2009 at 17:13 GMT	3 points
	@cocky I'm not sure, but they say politics makes strange ones.

	Broseph:	Aug 3rd, 2009 at 23:33 GMT	1 point
	mad props for the Office Space ref.

	Powerwheeling4li:	Aug 4th, 2009 at 05:21 GMT	1 point
	I skipped over this game at first but once I read the office space quote, it would have been a sin not to try it.

	ajaxhami:	Aug 5th, 2009 at 00:57 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz, sporcle!