Classic v2-27: answers

Immutable board v2-27 · Required R

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NEOCORTEX

4 letters

CERE verb

wrap up in a cerecloth WordNet

CERO noun

large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters WordNet

CERT noun

an absolute certainty WordNet

CORE noun

a small group of indispensable persons or things WordNet

CORN noun

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times WordNet

ERNE noun

bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland WordNet

ONER noun

An extraordinary individual or thing. Wiktionary

RENT verb

let for money WordNet

RETE noun

a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels WordNet

RONE noun

Scots: A gutter on the edge of the roof to catch water. Wiktionary

ROOT noun

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground WordNet

ROTE noun

memorization by repetition WordNet

TERN noun

small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail WordNet

TORE noun

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column WordNet

TORN adjective

having edges that are jagged from injury WordNet

TREE noun

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms WordNet

5 letters

CRONE noun

an ugly evil-looking old woman WordNet

CROON verb

sing softly WordNet

ENTER verb

to come or go into WordNet

ERECT verb

construct, build, or erect WordNet

EXERT verb

put to use WordNet

RECTO noun

right-hand page WordNet

RENTE noun

income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments WordNet

RONEO verb

make copies on a Roneograph WordNet

TENOR noun

the pitch range of the highest male voice WordNet

TERCE noun

the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. WordNet

TONER noun

a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores WordNet

6 letters

CENTER noun

an area that is approximately central within some larger region WordNet

CENTRE verb

move into the center WordNet

COOTER noun

large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico WordNet

CORNET noun

a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves WordNet

CORTEX noun

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum WordNet

CROTON noun

tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil WordNet

ENCORE verb

request an encore, from a performer WordNet

EXTERN noun

a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there WordNet

RECENT adjective

new WordNet

TENREC noun

small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog WordNet

7 letters

CORONET noun

margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof WordNet

9 letters

NEOCORTEX noun

the cortical part of the neencephalon WordNet

All 39 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.