Classic v2-53: answers

Immutable board v2-53 · Required R

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EXTIRPATE

4 letters

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

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

PEER verb

look searchingly 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

PRAT noun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on 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

REAP verb

gather, as of natural products WordNet

RETE noun

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

TARE noun

any of several weedy vetches grown for forage WordNet

TARP noun

waterproofed canvas WordNet

TART adjective

tasting sour like a lemon WordNet

TEAR verb

separate or cause to separate abruptly WordNet

TIAR noun

A tiara. Wiktionary

TIER noun

a worker who ties something WordNet

TIRE noun

hoop that covers a wheel WordNet

TRAP noun

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

TRAT noun

Alternative form of tratt (“a trattoria”) — A trattoria. Wiktionary

TREE noun

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

TRIE noun

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

TRIP noun

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

5 letters

AERIE noun

any habitation at a high altitude WordNet

ARETE noun

a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains WordNet

ATRIP adjective

(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom WordNet

EATER noun

any green goods that are good to eat WordNet

EXERT verb

put to use WordNet

EXTRA adjective

more than is needed, desired, or required WordNet

IRATE adjective

feeling or showing extreme anger 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

PRATE noun

idle or foolish and irrelevant talk WordNet

RETIE verb

tie again or anew 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

TATER noun

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland WordNet

TAXER noun

a bureaucrat who levies taxes WordNet

TETRA noun

brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes WordNet

TETRI noun

100 tetri equal 1 lari in Georgia WordNet

TITER noun

the concentration of a solution as determined by titration WordNet

TITRE noun

the concentration of a solution as determined by titration WordNet

TRAIT noun

a distinguishing feature of your personal nature WordNet

TREAT verb

interact in a certain way WordNet

TRIPE noun

nonsensical talk or writing WordNet

TRITE adjective

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse WordNet

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ATTIRE noun

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion WordNet

EXPERT noun

a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully WordNet

EXPIRE verb

lose validity WordNet

PATTER noun

plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) WordNet

PETTER noun

a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one WordNet

PIRATE noun

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

RATITE noun

flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds WordNet

REPEAT verb

to say, state, or perform again WordNet

7 letters

ITERATE verb

run or be performed again WordNet

PRETEXT noun

something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason WordNet

9 letters

EXTIRPATE verb

destroy completely, as if down to the roots WordNet

All 66 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.