Classic v2-159: answers

Immutable board v2-159 · Required S

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POINTLESS

4 letters

EPOS noun

a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds WordNet

LENS noun

a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images WordNet

LESS adverb

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs WordNet

LISP verb

speak with a lisp WordNet

LIST noun

a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) WordNet

LOSE verb

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense WordNet

LOSS noun

something that is lost WordNet

LOST adjective

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered WordNet

NESS noun

a strip of land projecting into a body of water WordNet

NEST noun

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young WordNet

NOSE noun

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals WordNet

ONST adverb

once Wiktionary

PESO noun

the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos WordNet

PEST noun

a persistently annoying person WordNet

PISS verb

eliminate urine WordNet

PONS noun

a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain WordNet

POSE verb

introduce WordNet

POST noun

a job in an organization WordNet

SENT noun

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia WordNet

SEPT noun

people descended from a common ancestor WordNet

SILO noun

a cylindrical tower used for storing silage WordNet

SILT verb

become chocked with silt WordNet

SINE noun

ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle WordNet

SITE noun

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) WordNet

SLIP verb

move stealthily WordNet

SLIT noun

a long narrow opening WordNet

SLOE noun

wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh WordNet

SLOP verb

cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container WordNet

SLOT noun

a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable WordNet

SNIP noun

a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) WordNet

SNIT noun

a state of agitated irritation WordNet

SNOT noun

nasal mucus WordNet

SOIL noun

the state of being covered with unclean things WordNet

SOLE noun

the underside of footwear or a golf club WordNet

SONE noun

a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold WordNet

SPIN verb

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis WordNet

SPIT verb

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth WordNet

SPOT noun

a point located with respect to surface features of some region WordNet

STEP noun

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal WordNet

STOP verb

come to a halt, stop moving WordNet

TOSE verb

To pull apart or asunder; touse. Wiktionary

TOSS verb

throw or toss with a light motion WordNet

5 letters

EOSIN noun

a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures WordNet

INSET noun

a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one WordNet

LOESS noun

a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind WordNet

NOISE noun

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) WordNet

ONSET noun

the beginning or early stages WordNet

OPSIN noun

retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin WordNet

PENIS noun

the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism) WordNet

PESTO noun

a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil WordNet

PISTE noun

a ski run densely packed with snow WordNet

POISE verb

be motionless, in suspension WordNet

POSIT verb

put before WordNet

POSSE noun

a temporary police force WordNet

SETON noun

a thread or strip placed beneath the skin to maintain a drainage opening Wiktionary

SLEPT verb

slept is a listed verb form of sleep: be asleep WordNet

SLOPE noun

an elevated geological formation WordNet

SNIPE verb

hunt or shoot snipe WordNet

SPELT noun

hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed WordNet

SPENT adjective

depleted of energy, force, or strength WordNet

SPIEL verb

replay (as a melody) WordNet

SPILE noun

a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask WordNet

SPINE noun

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord WordNet

SPITE noun

feeling a need to see others suffer WordNet

SPLIT noun

extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) WordNet

SPOIL verb

make a mess of, destroy or ruin WordNet

STEIN noun

a mug intended for serving beer WordNet

STENO noun

a stenographer, someone whose job is to take dictation in shorthand Wiktionary

STILE noun

an upright that is a member in a door or window frame WordNet

STIPE noun

supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap WordNet

STOEP noun

small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house WordNet

STOLE noun

a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women WordNet

STONE noun

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter WordNet

STOPS noun

a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card WordNet

TOISE noun

A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres. Wiktionary

6 letters

ENLIST verb

join the military WordNet

ENOSIS noun

the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots) WordNet

INSOLE noun

the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests WordNet

INSTEP noun

the arch of the foot WordNet

LESION noun

any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part WordNet

LESSON noun

a unit of instruction WordNet

LISTEN verb

hear with intention WordNet

NOESIS noun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning WordNet

PILOSE adjective

covered with hairs especially fine soft ones WordNet

PISTOL noun

a firearm that is held and fired with one hand WordNet

PISTON noun

mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion WordNet

POSSET noun

sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer WordNet

PTOSIS noun

drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness WordNet

SILENT adjective

marked by absence of sound WordNet

SONSIE adjective

(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves WordNet

SPINEL noun

a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones WordNet

SPINET noun

a small and compactly built upright piano WordNet

SPLINE noun

a thin strip (wood or metal) WordNet

SPLINT noun

a thin sliver of wood WordNet

SPOILT adjective

(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition WordNet

TINSEL verb

adorn with tinsel WordNet

TONSIL noun

either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx WordNet

7 letters

EPSILON noun

the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet WordNet

LIONESS noun

a female lion WordNet

SPINOSE adjective

having spines WordNet

STEPSON noun

the son your spouse by a former marriage WordNet

TOPLESS adjective

having no top WordNet

9 letters

POINTLESS adjective

having no points scores WordNet

All 103 eligible answers in this edition are listed. Every eligible discovery counts; milestones do not require particular answers.

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