Classic v2-186: answers

Immutable board v2-186 · Required S

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HORSEBEAN

4 letters

ARSE noun

vulgar slang for anus WordNet

BASE verb

use as a basis for; found on WordNet

BASH noun

a vigorous blow WordNet

BOSH noun

pretentious or silly talk or writing WordNet

EASE verb

move gently or carefully WordNet

EROS noun

a desire for sexual intimacy WordNet

HOSE verb

water with a hose 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

NOSH verb

eat a snack; eat lightly WordNet

RASE verb

tear down so as to make flat with the ground WordNet

RASH adjective

imprudently incurring risk WordNet

RESH noun

the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet WordNet

ROSE noun

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses WordNet

SANE adjective

mentally healthy; free from mental disorder WordNet

SEAR verb

make very hot and dry WordNet

SEEN verb

seen is a listed verb form of see: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight WordNet

SEER noun

a person with unusual powers of foresight WordNet

SENE noun

100 sene equal 1 tala in Western Samoa WordNet

SERE adjective

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture WordNet

SHOE noun

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material WordNet

SNOB noun

a person regarded as arrogant and annoying WordNet

SOAR verb

rise rapidly WordNet

SONE noun

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

SORB verb

take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption WordNet

SORE adjective

hurting WordNet

5 letters

ARSON noun

malicious burning to destroy property WordNet

ASHEN adjective

anemic looking from illness or emotion WordNet

BRASH adjective

offensively bold WordNet

ERASE verb

remove from memory or existence WordNet

EROSE adjective

having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed WordNet

HORSE noun

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times WordNet

OBESE adjective

excessively fat WordNet

SABER verb

kill with a saber WordNet

SABRE verb

kill with a saber WordNet

SAREE noun

a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body WordNet

SHARE noun

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group WordNet

SHEAR noun

(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves WordNet

SHEEN noun

the visual property of something that shines with reflected light WordNet

SHEER adjective

not mixed with extraneous elements WordNet

SHONE verb

simple past and past participle of shine — To emit or reflect light so as to glow. Wiktionary

SHORE noun

the land along the edge of a body of water WordNet

SHORN adjective

having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers WordNet

SNARE verb

catch in or as if in a trap WordNet

SNEER verb

express through a scornful smile WordNet

SNORE verb

breathe noisily during one's sleep WordNet

SOBER adjective

not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) 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

6 letters

AHORSE adverb

on the back of a horse WordNet

ASHORE adverb

towards the shore from the water WordNet

BOREAS noun

a wind that blows from the north WordNet

HEARSE noun

a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle WordNet

HOARSE adjective

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion WordNet

NOSHER noun

someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals WordNet

REASON noun

a rational motive for a belief or action WordNet

7 letters

BANSHEE noun

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death WordNet

8 letters

SEABORNE adjective

conveyed by sea WordNet

9 letters

HORSEBEAN noun

seed of the broad-bean plant WordNet

All 57 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.