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2 | 32% | 11 | Deception of Raj, or honest deception? | |
3 | 23% | 5 | Where nothing happens, metaphorically | |
Deception Metaphorically Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SMOKE" which means:
- noun
- • A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
- • A hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
- • An indication of some hidden activity
- • Something with no concrete substance
- • Tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
- • Street names for marijuana
- • The act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- • (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity verb
- • Inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
- • Emit a cloud of fine particles adjective
- • Of the colour known as smoke.
- • Made of or with smoke.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The smoke from the fire filled the room."
- • "He drove through a thick cloud of smoke."
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