Classic v2-124: answers

Immutable board v2-124 · Required V

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VARNISHED

4 letters

AVER verb

report or maintain WordNet

AVID adjective

marked by active interest and enthusiasm WordNet

DERV noun

diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle) WordNet

DIVA noun

a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star WordNet

DIVE verb

drop steeply WordNet

HAVE verb

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense WordNet

HIVE noun

a teeming multitude WordNet

NAVE noun

the central area of a church WordNet

RAVE verb

praise enthusiastically WordNet

RIVE verb

tear or be torn violently WordNet

SAVE verb

save from ruin, destruction, or harm WordNet

SHIV noun

a knife used as a weapon WordNet

VAIN adjective

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance WordNet

VANE noun

flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water WordNet

VASE noun

an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers WordNet

VEIN noun

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart WordNet

VENA noun

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart WordNet

VEND verb

sell or offer for sale from place to place WordNet

VINE noun

a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface WordNet

VISA verb

approve officially WordNet

VISE noun

a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place WordNet

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AVENS noun

any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers WordNet

DIVAN noun

a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall) WordNet

DIVER noun

someone who works underwater WordNet

DRIVE verb

operate or control a vehicle WordNet

HAVEN noun

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary WordNet

HIVED verb

past tense and past participle of hive: store, like bees WordNet

NAIVE adjective

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience WordNet

RAVED verb

past tense and past participle of rave: praise enthusiastically WordNet

RAVEN verb

eat greedily WordNet

RIVED verb

past tense and past participle of rive: tear or be torn violently WordNet

SAVED adjective

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin WordNet

SAVER noun

someone who saves something from danger or violence WordNet

SAVIN noun

procumbent or spreading juniper WordNet

SHAVE verb

remove body hair with a razor WordNet

SHIVA noun

(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative WordNet

VANED adjective

(of an arrow) equipped with feathers WordNet

VIAND noun

a choice or delicious dish WordNet

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ADVISE verb

give advice to WordNet

DRIVEN adjective

compelled forcibly by an outside agency WordNet

INVADE verb

march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation WordNet

RAVINE noun

a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) WordNet

RAVISH verb

hold spellbound WordNet

SHAVED adjective

having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin WordNet

SHAVEN adjective

having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin WordNet

SHAVER noun

an adult male who shaves WordNet

SHIVER verb

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement WordNet

SHRIVE verb

grant remission of a sin to WordNet

VANISH verb

get lost, as without warning or explanation WordNet

VARIED adjective

characterized by variety WordNet

VERDIN noun

very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America WordNet

VISAED verb

past tense and past participle of visa: approve officially WordNet

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ADVISER noun

an expert who gives advice WordNet

DERVISH noun

an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements WordNet

INVADER noun

someone who enters by force in order to conquer WordNet

SHRIVED verb

past tense and past participle of shrive: grant remission of a sin to WordNet

VARNISH verb

cover with varnish WordNet

8 letters

RAVISHED verb

past tense and past participle of ravish: hold spellbound WordNet

VANISHED adjective

having passed out of existence WordNet

VANISHER noun

a person who disappears WordNet

9 letters

VARNISHED adjective

having a coating of stain or varnish WordNet

All 61 eligible answers in this edition are listed. Every eligible discovery counts; milestones do not require particular answers.

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