Classic v2-43: answers

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PATRONIZE

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AIRN verb

To earn. Wiktionary

AIRT verb

channel into a new direction WordNet

APER noun

someone who copies the words or behavior of another WordNet

ARTI noun

Alternative form of aarti — A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter. Wiktionary

EARN verb

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages WordNet

IRON noun

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood WordNet

IZAR noun

a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body WordNet

NARE noun

A nostril Wiktionary

NEAR adjective

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances WordNet

ONER noun

An extraordinary individual or thing. Wiktionary

PAIR noun

a set of two similar things considered as a unit WordNet

PARE verb

decrease gradually or bit by bit WordNet

PART noun

something determined in relation to something that includes it WordNet

PEAR noun

sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties WordNet

PERI noun

a beautiful and graceful girl WordNet

PERT adjective

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality WordNet

PIER noun

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats WordNet

PIRN noun

A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving. Wiktionary

PORE noun

any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) WordNet

PORN noun

creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire WordNet

PORT noun

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country WordNet

PRAT noun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on WordNet

RAIN noun

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere WordNet

RANI noun

(the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja WordNet

RANT noun

pompous or pretentious talk or writing WordNet

RAPE verb

force (someone) to have sex against their will WordNet

RAPT adjective

feeling great rapture or delight WordNet

RATE noun

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit WordNet

RAZE verb

tear down so as to make flat with the ground WordNet

REAN noun

A deep furrow used for drainage. Wiktionary

REAP verb

gather, as of natural products WordNet

REIN noun

one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse WordNet

RENT verb

let for money WordNet

RINE verb

To touch. Wiktionary

RIOT noun

a public act of violence by an unruly mob WordNet

RIPE adjective

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used WordNet

RIPT verb

simple past and past participle of rip — To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. Wiktionary

RITE noun

any customary observance or practice WordNet

RITZ noun

ostentatious display of elegance WordNet

ROAN noun

a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray WordNet

RONE noun

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

ROPE noun

a strong line WordNet

ROTA noun

a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties WordNet

ROTE noun

memorization by repetition WordNet

TARE noun

any of several weedy vetches grown for forage WordNet

TARN noun

a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers) WordNet

TARO noun

tropical starchy tuberous root WordNet

TARP noun

waterproofed canvas WordNet

TEAR verb

separate or cause to separate abruptly WordNet

TERN noun

small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail WordNet

TIAR noun

A tiara. Wiktionary

TIER noun

a worker who ties something WordNet

TIRE noun

hoop that covers a wheel WordNet

TIRO noun

someone new to a field or activity WordNet

TORE noun

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column WordNet

TORN adjective

having edges that are jagged from injury WordNet

TRAP noun

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned WordNet

TRIE noun

An ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings. Wiktionary

TRIO noun

a musical composition for three performers WordNet

TRIP noun

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return) WordNet

TZAR noun

a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) WordNet

ZERO noun

a quantity of no importance WordNet

ZORI noun

a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes WordNet

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APRON noun

a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing WordNet

ATRIP adjective

(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom WordNet

INERT adjective

unable to move or resist motion WordNet

INTER verb

place in a grave or tomb WordNet

INTRO noun

a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music WordNet

IRATE adjective

feeling or showing extreme anger WordNet

NITER noun

(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive WordNet

NITRE noun

(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive WordNet

NORIA noun

a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel WordNet

OPERA noun

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes WordNet

ORATE verb

talk pompously WordNet

ORPIN noun

perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers WordNet

PATER noun

an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously WordNet

PETRI noun

Ellipsis of petri dish — Alternative spelling of Petri dish. Wiktionary

PORTA noun

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity WordNet

PRATE noun

idle or foolish and irrelevant talk WordNet

PRINT verb

put into print WordNet

PRION noun

(microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system WordNet

PRIZE noun

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery WordNet

PRONE adjective

having a tendency (to); often used in combination WordNet

RAINE noun

Obsolete form of rain — Condensed water falling from a cloud. Wiktionary

RATIO noun

the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) WordNet

REPIN verb

To pin again. Wiktionary

REPOT verb

put in a new, usually larger, pot WordNet

RIANT adjective

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness WordNet

RIPEN verb

grow ripe WordNet

TAPER verb

diminish gradually WordNet

TAPIR noun

large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout WordNet

TENOR noun

the pitch range of the highest male voice WordNet

TONER noun

a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores WordNet

TOPER noun

a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) WordNet

TRAIN noun

public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive WordNet

TRINE noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one WordNet

TRIPE noun

nonsensical talk or writing WordNet

TROPE noun

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense WordNet

ZAIRE noun

the basic unit of money in Zaire WordNet

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ARPENT noun

a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre WordNet

ENTRAP verb

catch in or as if in a trap WordNet

NIPTER noun

The ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet; maundy. Wiktionary

ORIENT verb

be oriented WordNet

ORNATE adjective

marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details WordNet

ORPINE noun

perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers WordNet

PANZER noun

an armored vehicle or tank WordNet

PARENT noun

a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian WordNet

PATRON noun

a regular customer WordNet

PATZER noun

a poor chess player WordNet

PERNIO noun

inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture WordNet

PIRATE noun

someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own WordNet

PROTEA noun

any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones WordNet

PTERIN noun

A ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid. Wiktionary

RAPINE noun

the act of despoiling a country in warfare WordNet

RATION noun

the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) WordNet

RETAIN verb

hold back within WordNet

RETINA noun

the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve WordNet

TARPON noun

large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida WordNet

TREPAN verb

cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery WordNet

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OPERANT adjective

having influence or producing an effect WordNet

PAINTER noun

an artist who paints WordNet

PERTAIN verb

be relevant to WordNet

POINTER noun

an indicator as on a dial WordNet

PRONATE verb

turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards WordNet

PROTEAN adjective

taking on different forms WordNet

PROTEIN noun

any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes WordNet

PTERION noun

the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle WordNet

REPAINT verb

paint again WordNet

REPOINT verb

repair the joints of bricks WordNet

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ATROPINE noun

a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides WordNet

NOTARIZE verb

authenticate as a notary WordNet

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PATRONIZE verb

assume sponsorship of WordNet

All 132 eligible answers in this edition are listed. Every eligible discovery counts; milestones do not require particular answers.

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