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Clambers Awkwardly In Rough Ascent Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

• rushing about hastily in an undignified way

verb

• to move hurriedly

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

• bring into random order

• stir vigorously

• make unintelligible

33%6Clambers up to sign
noun

• an ordered reference standard

• relative magnitude

• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

• a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

verb

• measure by or as if by a scale

• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

• take by attacking with scaling ladders

• reach the highest point of

• climb up by means of a ladder

• remove the scales from

• measure with or as if with scales

• size or measure according to a scale

25%4Rough or dialectic pronunciation: rough edge on metal
noun

• United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)

• seed vessel having hooks or prickles

• rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting

• rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece

• small bit used in dentistry or surgery

verb

• remove the burrs from

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Using a rough file to smooth down rough edges

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