Classic v2-169: answers

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AGIN adverb

Dialectal form of again — Another time: indicating a repeat of an action. Wiktionary

AGON noun

a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes WordNet

AIRN verb

To earn. Wiktionary

BAND noun

an unofficial association of people or groups WordNet

BANG verb

strike violently WordNet

BARN noun

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals WordNet

BIND verb

stick to firmly WordNet

BING verb

present participle of be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) WordNet

BOND noun

an electrical force linking atoms WordNet

BONG verb

ring loudly and deeply WordNet

BORN adjective

brought into existence WordNet

BRAN noun

food prepared from the husks of cereal grains WordNet

BRIN noun

One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches. Wiktionary

DANG verb

Damn. Wiktionary

DARN verb

repair by sewing WordNet

DING noun

a ringing sound WordNet

DONG verb

go `ding dong', like a bell WordNet

GAIN verb

obtain WordNet

GNAR verb

To snarl or growl. Wiktionary

GRAN noun

the mother of your father or mother WordNet

GRIN verb

to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl WordNet

INGO noun

The frame of a door, window, fireplace, or similar structure. Wiktionary

IRON noun

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood WordNet

NARD noun

an aromatic ointment used in antiquity WordNet

RAIN noun

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere WordNet

RAND noun

the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents WordNet

RANG verb

past tense of ring: made a clear, resonant sound WordNet

RANI noun

(the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja WordNet

RIND noun

the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) WordNet

RING verb

sound loudly and sonorously WordNet

ROAN noun

a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray WordNet

SAND noun

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral WordNet

SANG noun

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng WordNet

SIGN noun

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) WordNet

SING verb

deliver by singing WordNet

SNAG verb

catch on a snag WordNet

SNOB noun

a person regarded as arrogant and annoying WordNet

SNOG verb

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. WordNet

SONG noun

a short musical composition with words WordNet

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ADORN verb

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. WordNet

AGRIN adjective

Grinning; having happiness or satisfaction apparent on one's face. Wiktionary

ARGON noun

a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere WordNet

ARSON noun

malicious burning to destroy property WordNet

BAIRN noun

a child: son or daughter WordNet

BARON noun

a British peer of the lowest rank WordNet

BASIN noun

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids WordNet

BINGO noun

a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards WordNet

BISON noun

any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns WordNet

BRAIN noun

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord WordNet

BRAND noun

a name given to a product or service WordNet

BRING verb

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere WordNet

DINAR noun

100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran WordNet

DINGO noun

wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia WordNet

DOING verb

present participle of do: engage in WordNet

DRAIN verb

flow off gradually WordNet

GONAD noun

a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced WordNet

GRAIN noun

a relatively small granular particle of a substance WordNet

GRAND adjective

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope WordNet

GRIND verb

press or grind with a crushing noise WordNet

GROAN verb

indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure WordNet

GROIN noun

the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals WordNet

NADIR noun

an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything WordNet

NARIS noun

any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx WordNet

NORIA noun

a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel WordNet

ORANG noun

large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits WordNet

ORGAN noun

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function WordNet

RADON noun

a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health WordNet

RANID noun

insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs WordNet

ROBIN noun

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast WordNet

ROSIN verb

rub rosin onto WordNet

SABIN noun

a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound WordNet

SARIN noun

a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase WordNet

SONAR noun

a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return WordNet

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ADONIS noun

any handsome young man WordNet

BAGNIO noun

a building containing public baths WordNet

BARING noun

the removal of covering WordNet

BARONG noun

a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines WordNet

BASING verb

present participle of base: use as a basis for; found on WordNet

BODING noun

a feeling of evil to come WordNet

BONSAI noun

a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot WordNet

BORING adjective

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness WordNet

BROGAN noun

a thick and heavy shoe WordNet

DARING adjective

disposed to venture or take risks WordNet

DOSING verb

present participle of dose: treat with an agent; add (an agent) to WordNet

DRAGON noun

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings WordNet

GANOID noun

primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering WordNet

GRADIN noun

Any of a series of terraced steps or seats, as in an arena or an altar. Wiktionary

GRISON noun

carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts WordNet

INROAD noun

an encroachment or intrusion WordNet

ORBING verb

present participle of orb: move in an orbit WordNet

ORDAIN verb

order by virtue of superior authority; decree WordNet

RASING verb

present participle of rase: tear down so as to make flat with the ground WordNet

RIBAND noun

a ribbon used as a decoration WordNet

ROBING verb

present participle of rob: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner WordNet

SARONG noun

a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific WordNet

SIGNOR noun

used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately WordNet

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ADORING adjective

showing adoration WordNet

BARDING verb

present participle of bard: put a caparison on WordNet

BRIGAND noun

an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band WordNet

INBOARD adjective

located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft WordNet

SABRING verb

present participle of sabre: kill with a saber WordNet

SIGNORA noun

an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name WordNet

SOARING adjective

ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual WordNet

SORBING verb

present participle of sorb: take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption WordNet

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BIRDSONG noun

the characteristic sound produced by a bird WordNet

BOARDING noun

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft WordNet

SONGBIRD noun

any bird having a musical call WordNet

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ADSORBING verb

present participle of adsorb: accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface WordNet

SIGNBOARD noun

structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted WordNet

All 109 eligible answers in this edition are listed. Every eligible discovery counts; milestones do not require particular answers.

Meanings from WordNet (licence) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Some wording is adapted.