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1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 46% | 9 | Ordinal number that follows nine hundred ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninetieth | |
3 | 42% | 8 | Tons and tons | |
In Earth Moving About Hundred Tons It Only Allows Travel In One Direction Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "RATCHET" which means:
- noun
- • Mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction verb
- • Move by degrees in one direction only adjective
- • Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She used a ratchet to tighten the bolts."
- • "The mechanic used a ratchet to remove the lug nuts."
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1 | Device consisting a toothed wheel and pawl that allows movement in one direction only
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2 | Device that allows movement in one direction only
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3 | Gossip, tons and tons in story
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07 Jan 2018 | The Guardian Everyman / 07 Jan 2018 |
4 | Ordinal number that follows nine hundred ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninetieth | |
5 | Tons and tons
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01 Apr 2019 | New York Times / 01 Apr 2019 |
6 | Tons and tons | |
7 | Tons upon tons
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