Classic v2-176: answers

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BEDSPRING

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BEIN adjective

Wealthy; well-to-do. Wiktionary

BIDE verb

dwell WordNet

BIER noun

a coffin along with its stand WordNet

BIND verb

stick to firmly WordNet

BINE noun

European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America WordNet

BING verb

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

BIRD noun

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings WordNet

BISE noun

a dry cold north wind in southeastern France WordNet

BRIE noun

soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert WordNet

BRIG noun

two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts WordNet

BRIN noun

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

DIBS noun

a claim of rights WordNet

DINE verb

have supper; eat dinner WordNet

DING noun

a ringing sound WordNet

DIRE adjective

causing fear or dread or terror WordNet

DRIB noun

a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) WordNet

DRIP verb

fall in drops WordNet

EGIS noun

armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass WordNet

GIBE verb

laugh at with contempt and derision WordNet

GIRD verb

prepare oneself for a military confrontation WordNet

GRID noun

a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines WordNet

GRIN verb

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

GRIP verb

hold fast or firmly WordNet

PEIN noun

Alternative form of peen — The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. Wiktionary

PERI noun

a beautiful and graceful girl WordNet

PIED adjective

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly WordNet

PIER noun

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats WordNet

PINE noun

a coniferous tree WordNet

PING verb

hit with a pinging noise WordNet

PIRN noun

A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving. Wiktionary

PRIG noun

a person regarded as arrogant and annoying WordNet

REIN noun

one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse WordNet

RIDE verb

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions WordNet

RIND noun

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

RINE verb

To touch. Wiktionary

RING verb

sound loudly and sonorously WordNet

RIPE adjective

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used WordNet

RISE verb

move upward WordNet

SIDE noun

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location WordNet

SIGN noun

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

SING verb

deliver by singing WordNet

SIRE verb

make (offspring) by reproduction WordNet

SNIP noun

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

SPIN verb

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis WordNet

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BEGIN verb

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action WordNet

BEING noun

the state or fact of existing WordNet

BINGE noun

any act of immoderate indulgence WordNet

BIPED adjective

having two feet WordNet

BRIDE noun

a woman who has recently been married WordNet

BRINE verb

soak in brine WordNet

BRING verb

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere WordNet

DEIGN verb

do something that one considers to be below one's dignity WordNet

DINER noun

a restaurant that resembles a dining car WordNet

DINGE verb

make dingy WordNet

DIRGE noun

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person WordNet

GENIP noun

round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes WordNet

GIBED verb

past tense and past participle of gibe: laugh at with contempt and derision WordNet

GRIND verb

press or grind with a crushing noise WordNet

GRIPE noun

informal terms for objecting WordNet

PENIS noun

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

PINED verb

past tense and past participle of pin: to hold fast or prevent from moving WordNet

PRIDE noun

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth WordNet

PRIED verb

past tense and past participle of pry: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open WordNet

PRISE verb

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open WordNet

REIGN verb

have sovereign power WordNet

REPIN verb

To pin again. Wiktionary

RESID noun

oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled WordNet

RESIN noun

any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules WordNet

RIDGE noun

a long narrow natural elevation or striation WordNet

RINSE verb

wash off soap or remaining dirt WordNet

RIPED verb

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

RIPEN verb

grow ripe WordNet

RISEN adjective

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon WordNet

SERIN noun

any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe WordNet

SINED verb

past tense and past participle of sin: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law WordNet

SINGE verb

burn superficially or lightly WordNet

SIPED verb

past tense and past participle of sip: drink in sips WordNet

SIRED verb

past tense and past participle of sire: make (offspring) by reproduction WordNet

SIREN noun

a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound WordNet

SNIDE adjective

expressive of contempt WordNet

SNIPE verb

hunt or shoot snipe WordNet

SPIED verb

past tense and past participle of spy: catch sight of WordNet

SPINE noun

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

SPIRE noun

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top WordNet

SPRIG noun

an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers WordNet

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BESING verb

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

BINDER noun

a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves WordNet

BINGED verb

past tense and past participle of binge: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself WordNet

BINGER noun

someone addicted to crack cocaine WordNet

BRIDGE noun

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. WordNet

BRINED verb

past tense and past participle of brine: soak in brine WordNet

DEBRIS noun

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up WordNet

DESIGN verb

make or work out a plan for; devise WordNet

GRIPED verb

past tense and past participle of grip: hold fast or firmly WordNet

INBRED adjective

produced by inbreeding WordNet

PINGED verb

past tense and past participle of ping: hit with a pinging noise WordNet

PINGER noun

a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar WordNet

PRISED verb

past tense and past participle of prise: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open WordNet

REBIND verb

provide with a new binding WordNet

REDING verb

present participle of rede: give advice to WordNet

RESIGN verb

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily WordNet

RINGED adjective

shaped like a ring WordNet

RINSED verb

past tense and past participle of rinse: wash off soap or remaining dirt WordNet

SIGNED adjective

having a handwritten signature WordNet

SIGNER noun

someone who signs and is bound by a document WordNet

SINGED verb

past tense and past participle of sing: deliver by singing WordNet

SINGER noun

a person who sings WordNet

SNIPED verb

past tense and past participle of snip: sever or remove by pinching or snipping WordNet

SNIPER noun

a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place WordNet

SPIDER noun

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey WordNet

SPINED verb

past tense and past participle of spin: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis WordNet

SPRING noun

the season of growth WordNet

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SPRINGED verb

past tense and past participle of spring: move forward by leaps and bounds WordNet

9 letters

BEDSPRING noun

(usually in the plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed WordNet

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