Classic v2-208: answers

Immutable board v2-208 · Required L

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ALCHEMISE

4 letters

ALEE adverb

on or toward the lee WordNet

CALM adjective

not agitated; without losing self-possession WordNet

CLAM noun

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness WordNet

HAIL verb

praise vociferously WordNet

HALE verb

draw slowly or heavily WordNet

HALM noun

stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding WordNet

HEAL verb

heal or recover WordNet

HEEL noun

the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation WordNet

HELM noun

(figurative) a position of leadership WordNet

LACE verb

spin, wind, or twist together WordNet

LAIC adjective

characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy WordNet

LAME adjective

disabled in the feet or legs WordNet

LASH verb

beat severely with a whip or rod WordNet

LECH noun

man with strong sexual desires WordNet

LIAS noun

A type of blue limestone present in parts of southern England and Wales. Wiktionary

LIME verb

cover with lime so as to induce growth WordNet

MAIL verb

send via the postal service WordNet

MALE adjective

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

MEAL noun

the food served and eaten at one time WordNet

MILE noun

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters WordNet

SAIL verb

traverse or travel on (a body of water) WordNet

SALE noun

a particular instance of selling WordNet

SEAL verb

close with or as if with a seal WordNet

SEEL verb

sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons WordNet

SIAL noun

the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum WordNet

SLAM verb

close violently WordNet

SLIM adjective

being of delicate or slender build WordNet

5 letters

AISLE noun

a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) WordNet

CAMEL noun

cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions WordNet

CHELA noun

a Hindu disciple of a swami WordNet

CHILE noun

very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency WordNet

CLAIM verb

assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing WordNet

CLASH noun

a loud resonant repeating noise WordNet

CLIME noun

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time WordNet

EASEL noun

an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas) WordNet

ELEMI noun

fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense WordNet

EMAIL verb

communicate electronically on the computer WordNet

HEMAL adjective

relating to the blood vessels or blood WordNet

LEACH noun

the process of leaching WordNet

LEASE verb

let for money WordNet

LEASH noun

restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal WordNet

LEECH noun

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end WordNet

MILCH adjective

giving milk; bred or suitable primarily for milk production WordNet

SALMI noun

ragout of game in a rich sauce WordNet

SCALE noun

relative magnitude WordNet

SHALE noun

a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay WordNet

SLICE noun

a share of something WordNet

SLIME verb

cover or stain with slime WordNet

SMILE verb

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure WordNet

6 letters

CHISEL noun

an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge WordNet

HELIAC adjective

pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun WordNet

HIEMAL adjective

characteristic of or relating to winter WordNet

LICHEE noun

Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried WordNet

MALICE noun

the quality of threatening evil WordNet

MEALIE noun

an ear of corn WordNet

MESCAL noun

a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons WordNet

MESIAL adjective

being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body WordNet

SAMIEL noun

a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa WordNet

9 letters

ALCHEMISE verb

alter (elements) by alchemy WordNet

All 59 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.