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Can you find a word that can be directly associated with each of the following words:

Queen

Letter

Thermometer

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    $\begingroup$ I think 'tribond' tag is applicable too. $\endgroup$
    – manshu
    Apr 7, 2016 at 9:30
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    $\begingroup$ This is silly but how about 'My Queen', My 'Letter' and 'My Thermometer' :) $\endgroup$ Apr 7, 2016 at 12:59
  • $\begingroup$ @humn: This is hardly the first riddle on this site that has received multiple, plausible answers. $\endgroup$ Apr 7, 2016 at 17:33

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A word:

Mercury

Queen:

Queen is a rock band. One of the members is Freddie Mercury.

Letter:

Mercury is the Roman god of messages and communication (and hence, letters). (I'm not completely satisfied with this one, but it works.)

Thermometer:

Many thermometers are (were? I'm not sure if they still are) made with mercury in them.

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Answer:

red

Queen

A deck of cards contains four queens, including the Queen of Hearts (who was a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) and the Queen of Diamonds — both of which are red.
Also, Through the Looking-Glass features a (different) character called the Red Queen.

Letter

"Red letter day" is an idiom meaning a special day, or a holiday.

Thermometer

Thermometers often contain alcohol with red dye for visibility.

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    $\begingroup$ +1. Funnily enough, black could work just as well. $\endgroup$
    – Will
    Apr 7, 2016 at 6:15
  • $\begingroup$ This (and Will's suggestion) was my first thought, but I didn't submit it as an answer because I wasn't sure if, by "directly associated", it meant what those words normally mean, or it meant "a common phrase is made by combining the words" $\endgroup$ Apr 7, 2016 at 11:33
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Is it

Fahrenheit

Queen

a song sung by Mr. Fahrenheit(stage name)

Letter

letter F is used as a unit symbol for temperature

Thermometer

a unit used for measuring temperature in thermometers.

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  • $\begingroup$ Queen is the name of the band dude $\endgroup$
    – gannolloy
    Apr 7, 2016 at 18:11
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Could it be:

Stamp

Queen

appears on UK stamps

Letter

needs a stamp

Thermometer

stamp thermometers (record a min/max)

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Word:

Reading

Queen:

Reading is a Town in England, which was/is under the Queen of England , and from this wiki page of Reading I found a motto: With God and Queen.

Letter:

you can read a letter.

Thermometer:

you have to take the readings from the thermometer.

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