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Falling Short Of Crossword Clue
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "UNDER" which means:
- adverb
- • Down to defeat, death, or ruin
- • Through a range downward
- • Into unconsciousness
- • In or into a state of subordination or subjugation
- • Below some quantity or limit
- • Below the horizon
- • Down below
- • Further down adjective satellite
- • Located below or beneath something else
- • Lower in rank, power, or authority adjective
- • Being lower; being beneath something.
- • Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated. preposition
- • In or at a lower level than.
- • As a subject of; subordinate to.
- • Less than.
- • Below the surface of.
- • In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
- • As, in the character of.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He hid under the table to avoid being seen."
- • "The book was buried under a stack of papers."
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New York Times16 Apr 1978 | Across 89 | |
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