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Do A Shepherds Task Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHEAR which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves

• a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it

verb

• cut with shears

• shear the wool from

• cut or cut through with shears

• become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain

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adjective

• of or relating to a pastor

• relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

noun

• a musical composition that evokes rural life

• a letter from a pastor to the congregation

• a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)

adjective satellite

• (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

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noun

• an advantage held by a competitor in a race

• a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

• mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

• evidence pointing to a possible solution

• a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')

• the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)

• the introductory section of a story

• (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

• an actor who plays a principal role

• (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base

• an indication of potential opportunity

• a news story of major importance

• the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

• restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

• thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

• a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

• the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

verb

• take somebody somewhere

• produce as a result or residue

• tend to or result in

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• cause to undertake a certain action

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• be in charge of

• be ahead of others; be the first

• be conducive to

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• lead, extend, or afford access

• move ahead (of others) in time or space

• cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• preside over

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New York Times18 Dec 2013 Down 53
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