Classic v2-225: answers

Immutable board v2-225 · Required S

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SOBRIQUET

4 letters

BEST adjective

(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities WordNet

BISE noun

a dry cold north wind in southeastern France WordNet

BUST verb

ruin completely WordNet

EROS noun

a desire for sexual intimacy WordNet

ERST adverb

at a previous time WordNet

OUST verb

remove from a position or office WordNet

REST noun

something left after other parts have been taken away WordNet

RISE verb

move upward WordNet

ROSE noun

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

RUSE noun

a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) WordNet

RUST verb

become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid WordNet

SIRE verb

make (offspring) by reproduction WordNet

SITE noun

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) WordNet

SORB verb

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

SORE adjective

hurting WordNet

SORT noun

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality WordNet

SOUR verb

go sour or spoil WordNet

STIR verb

move an implement through WordNet

STOB noun

a short straight stick of wood WordNet

STUB noun

a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost WordNet

SUER noun

a man who courts a woman WordNet

SUET noun

hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep WordNet

SUIT noun

a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color WordNet

SURE adjective

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured WordNet

TOSE verb

To pull apart or asunder; touse. Wiktionary

USER noun

a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something WordNet

5 letters

BESOT verb

make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation WordNet

BOSIE noun

a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way WordNet

BOUSE verb

haul with a tackle WordNet

BURST verb

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure WordNet

OSIER noun

flexible twig of a willow tree WordNet

QUEST noun

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria WordNet

QUITS adjective

on equal terms by payment or requital WordNet

REBUS noun

a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words WordNet

ROUSE verb

become active WordNet

SOBER adjective

not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) WordNet

SQUIB noun

firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise WordNet

STORE noun

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services WordNet

SUITE noun

a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected WordNet

TOISE noun

A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres. Wiktionary

TORUS noun

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column WordNet

6 letters

BESTIR verb

become active WordNet

BISQUE noun

a thick cream soup made from shellfish WordNet

BISTER noun

a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot WordNet

BISTRE noun

a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot WordNet

BISTRO noun

a small informal restaurant; serves wine WordNet

BRUISE verb

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of WordNet

BUSTER noun

a robust child WordNet

OBTUSE adjective

lacking in insight or discernment WordNet

OUSTER noun

a wrongful dispossession WordNet

QUOITS noun

a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it WordNet

RIBOSE noun

a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid WordNet

RISQUE adjective

suggestive of sexual impropriety WordNet

ROBUST adjective

sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction WordNet

SORBET noun

an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice WordNet

SORTIE noun

a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position WordNet

SQUIRE noun

young nobleman attendant on a knight WordNet

SQUIRT verb

cause to come out in a squirt WordNet

STROBE noun

scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary WordNet

SUITOR noun

a man who courts a woman WordNet

TRIOSE noun

any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule WordNet

7 letters

BUSTIER noun

a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress WordNet

9 letters

SOBRIQUET noun

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) WordNet

All 63 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.