Four-letter Word

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    Simple game. I start with a completely arbitrary four-letter word. The next poster changes one letter of that word to create a new, Merriam-Webster-acknowledged, English word. No repeating words, no acronyms. Proper nouns are meh.

    FISH
     
    WISH

    there! the first to reply! beat ya, tk!
     
    WISE

    alright, second to reply
     
    Risk

    Chachacha! Wonder how long this can fundamentally last before repetitions happen?
     
    Disk

    (i need the dictionary for that!!!!!)
     
    DISH

    we need to get out of these second letter Is XD
     
    Lath

    Noun:
    1. a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
    2. a group or quantity of such strips.
    3. work consisting of such strips.
    4. wire mesh or the like used in place of wooden laths as a backing for plasterwork.
    5. a thin, narrow, flat piece of wood used for any purpose.
    –verb (used with object)
    6. to cover or line with laths.
    Origin:
    bef. 1000; ME la(th)the; r. ME latt, OE lætt; c. G Latte, D lat

    Related forms:
    lathlike, adjective
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    lath (lāth)
    n. pl. laths (lāthz, lāths)

    1.
    1. A thin strip of wood or metal, usually nailed in rows to framing supports as a substructure for plaster, shingles, slates, or tiles.
    2. A building material, such as a sheet of metal mesh, used for similar purposes.
    3. A quantity of laths; lathing.
    4. Work made with or from lath.
    2.
    1. A quantity of laths; lathing.
    2. Work made with or from lath.

    tr.v. lathed, lath·ing, laths
    To build, cover, or line with laths.

    [Middle English latthe, probably alteration (influenced by Welsh llath, rod) of Old English lætt.]
    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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    Word Origin & History

    lath
    O.E. *laððe, variant of lætt "lath," apparently from P.Gmc. *laþþo (cf. O.N. latta, M.Du., Ger. latte "lath," M.H.G. lade "plank," which is source of Ger. Laden "counter," hence, "shop").

    lath

    any material fastened to the structural members of a building to provide a base for plaster. Lath can be of wood, metal, gypsum, or insulated board. In older residential buildings, narrow wood strips were generally used.

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