Classic v2-4: answers

Immutable board v2-4 · Required S

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SERIOUSLY

4 letters

EROS noun

a desire for sexual intimacy WordNet

LESS adverb

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs WordNet

LOSE verb

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense WordNet

LOSS noun

something that is lost WordNet

LUES noun

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) WordNet

RISE verb

move upward WordNet

ROSE noun

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

ROSY adjective

of blush color WordNet

RUSE noun

a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) WordNet

SILO noun

a cylindrical tower used for storing silage WordNet

SIRE verb

make (offspring) by reproduction WordNet

SLOE noun

wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh WordNet

SLUE verb

turn sharply; change direction abruptly WordNet

SLUR verb

utter indistinctly WordNet

SOIL noun

the state of being covered with unclean things WordNet

SOLE noun

the underside of footwear or a golf club WordNet

SORE adjective

hurting WordNet

SOUL noun

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life WordNet

SOUR verb

go sour or spoil WordNet

SUER noun

a man who courts a woman WordNet

SURE adjective

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

USER noun

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

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ILEUS noun

blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel WordNet

ISSUE noun

an important question that is in dispute and must be settled WordNet

LOESS noun

a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind WordNet

LOSER noun

a contestant who loses the contest WordNet

LOSSY adjective

characterized by or causing dissipation of energy WordNet

LOUSE noun

wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals WordNet

LOUSY adjective

very bad WordNet

LYSIS noun

recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside WordNet

OSIER noun

flexible twig of a willow tree WordNet

OUSEL noun

common black European thrush WordNet

ROUSE verb

become active WordNet

SORUS noun

a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi WordNet

SOUSE verb

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto WordNet

SURLY adjective

inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace WordNet

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ISSUER noun

an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.) WordNet

LESSOR noun

someone who grants a lease WordNet

SEROUS adjective

of or producing or containing serum WordNet

SOLEUS noun

a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle WordNet

SORELY adverb

to a great degree WordNet

SOURLY adverb

in a sour manner WordNet

SURELY adverb

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') WordNet

7 letters

RISSOLE noun

minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat WordNet

SERIOUS adjective

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities WordNet

SOILURE noun

the act of soiling something WordNet

9 letters

SERIOUSLY adverb

in a serious manner WordNet

All 47 eligible answers in this edition are listed. Every eligible discovery counts; milestones do not require particular answers.

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