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Also bear away, bear off. See also fall off. To turn or steer a vessel away from the wind, often with reference to a transit. [2] bear up To turn or steer a vessel into the wind. [2] bearing The horizontal direction of a line of sight between two objects on the surface of the Earth. See also absolute bearing and relative bearing. beat to quarters
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The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [28] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...
The solver is given a grid and a list of words. To solve the puzzle correctly, the solver must find a solution that fits all of the available words into the grid. [1] [2] [8] [9] Generally, these words are listed by number of letters, and further alphabetically. [2] [8] Many times, one word is filled in for the solver to help them begin the ...
Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...
Before a trip, I’d head to T.J. Maxx, shell out $50 for whichever carry-on caught my eye and then inevitably have to toss it I Tried the Away Bigger Carry-On vs. The Béis Carry-On Roller and ...
November 6, 2024 at 8:58 AM There weren’t any surprises in the first set of rankings for the 12-team College Football Playoff. Oregon was the No. 1 team ahead of Ohio State, Georgia and Miami.