Classic v2-17: answers

Immutable board v2-17 · Required M

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FORMULATE

4 letters

ALUM noun

a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) WordNet

ARUM noun

starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root WordNet

ATOM noun

(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element WordNet

FAME noun

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed WordNet

FARM noun

workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit WordNet

FOAM noun

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid WordNet

FORM noun

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something WordNet

FUME verb

be mad, angry, or furious WordNet

LAME adjective

disabled in the feet or legs WordNet

LOAM noun

a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials WordNet

MALE adjective

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation WordNet

MALT verb

convert into malt WordNet

MARE noun

female equine animal WordNet

MARL noun

a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime WordNet

MART noun

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up WordNet

MATE verb

engage in sexual intercourse WordNet

MAUL verb

injure badly by beating WordNet

MEAL noun

the food served and eaten at one time WordNet

MEAT noun

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food WordNet

MELT verb

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating WordNet

MERL noun

common black European thrush WordNet

MOAT noun

ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water WordNet

MOLA noun

among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters WordNet

MOLE noun

spicy sauce often containing chocolate WordNet

MOLT verb

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers WordNet

MORE adverb

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs WordNet

MOTE noun

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything WordNet

MOUE noun

a disdainful grimace WordNet

MULE noun

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile WordNet

MUTE adjective

expressed without speech WordNet

REAM verb

enlarge with a reamer WordNet

ROAM verb

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment WordNet

TAME adjective

flat and uninspiring WordNet

TEAM noun

a cooperative unit (especially in sports) WordNet

TERM noun

a word or expression used for some particular thing WordNet

TOME noun

a (usually) large and scholarly book WordNet

TRAM verb

travel by tram WordNet

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AMORT adjective

utterly cast down WordNet

AMOUR noun

a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship WordNet

ARMET noun

a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard WordNet

FEMUR noun

the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee WordNet

FLAME noun

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke WordNet

FLUME noun

a narrow gorge with a stream running through it WordNet

FORAM noun

marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude WordNet

FORUM noun

a public facility to meet for open discussion WordNet

FRAME noun

the framework for a pair of eyeglasses WordNet

LEMUR noun

large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails WordNet

MATER noun

an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously WordNet

METAL noun

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. WordNet

METRO noun

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) WordNet

MOLAR adjective

containing one mole of a substance WordNet

MORAL adjective

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles WordNet

MOREL noun

any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap WordNet

MOTEL noun

a motor hotel WordNet

MOULT verb

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers WordNet

MURAL adjective

of or relating to walls WordNet

REALM noun

a domain in which something is dominant WordNet

TAMER noun

an animal trainer who tames wild animals WordNet

TUMOR noun

an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose WordNet

ULEMA noun

the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community WordNet

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AMULET noun

a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease WordNet

ARMFUL noun

the quantity that can be contained in the arms WordNet

ARMLET noun

a band worn around the arm for decoration WordNet

FORMAL adjective

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) WordNet

FORMAT noun

the general appearance of a publication WordNet

FULMAR noun

heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions WordNet

MATURE verb

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation WordNet

MAULER noun

a fighter who batters the opponent WordNet

MOLTER noun

an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) WordNet

MORALE noun

the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed WordNet

MORTAL adjective

subject to death WordNet

MORULA noun

a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula WordNet

OMERTA noun

a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities WordNet

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FEMORAL adjective

of or relating to or near the femur or thigh WordNet

FORMULA noun

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement WordNet

FOUMART noun

dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened WordNet

MOULTER noun

an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) WordNet

RELATUM noun

a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition WordNet

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EMULATOR noun

someone who copies the words or behavior of another WordNet

FOULMART noun

dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened WordNet

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FORMULATE verb

elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses WordNet

All 81 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.